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Questions still remain from dog attack
Tensions spiked at the May 10 county law enforcement committee meeting over the handling of a February dog bite incident in the city of Medford. On February 5, eight-year-old Logan Chaffee was playing with his brother and a neighbor girl in their yard when a neighbor’s dog escaped its yard and attacked Logan. A passerby stopped the attack and returned the animal to its yard, but the animal escaped again and began chasing another youth who was riding a scooter.
Time to redevelop rail corridor
With plans to remove the railroad crossing on Hwy 64 (Broadway Ave.) in Medford as part of a state road resurfacing project this June, it is time to seriously talk about repurposing the rail corridor as a multi-use trail. It has been more than a year since a rail car...
Dorchester declines to pay resident over lift station project complaints
An ongoing discussion between the village and a landowner whose land was affected by the Dorchester lift station project that started in 2022 and was completed last year reached a breaking point at the village’s board meeting on May 8. The lift station installed by Haas and Sons, Inc. is located at the intersection of County Hwy. A and Liberty Street.
Aspirus Health adds two oncology clinicians at Medford
MEDFORD – Aspirus Health recently added two new clinicians to its cancer care services at Aspirus Medford Hospital and Clinic. Thomas Oliver, DO, earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania. He completed an internal medicine fellowship at Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
RIGHT NOW: Crews responded to house fire in Athens
ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - Crews have been requested to repond to a fully-involved house fire on Munes Street in Athens. The fire was reported around 12:45 p.m. Monday. According to dispatch reports Hamburg and Edgar have been request to assist. This is developing story.
Unity gets into ‘unstoppable’ groove to best Monticello, reach regional final
ST. JOSEPH — Ruby Tarr hadn’t had the best game so far. The Unity senior’s first three at-bats in Wednesday afternoon’s Class 2A St. Joseph-Ogden Regional softball semifinal against Monticello resulted in a strikeout, reaching base on an error and a flyout to right field. So,...
Athens Solid Waste Announces Memorial Day Collection Schedule Changes
The Solid Waste Department is changing things up for Memorial Day. So before you head out to your barbecues and remembrances, be sure you know when to drag your bins to the curb. There won't be any compost, garbage, recycling, or leaf & limb collections on Monday, May 27, 2024, Athenians will want to mark their calendars for a shake-up in their waste collection schedule due to the holiday.
Autumn Marcis recognized for nursing excellence
“I am just doing my job,” said Autumn Marcis, a clinical educator at Aspirus Medford Hospital. “I don’t feel like I am that special.”. Her coworkers and friends feel differently about her. “Autumn Marcis is the embodiment of the Aspirus nursing mission, vision, and values. She lives...
MEDFORD SOFTBALL - Raiders end GNC play in three-way tie
Ava Hartl and Chelsea Gebauer hit solo homers but that wasn’t enough for the Medford Raiders to overcome a five-run third inning that propelled Mosinee to a 7-2 victory Tuesday in the teams’ Great Northern Conference finale for 2024. The Indians, who remain the state’s top-ranked Division 2...
UTV accident in Brighton leaves 1 seriously injured
BRIGHTON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Kansasville Fire and Rescue Department responded to a UTV rollover crash on Sunday, May 12. It happened around 7:00 p.m. near Highway 142 in the Town of Brighton. Units responded to the scene and located an injured 21-year-old female in a farm field north...
JUST IN: US Dept. of Labor files complaint against North Central Health Care
North Central Health Care is accused of willfully, repeatedly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay employees overtime in its community treatment program, according to a May 14 federal complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal officials say a Wage and Hour Division investigation found...
Edgar trustee questions assessments
After the Edgar Village Board recently approved special assessments for about 40 homeowners who are getting new sidewalk and curbs in front of their properties, one trustee said she would like the board to consider spreading the cost of future improvements across all taxpayers in the village. “Everybody uses the...
RIB LAKE SOFTBALL - Rally from 9-0 hole sparks DH sweep; Rib Lake 1-1-1 at tourney
The first game carried late-inning drama, the second game did not and both games featured plenty of offense Thursday as the Rib Lake softball team clinched second place in the Marawood North with a doubleheader sweep of Chequamegon. On Senior Night in Rib Lake, sophomore Tahlia Scheithauer came up with...
Medford doubles up Wausau West baseball
WAUSAU – Medford scored five times in the sixth inning to bust open a tie game and went on to defeat Wausau West 8-4 in a nonconference baseball game Tuesday at West High School. Cohen Bryant and Tony Iaffaldano each had two hits, and Brennan Fictum knocked in a...
Michalski, Esterholm win at conference meet
There were some banner performances at the Marawood Conference Track and Field Meet on May 13 in Abbotsford. Chequamegon senior Autumn Michalski won all three of her distance runs, while Phillips senior Gavin Esterholm won both of the distance runs he competed in. Michalski’s triple crown included breaking her own 800 and 1,600 conference records, according to Chequamegon Coach Mary Patterson. “Autumn holds all three conference records and was voted...
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