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AN IMMIGRANT’S S

AN IMMIGRANT’S S AN IMMIGRANT’S S

TORY

The journey from Germany to rural Spencer

By Valorie Brecht Tribune Record Gleaner

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Lange joins school board
Amanda Lange talks to members of the Medford School Board before being selected to fill an existing board vacancy. She will be up for election in April 2027. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Lange joins school board

Amanda Lange picked to fill vacant seat on Medford School Board...

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County tax rate lower in 2026
About two dozen area residents came to the Broadway Theater to watch Tuesday night’s Brewers World Series game. From barstools to factory break rooms, large numbers of Wisconsin residents have been watching the Brewers in their first World Series appearance in 44 years. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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County tax rate lower in 2026

County Board approves 2027 budget with tax rate 20 cents per $1,000 below last year’s county rate...

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Sewer connection plan on track, bidding to be in late winter
David Walter, of SEH Engineering, told members of the Stetsonville Village Board on Oct. 21 that planning for the sewer connection project between the village and the city of Medford was on scheduled.The project is expected to be put out for bid in late winter 2027. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Sewer connection plan on track, bidding to be in late winter

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Trick-or-Treat hours set in area

Gilman — Gilman School District will be holding a Halloween Festival on Friday, Oct. 30 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. with a Spook Parade starting the festivities. Families are welcome to attend.Trick-or-Treating in the village of Gilman will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween Night (Saturday, Oct. 31). Those participating are reminded to have their porch lights on.Rib Lake— Trick-or-Treating in t...

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Where duty meets tradition
Rollie Thums is celebrating 50 years of service on the Rib Lake Fire Department, and his sons and grandsons, also volunteers on the department, are celebrating right along with him. Pictured are (from l. to r.) Chandler Kauer, Tyler Annala, Randy Budimlija, Jay Thums, Rollie Thums, Bryan Thums, Marshall Thums, and Hunter Thums. Together, the family is approaching two centuries of volunteerism with the department. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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Where duty meets tradition

Many rural communities, like the ones scattered throughout Taylor County, rely heavily on their volu...

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If you build it, will they come?
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If you build it, will they come?

There are very few problems in any community in rural Wisconsin that having several hundred more res...

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