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September 15-21, 2024
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Gilman board approves microphone system for board meetings in library

Gilman School Board will make it easier for members of the public to hear at board meetings and other events in the school library. At the September 16 school board meeting, district administrator Walter Leipert explained that the district had received concerns about residents not being able to hear at the board meetings which he viewed as being an Americans with Disabilities Act access issu...

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Keep an eye on it, Gilman mobile home court is getting updated
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Keep an eye on it, Gilman mobile home court is getting updated

BY GINNA YOUNG REPORTER Marked progress can be seen on the mobile home court on County Hwy. B i...

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Finance committee puts brakes on hiring ambulance consultant

Taylor County is holding off on hiring a consultant to look at how ambulance services are being handled. At the September 12 finance committee meeting, members agreed to put on hold hiring an outside consultant after questions were raised if the law enforcement committee had the authority to hire someone on their own. Typically departments may spend money that is within their budget withou...

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Medford policy committee sends anti-discrimination policy to full board

A new policy specifically prohibiting discrimination based on sex in the Medford school district will go to the full school board for approval on September 23. On Monday, members of the district’s policy committee approved the second reading of a policy regarding federal Title IX. According to district administrator Laura Lundy, much of what is in the new policy was already included else...

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County revisits pay grid plan, goes with new option

Sometimes you need a third option. That proved true for members of the Taylor County finance and personnel committees on September 12 when they revisited a pay scale change approved the month before. At the August 15 meeting, members approved a new pay structure which included the equivalent of a 3% payroll increase while making changes to the target grade steps for new and existing empl...

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R EPORT Found guilty Kathryn Behnke, 33, of Medford, was found guilty due to no contest pleas of disorderly conduct (domestic abuse) and battery (domestic abuse). A charge of 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety was dismissed but read in for sentencing purposes. Court orders a withheld sentence and places the defendant on probation for a period of one (1) year with the following conditions...

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