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Seeking balance
Taylor County is again looking at ways to tweak ambulance service to balance calls for service with cost of operations. THE STAR NEWS
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Seeking balance

County weighs service vs. cost for ambulance options...

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School threat response draws concern
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School threat response draws concern

Investigation found no threat to students or staff...

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First pertussis case confirmed in Taylor County

The Taylor County Health Department received notification of the first case of pertussis in Taylor County. The health department is working with the patient and their provider to ensure appropriate treatment and follow up. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious respiratory illness. It is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing that makes it hard to breathe. After coughin...

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Family’s passion lights up the season in Gilman
The Romig Family along with other volunteers put in dozens of hours each fall getting the Gilman village park ready for the Christmas season. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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Family’s passion lights up the season in Gilman

If the light display in the Gilman Park seems to have doubled in size this year, it might be because...

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County committee approved streetlights for railroad crossing on CTH B

The state of Wisconsin is forcing the county’s hand in putting lighting upgrades at a rural railroad cross near Gilman. The state Office of the Commissioner of Railroads has ordered the county to install streetlight at the railroad cross on CTH B just south of Gilman. The county has been working with Excel energy, who owns the poles in the area, to find out a cost for the lights. At the ...

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Deputy Eric Bunkelman was sworn in to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, Dec. 20. Bunkelman is a recent graduate of the law enforcement academy at Northcentral Technical College and will soon start the field training program offered by TCSO. Bunkelman’s parents were there to support him as he was sworn in. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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R EPORTS Found guilty Donovan Acker, 22, of Sparta, was found guilty due to a guilty plea of OWI ...

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