THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News 125 Years
April 28, 1900
Professor Reinsch, inspector of high schools, has spent a day or two in the city visiting our schools. The professor expressed himself as being highly pleased with the work and spirit of the schools, and gave intimations that Medford would have no reason for dissatisfaction with his official report.
100 Years April 23, 1925 Twelve Patrolmen Now on County Trunk Lines
Taylor County now has twelve patrolmen on the county trunk lines, in addition to the state highway patrolmen whose names we listed recently.
75 Years April 27, 1950 Rib Lake High School Seniors to Go to Dells
The annual class trip has been planned. Thirty-four seniors will travel by bus to Wisconsin Dells May 13, they will take the boat trip and on the way down and back will stop several places to enjoy the sights offered in our scenic state.
Saturday, April 29, the music festival for this year brought to a close with the participation of glee clubs choruses, bands in concert, and the annual parade.
50 Years April 24, 1975 Contest for Millpond Ice Break up Tied
A guessing contest as to when the ice would break up on Medford’s Millpond ended in a tie Saturday. The winners of the contest, sponsored by the Medford Kiwanis club, are Bert Amacher, Medford, and Gary Gunn, Marshfield.
Both entries listed the exact day, hour and minute, of the break up occurring April 19 at 1:30 p.m.
25 Years Ago April 27, 2000 Taylor County Airport posts record year, 1999
The Taylor County Airport has seen a successful year. While few airports around the country are totally self-sufficient, the Taylor County Airport is paying more and more of its own way.
Airport manager Ryan O’Dell says the amount of traffic through the airport has increased, as well as the revenue-generating sale of fuel. The airport brought in about $140,000 in revenue last year, with $108,847 in aviation fuel sales and $11,381 in hangar leases, agricultural leases and miscellaneous fees.
10 Years Ago
April 23, 2015 Turf’s up
Committee fields sports complex plan with field turf, new track, school board commits up to 3 percent The medford Area School Board put some tangible support behind the All Sports Booster Club plan for updates and improvements to the outdoor athletic complex at its main campus. The board approved an initial investment of up to 3 percent of the total project cost. The plan estimate is for spending up to $3.5 million, so the initial investment would be up to $105,000.
“With a project of this size, the district should put some money into it. They will know we are backing it,” school board member Cheryl Wibben said. Wibben said the improvements would be an investment which would allow more and larger events to be staged in Medford, which could attract more visitors to the community. “Sometimes, you have to spend some money to make money,” she said.
