The Rib Lake football team had to be patient through a first half where it felt like it never had possession of the football, but once it flipped that script in the second half, there was no turning back in a 46-32 homecoming win over Prentice. In the first matchup between the schools since the end of their 35-year football co-op, the Redmen scored four second-half touchdowns to turn around a 20-16 ..read more

The Medford Raiders finished 12-7 and gave themselves a push into the WIAA Division 1 girls tennis post-season Tuesday with a 5-2 win over D.C. Everest in the home and regular-season finale for 2024. The Raiders beat the Evergreens for the second time this season and by the same score, earning three singles wins and two doubles wins. In singles play, the results were the same as they were in ..read more

Rib Lake’s hopes of ending a championship drought in Marawood Conference volleyball ended for this year Tuesday in Prentice when the host Buccaneers earned a 3-1 win over the Redmen to clinch at least a share of this year’s North Division title. Now 4-0 in the North, Prentice is assured of at least a piece of its first Marawood title since 2020. After stunning Phillips 3-1 on Tuesday, Abbotsford ..read more

The story didn’t change much for the Medford Raiders Tuesday from what the first half of the boys soccer season has featured. Playing short-handed without some key starters out due to illness, the Raiders battled defensively, but lacking possession and scoring chances they didn’t have quite enough to defeat the Waupaca Comets, who left Raider Field as 2-0 victors in the non-conference contest ..read more

For two games Tuesday the Gilman Pirates played the type of volleyball they needed to beat Eastern Cloverbelt Conference co-leader Loyal, but the Greyhounds took control after that and came away 3-1 winners on their home floor. The Greyhounds feature a solid frontrow presence with players like Molly Zvolena and Olivia Nikolai outside and Addysen Wolf in the middle, but their ability to keep the ..read more

1951-2024 Robert M. “Bob” Gebert, 73, of Medford, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family while under the care of Hope Hospice. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford. Military honors provided by the Stetsonville Boxrucker Berry American Legion Post 519, the Medford Military Honors Team & the State of Wisconsin Military Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume on Saturday morning fro ..read more

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to test their deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) this fall. Testing is available statewide, but the DNR is particularly interested in samples from priority areas near recent CWD detection locations. CWD is a contagious, fatal neurological disease that affects the nervous system of deer, elk, moose and caribou. It belongs to ..read more

Hello friends, This week's column is going to go a mile a minute as there is a ton to write about. I generally hunt the northern Wisconsin duck opener on the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage. I missed it due to the fact that my nephew Trent Schuster happened to get married to a very nice lady named Amanda Wendt. Run Amanda run! Instead I headed north with the pups, my War Eagle and my canoe on Monday ..read more

City of Medford residents could see a slight decrease in the city portion of their property taxes this winter boosted by increased growth in the city and a decrease in the city tax levy. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, council members approved the 2025 city budget and set the local tax levy. The budget calls for $4,324,324.04 in general fund expenditures in 2025. This is up from the current ..read more

Taylor County won’t drastically change the additional pay given to highway department workers who take on additional duties. Under personnel policy changes connected with the reevaluation of county employees, the county was set to cut premium pay given to staff for bridge inspection, working crew leaders, equipment operators and shop technicians. Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley disagreed ..read more