There is a mental health crisis in rural America. Youth are among those hardest hit in this crisis. Parents, teachers, school counselors and building administrators see it firsthand every day. The ...

American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State (ALABGS), a government and leadership conference sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, is an annual program for young women who will have completed ...

Have you read to a child today? When was the last time you read with your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews or others as a volunteer? About half of early elementary school students in Medford ...

School could start earlier next fall for students and staff at Rib Lake School District. At the January 15 board meeting, district administrator Travis Grubbs reported that the Department of Public ...

The topic of religion in Gilman classrooms as part of Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) curriculum continues to be an issue for one local family. Jacob and Emily Doro have appealed the complaint ...

Taylor County will hire a Minnesota-based consultant to look at options for upgrading the county’s emergency radio system. At the January 16 county finance committee meeting, members approved hiring a ...

Taylor County is tightening down on speed limits throughout the county with an updated ordinance setting speed zones on county roads. At Tuesday’s highway committee meeting, members approved a new ...

Committee to explore administrator, executive, and coordinator options Who should oversee the day to day operations in the county? That question is at the heart of a new ad hoc committee that was ...

The Cornell girls were at Prairie Farm, Jan. 7, for a non-conference basketball game, but they didn’t have an easy time of it. By the end of the night, the home team captured the win, 47-18. “We just ...

The Cornell boys basketball program hit the road, Jan. 7, to take on Prairie Farm, in a conference match-up. However, the Chiefs couldn’t overpower the home team and saw the match go to Prairie Farm, ...

First up, the Hornets were on the road to Mondovi, with the game tied up at 28-28, at the end of the first half, but in the second part of the game, Mondovi pulled away, with a 63-47 victory. Junior ...

In what is always a rivalry game on the court and friendly competition off it, the Cornell Chiefs played host to the Lake Holcombe Chieftains, Jan. 9, in an East Lakeland Conference bout. The ...