The Star News

07/20/2025

Last Minute Heroes playing on Main Street in Medford for the Old School Saloon street dance

07/19/2025

Red Higgins playing this afternoon at the Old School Saloon street dance on Main Street in Medford. Food fun and activities through the day the Chair Affair Auction this evening followed by Last Minute Heros tonight from 8 to midnight

07/18/2025

Kiwanis Summer Concert Series

07/14/2025

Video footage of the ATV fire on Wisconsin Ave. in Medford this afternoon. The vehicle was a total loss.

07/12/2025

Grass on the Black is underway. Come on down and check out the music, food and fun and stop and shop at local businesses

06/19/2025

Taylor County agencies are sponsoring this free event this afternoon at St Paul's church in Medford

06/09/2025

Update: Firefighters were on the scene for about three hours. They report moderate fire, smoke and water damage throughout the house. Cause and origin of fire is under investigation.
The two story brick home is located on the corner of 3rd St. and Hwy 64 (Broadway Avenue) in the city of Medford.

06/01/2025

On Sunday, June 1, 2025, at approximately 6:15 AM, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a one-vehicle crash on Gibson Drive north of Stetson Avenue in the Town of Little Black, Taylor County. The caller reported that there was a severely injured male subject who appeared to have been ejected from the vehicle.

Taylor County Deputies, along with Medford EMS, Stetsonville 1st Responders, and Stetsonville Fire Department, were dispatched to the scene. Emergency responders found a black Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck overturned onto its roof with extensive damage to all areas, located in the east ditch of Gibson Drive. Nearby, a male subject was located outside the vehicle and was determined to be deceased. The driver was identified as 28-year-old Eric James Doberstein of Withee, Wisconsin.

Preliminary investigation indicates the Dodge truck was travelling northbound on Gibson Drive at a high rate of speed when it veered into the east ditch, struck a driveway embankment and became airborne. The vehicle then landed in a field where it overturned and came to a rest on its top.

Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears that speed and alcohol were factors contributing to the crash. There were no other occupants in the vehicle at the time of the crash. This incident is still under investigation.

Sheriff Corey J. Dassow

05/26/2025

Memorial Day Ceremony in Medford begins at 10:30

05/13/2025

05/12/2025

The 2025 Graduation Section will run in the May 29 issue of The Star News. It will include photos and information about graduating students from Medford, Rib Lake and Gilman High Schools along with scholarship listings and speeches and photos from area graduations. The Star News is offering an opportunity to family and supporters of local graduates to put their well wishes into print with congratulatory ads in the section. See the information below for details and contact us at 715-748-2626 to reserve your space.

04/23/2025

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