Posted on November 17, 2020

Posted on November 17, 2020

Spencer firemen fight house blaze

A rural Marshfield couple has been displaced after a fire gutted their home on the evening of Nov. 15.

Spencer Fire Chief Jason Foth said the couple was not...

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Perkinstown mining update draws large crowd — Neighbors to the drilling site and area residents check out the bore samples drilled this summer from the Bend site. Deposits of copper, gold and tellurium were found there, with exploration continuing to see if a mine is economically viable. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS

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Perkinstown mining update draws large crowd

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Reshaping the rubric — Jacob and Daniel Nagel were joined by members of The Chamber, the Gilman Development Foundation and representatives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Hickory Haven Apartments in Gilman. The owners renovated and converted the former nursing home facility into a mixedsize apartment complex with seven different styles of apartments ranging from a 600 square foot studio apartment to a 1,400 unit with three bedrooms and two baths. Pricing ranges from $900-1,400 with internet and water and sewer utilities included. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS

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