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Dorchester man charged in cockfighting case
ANIMAL RESCUE - Animal rescuers from Humane World For Animals and deputies from the Clark County Sheriff’s Department worked together to break up a suspected cockfighting operation in Dorchester this past May. submitted photo
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Dorchester man charged in cockfighting case

A 50-year-old man has been charged with “instigating fights between animals,” a felony, for alle...

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Colby bar license is suspended

The Colby City Council issued a 90-day suspension of El Derby Bar’s liquor license at its most recent meeting last Tuesday The suspension comes after the Colby establishment had eight incidents over the last year that resulted in the violation of city ordinances.In February, the city instituted a new point system to regulate businesses with liquor licenses and started issuing demerit points for ...

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Baby killed in accident on STH 97

The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday, July 16 in the 22100 block of State Highway 97 in the Town of Frankfort. A 10-month-old boy was killed in the crash, and four others were transported to a local hospital with suspected minor injuries. At approximately 4:38 p.m., the Marathon County Emergency 911 Dispatch Center receive...

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CAPD offers police patrol coverage to Dorchester

The Dorchester Village Board began to examine alternate options for policing the village after receiving a presentation on what coverage the Colby/Abbotsford police department could potentially provide the village during their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening.The village is currently under a contract with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office that began in 2022. Under this agreement, a...

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Colby rescinds additional absence policy

The Colby School Board decided to remove an administrative guideline regarding additional excused absences for students in good standing at their July regular meeting held on Monday.Under state law, parents or guardians are allowed to excuse a student for up to 10 days in a school year for any reason for planned or anticipated absences. However, the administrative guideline stated that the princip...

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Dorchester Days set for this weekend

Four days of fun are in store for those who visit Dorchester this weekend, as the village celebrates its 67th annual namesake festival. Dorchester Days will kick off on Thursday with a “Thirsty Thursday” party at the beer tent and food stand. Bags will start flying at 6:30 p.m. for the annual bag tournament outside Memorial Hall. Registrations are due by 6 p.m. by texting Wayne at...

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