Main
Posted on

Hub City faces heavy headwinds

30 speak against proposed project at latest meeting

Of the 33 people who spoke at last Thursday’s Hub City Wind advisory committee meeting, just three of them had anything positive to say about a proposal by Alliant Energy to build between 28 and ...

Read the printed article...
LATEST NEWS
Building a family the hard way
A HAPPY HOME - Justin and Alyssa Meyer cuddle up with their mini-golden retriever, Leo, in the Medford home they purchased in 2025. They’ve been cutting out extras and preparing the space to be safe and enjoyable, a legacy they’ll leave to their baby after they raise funds for surrogacy through a fundraiser taking place at the Medford VFW on July 11. SN STAFF PHOTO/MANDEE ELLIS
Main

Building a family the hard way

Couple turns to surrogacy after years of infertility...

Posted on

Main

County to start 2027 budget talks with ‘bucket challenge’

The “bucket challenge” is making a comeback for this year’s budgeting process in Marathon County, but it won’t be anything like the viral trend from a decade ago that involved dumping ice water over someone’s head for a good cause.Instead, members of the county board will be given poker chips that correspond to how much money the county has available, along with buckets that represent th...

Posted on

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
Main

Dorchester man charged in cockfighting case

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

Posted on

Main

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 ...

Posted on

Main

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...

Posted on

Main

Abby woman faces attempted homicide charge

A 29-year-old Abbotsford woman is facing a possible charge of attempted first-degree homicide after allegedly firing a gun at a vehicle following a confrontation on July 5.Wanda Rosa Collazo was arrested in the early morning hours of July 6 after officers from the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department identified her as the suspect who had fired on a vehicle as it was driving away from her house the p...

Posted on