Moratorium on AI data centers adopted

In preparation for a possible business development in Abbotsford’s western industrial park, an engineering company will be taking soil samples from a plot of city-owned land later this month. On Monday, the city council approved a $6,600 agreement with American Engineering Testing, which will drill four soil borings, each 20 feet deep, and then test the soil samples in a laboratory to determi...

Voters on both sides of the Clark-Marathon county border will have new representatives on their respective boards following the April 7 election. On the Clark County side, District 2 supervisor Ray Mulderink, town of Mayville, decided not to run for re-election, and David Martin, also from the town of Mayville, filed paperwork to be on the ballot, so Martin will run unopposed to replace Mulderink....

Last-minute concerns about a proposed overhaul of Marathon County’s animal waste ordinance nearly derailed the plan before it could be sent to state officials for review on Tuesday. Members of the Environmental Resources Committees voted 5-3 to advance a proposal developed by a working group of farmers and conversationists that would put restrictions on winter manure spreading, require vegeta...