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08 September 2026

Answers sought from Bug Tussel. County wants plans for finishing work, increasing sign-ups

Answers sought from Bug Tussel. County wants plans for finishing work, increasing sign-ups

Marathon County supervisors are asking Bug Tussel for a detailed explanation of how much it shortened its countywide fiber optic cable loop, along wit...

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Answers sought from Bug Tussel. County wants plans for finishing work, increasing sign-ups

Marathon County supervisors are asking Bug Tussel for a detailed explanation of how much it shortened its countywide fiber optic cable loop, along wit...

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Posted on September 8, 2026

Accused murderer to stand trial on insanity plea

Accused murderer to stand trial on insanity plea

A man who admitted to stabbing his two daughters to death and attempting to kill his wife will try to prove to a Clark County judge in November that h...

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Accused murderer to stand trial on insanity plea

A man who admitted to stabbing his two daughters to death and attempting to kill his wife will try to prove to a Clark County judge in November that h...

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Posted on September 8, 2026

Keeping healthy during Fall Influenza season

Crisp autumn weather, sweater weather, spending more time indoors, this leads to an increase in respiratory viruses. This occurs because with the cool...

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Keeping healthy during Fall Influenza season

Crisp autumn weather, sweater weather, spending more time indoors, this leads to an increase in respiratory viruses. This occurs because with the cool...

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Posted on September 8, 2026

Winter spreading rules to be voted on. Marathon County ERC recommends approval of animal waste amendments

Two and a half years after Marathon County first embarked on its latest attempt to stem the flow of phosphorus into the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, a pr...

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Winter spreading rules to be voted on. Marathon County ERC recommends approval of animal waste amendments

Two and a half years after Marathon County first embarked on its latest attempt to stem the flow of phosphorus into the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, a pr...

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Posted on September 8, 2026

Commonly asked questions about UTV/ATV usage

As fall riding and hunting seasons get underway, you are riding an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle when the trail reaches a public road...

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Commonly asked questions about UTV/ATV usage

As fall riding and hunting seasons get underway, you are riding an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle when the trail reaches a public road...

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Posted on September 8, 2026

Medford man charged after bar fight

A 33-year-old Medford man has been charged with felony battery following an Aug. 30 fight at El Derby Bar in Colby that sent another man to the hospit...

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Medford man charged after bar fight

A 33-year-old Medford man has been charged with felony battery following an Aug. 30 fight at El Derby Bar in Colby that sent another man to the hospit...

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Posted on September 8, 2026

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Sep
2026

01 September 2026

Colby sells land to be used for daycare

The Colby City Council recently approved the sale a city-owned parcel to be developed into a daycare in the city’s northern tax increment financing ...

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Colby sells land to be used for daycare

The Colby City Council recently approved the sale a city-owned parcel to be developed into a daycare in the city’s northern tax increment financing ...

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Posted on September 1, 2026

Solar proposal raises questions on zoning authority

Solar proposal raises questions on zoning authority

A proposal to install a small-scale solar panel array in the town of McMillan, just outside the city limits of Marshfield, has drawn opposition from t...

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Solar proposal raises questions on zoning authority

A proposal to install a small-scale solar panel array in the town of McMillan, just outside the city limits of Marshfield, has drawn opposition from t...

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Posted on September 1, 2026

GLP-1 Friend or Foe? - GLP-1 Friend or Foe?

What are GLP-1s? This group of medications initially was formulated for type 2 diabetes. Controversy has revolved around GLP-1s in the last several ye...

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GLP-1 Friend or Foe? - GLP-1 Friend or Foe?

What are GLP-1s? This group of medications initially was formulated for type 2 diabetes. Controversy has revolved around GLP-1s in the last several ye...

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Posted on September 1, 2026

No shell left behind; Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres

No shell left behind; Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres

Her head pokes from the water as she scans the banks of the Yellow River for trouble. The coast is clear and she chugs slowly up the riverbed with the...

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No shell left behind; Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres

Her head pokes from the water as she scans the banks of the Yellow River for trouble. The coast is clear and she chugs slowly up the riverbed with the...

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Posted on September 1, 2026