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Central Fire offers to insure Abby fire hall

Breaking with past practice, the Central Fire and EMS board has voted to insure Abbotsford’s Public Safety Building next year after the district found a significantly lower rate than what the cit...

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Abby to consider charging groups for using PLC at city hall

With the city currently giving up about $10,000 per year in potential rental revenue, Abbotsford may start charging certain groups that now use the Public Learning Center at city hall for free.City administrator Josh Soyk brought the idea to the city council at its latest meeting on Nov. 19, and council members seemed generally supportive of the proposal, though they that had some questions about ...

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Athens prairie conversion plants seed for other wells
PRAIRIE CONVERSION - Marathon County CPZ staff planted a prairie seed mix in May on a 30acre plot of land just west of Athens as part of an effort to remove nitrates from the village’s well water. A similar project is planned in the village of Rib Mountain. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Athens prairie conversion plants seed for other wells

A year after brokering a deal with a local landowner to transform row crops into prairie grass, the ...

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Abby raises sewer rates by 5% starting in 2026

Abbotsford residents will see their monthly sewer bills go up by a couple bucks next year after the city council voted last week to increase rates by 5 percent starting in 2026.On the advice of the city’s auditor, city administrator Josh Soyk presented the city council with several options for raising sewer rates next year in order to generate more revenue for the wastewater utility.The 5 percen...

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Marathon Co. narrowly approves $6 septic fee

Debate over a new $6 annual fee for septic tank owners consumed nearly an hour of the Marathon County Board’s latest meeting on Sept. 18.Before ultimately voting 19-14 to approve the fee, supervisors went back and forth on whether it was fair to shift the cost of a statemandated maintenance program from the general tax levy to rural residents who are not connected to municipal sewer systems.The ...

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Clark Co. considers wage hikes

Clark County’s executive committee on Monday discussed a resolution that, if approved, would increase the county board chairperson’s salary from $7,200 to $9,600 per year, which would amount to a $200 per month raise.Clark County currently compensates its chairman at a considerably lower rate than other counties. According to data reviewed by the committee, which is more than three years old, ...

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Acculevel to build hub in Abby

Company pledges to bring 50 jobs...

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