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Colby K-12 to keep late start in‘26-27

Final decision on calendar tabled until Jan. 19

Though no final decision was made, significant discussion regarding the structure of the Colby School District’s 2026-27 school calendar was held at the school board’s most recent meeting on Mo...

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New classrooms, library to open soon
COMING SOON - This graphic design from BCI Burke shows multiple angles of what the new playground equipment will look like at Jack Nikolay Field after the Abbotsford School Board approved the purchase Monday night.
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New classrooms, library to open soon

Abby HS staff, students plan to move in after break...

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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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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 city has been paying.Under a motion passed 6-0 – with Abbotsford Mayor Jim Weix absent – the district will pay a total of $4,882 to insure the entire building, which includes both the fire hall and Colb...

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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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