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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 cooler, shorter days, we are often spending more time ...
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Answers sought from Bug Tussel. County wants plans for finishing work, increasing sign-ups
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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 shortene...

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Accused murderer to stand trial on insanity plea
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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 t...

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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 proposal is headed to the county board that would restrict the ability of farmers to spread liquid manure on frozen ground. “We really feel like what we have before you today is the very best of Marathon County – something that reflects our lega...

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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. Other riders turn onto the pavement. A route sign appears nearby. Can you follow them? Maybe. Wisconsin allows ATVs and UTVs on some public roads, but not every road is open to them. State law, local ordinances and posted signs may affect whe...

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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 hospital with serious injuries. Luis A. Calderon Ortiz was arrested on Aug. 31 and charged with aggravated battery with substantial risk of great bodily harm, a felony, and disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon, a misdemeanor. He will have h...

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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 (TIF) district. The development agreement with BW Properties LLC and BarbaraAnn Wilson was approved at a special council meeting held on Aug. 19. According to the details of the agreement, the city of Colby sold the lot for one dollar as part of t...

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