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Abby K-12 drops taxes by nearly 16%

Levy to go toward pre-paying referendum debt, community services
Abby K-12 drops taxes by nearly 16%
Ryan Bargander
Abby K-12 drops taxes by nearly 16%
Ryan Bargander

Residents of the Abbotsford School District should see the school portion of their property taxes drop by quite a bit next year after a 2026-2027 budget was adopted Monday with a nearly 16% reducti...

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Tribune-Phonograph to end Facebook page as of Nov. 1

The Tribune-Phonograph Facebook page will go dark this week. Facebook pages for the Tribune-Phonograph and our affiliated sister publications will be taken down by Nov.1.The decision was prompted by a change in Meta’s terms of service specifically dealing with Meta’s ability to access, collect and potentially use content from newspaper websites associated with Facebook and Instagram business a...

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Colby K-12 sets budget, tax levy

The Colby School Board finalized its 2026-27 budget and established the district tax levy on Monday after receiving its final state aid numbers.There was not much in the way of adjustments necessary from the preliminary budget and levy discussed at the board’s budget and annual meeting held in September.At that meeting, a proposed tax levy of $4.46 million with a mill rate of $5.98 per $1,000 of...

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Colby, Abby runners compete at sectional meet
WORKING AS A TEAM - The Hornets trio of Landon Forrett, Hunter Lueth and Ray Adams work through the course as a squad during the sectional meet held in Colby last Saturday. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD
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Colby, Abby runners compete at sectional meet

All four of the Abbotsford Falcon and the hosting Colby Hornet cross country teams competed at the W...

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Colby volleyball bounced by Mondovi in first round

A late rally for the Hornets volleyball could not dig them entirely out of an early deficit as they ultimately fell to Mondovi last Tuesday in their first round match of the WIAA playoffs. The fifth-seeded Buffaloes won the first two sets before the 12th-seeded Colby squad was able to respond with a victory in the third set, but Mondovi closed the door by taking the fourth and final set of the eve...

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C/A swim ties for fifth in the Great Northern Conference

The Colby/Abbotsford swim team had their final meet of the regular season last Friday, traveling to Minocqua for the GNC conference meet hosted by Lakeland. The co-op finished sixth out of nine schools with 55 points, which ultimately put them in a three-way tie with the Ladysmith/ Bruce/Flambeau team and Mosinee for fifth overall in the final conference standings.The Thunderbirds gave the reignin...

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Abby football can’t find footing against Wolves

A matchup between the sixth-seeded Abbotsford Falcons and the hosting thirdseeded Hilbert Wolves quickly turned into a lopsided affair as Hilbert cruised to a 46-7 victory over the visiting Abbotsford squad in the first round of the WIAA Division 7 football playoffs last Friday evening.The Falcons defensive front seven proved to be outmatched as the home team was able to run the ball virtually und...

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