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County board to vote on pursuing JDA

County board to vote on pursuing JDA County board to vote on pursuing JDA
With limited options for stopping the proposed Hub City Wind project near Stratford – and time running out to take action – the Marathon County Board will vote next week on whether to pursue a joi...
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Questions raised over Flock cams, Marathon County captain responds to concerns

Flock cameras – high-tech surveillance devices that can read license plates on thousands of cars on public roadways – have been the subject of a fierce backlash lately among members of the public concerned about privacy violations and potential police abuse. The debate over Flock cameras and other automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology landed on the agenda of Marathon County...

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Enrollment continues to rise at Abby schools

As of last week, 11 new students had enrolled in Abbotsford Middle and Senior High Schools, bringing the total number of families being served by the two schools up to 290, according to principal Melissa Pilgrim. Student registration days were held on Aug. 4 and 5 this year, and according to Pilgrim’s monthly report to the school on Monday night, “staff, paraprofessionals and counselors wer...

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Highway shop nearly ready to go out for bids

Construction bids for a new $55 million Marathon County Highway Department headquarters in Kronenwetter would be solicited in September under a proposal to be voted on by the county board next Tuesday. Members of the county’s Infrastructure Committee and Human Resources, Finance and Capital have voted to recommend approval of a resolution that directs county staff to finalize and publicize bi...

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More info sought on climbing gym proposal
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More info sought on climbing gym proposal

Marathon County supervisors are asking for more information on a proposal to repurpose county-owned ...

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Colby awarded grant to aid homeless students

Members of the Colby School Board were informed of a few items regarding grant writing at their most recent school board meeting on Monday. In addition to details on a grant that the district has applied for, they also received a report from the superintendent on how the district would like to improve how it tackles grants in the future. One of the most recent grants the district was awarded fo...

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Crowley to take on Tiffany
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Crowley to take on Tiffany

Local voters helped Democrat David Crowley win his party’s nomination for governor in Tuesday’s ...

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