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Abby to consider rules for e-bikes

E-bikes and similar motorized devices would be banned from local sidewalks under a possible ordinance being considered by the city of Abbotsford. At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Abbotsford City Council...
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Cutting the ribbon on the future, Abby Schools celebrate completion of $17M project
THE FINISH LINE - Members of the Abbotsford School Board cut the ribbon on the recently completed $17 million expansion and renovation of the school district’s K-12 campus. From left to right are superintendent Ryan Bargender and board members Gary Schraufnagel, Nathan Jakel, Eric Reis, Jessica Lopez, Sharon Archambo and Kraig Schindler. The ribboncutting was held last Wednesday in the new six-room addition at the middle/senior high. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN O’BRIEN
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Cutting the ribbon on the future, Abby Schools celebrate completion of $17M project

Last Wednesday’s Back to School Night in the Abbotsford School District featured a little somethin...

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County board takes no action on Hub City

Hours of discussions over the course of two meetings failed to produce a decision by the Marathon County Board on Tuesday as to whether or not to pursue a joint development agreement (JDA) with Alliant Energy over its controversial Hub City Wind proposal. Instead, the county board voted 37-1 to refer the matter back to the Executive Committee for further discussion and a possible recommendation...

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Central Fire to lower dues for 2027, Proposed budget anticipates 16% increase in ambulance revenue
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Central Fire to lower dues for 2027, Proposed budget anticipates 16% increase in ambulance revenue

Each of the seven municipalities in the Central Fire and EMS District will pay less for fire protect...

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Exploring love through fiction; Author to speak about second novel at Sept. 1 event in Spencer
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Exploring love through fiction; Author to speak about second novel at Sept. 1 event in Spencer

Authors write for many reasons, but one is to explore the human experience, including the universal ...

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County to seek bids for new Highway shop

Marathon County supervisors voted Tuesday to proceed with the next phase of a proposed Highway Department headquarters in Kronenwetter, a step that will result in bids coming in later this year on a project that is expected to cost at least $55 million. Despite some last-minute handwringing on the part of a few supervisors, the motion to move forward passed by a margin of 36-2, with supervisors...

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State trooper from Edgar charged in hit and run

A state trooper from the Edgar area has been charged with felony hit and run after he allegedly hit a man with his truck after leaving a bar near Merrill in the early morning hours of Aug. 16. Brandon S. Karlen, 28, was charged last Friday in Lincoln County Circuit Court with one count of hit and run causing great bodily harm, a Class E felony punishable up to 15 years in jail. According to ...

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