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No shell left behind; Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres

No shell left behind; Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres No shell left behind; Volunteer wood turtle trackers to speak Sept. 18 at Stoney Acres
Her head pokes from the water as she scans the banks of the Yellow River for trouble. The coast is clear and she chugs slowly up the riverbed with the moon lighting her way. Her trek is arduous; she m...
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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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Solar proposal raises questions on zoning authority
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Solar proposal raises questions on zoning authority

A proposal to install a small-scale solar panel array in the town of McMillan, just outside the city...

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Clark Co. to update smoking ordinance; New rules apply to vaping as well

More than 15 years after the last changes were made to Clark County’s ordinance on smoking, the board of supervisors took its first steps toward updating the ordinance to reflect changes in smoking habits and health awareness during its meeting on Aug. 20. The first reading of updates to the Clark County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16: Health and Safety was approved on a 21-5 vote following s...

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Non-profit advocates for new ice arena; Marathon County asked to keep old rinks going while funds are raised

Marathon County taxpayers may not be the only ones paying for ice rinks in Wausau after a newly formed non-profit organization said it plans to do private and public fundraising to hopefully one day build its own ice arena. Central Wisconsin Ice, LLC includes representatives from groups that currently use the two sheets of ice at Marathon Park, which have been owned and operated by the county f...

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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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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 approved a motion to have city administrator Josh Soyk work with city attorney Bill Gamoke on developing an ordinance governing the use of e-bikes, mini bikes, gocarts and electric scooters. It would...

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