Alliant given until Nov. 1 to respond. Marathon County Board asks company to address Hub City Wind concerns

E-bikes will continue to be allowed on sidewalks along Business 29 and STH 13 under an ordinance adopted Monday by the Abbotsford City Council that also prohibits the devices from being used on all other sidewalks in the city. The revised ordinance, which was approved on a unanimous vote, also bars electric- powered scooters from being operated on all city sidewalks if the motor is in operation...

Abbyland Foods has been fined a total of $33,100 for workplace safety violations following the death of an employee who died after falling into a dip tank at the company’s wastewater treatment facilities in January. The Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) issued the fines earlier this year after investigating the circumstances that led to the Jan. 14 death of a 59-year-old emplo...

The amount of property taxes owed to Marathon County would go up by about $53 next year for the owner of an average-priced house valued at roughly $270,000, according to a proposed budget presented Tuesday by county administrator Lance Leonhard. As he has done in the past, Leonhard put the numbers in perspective by splitting the proposed annual tax bill of roughly $937 into 12 equal installment...