Marathon Co.’s proposed 2027 budget includes slight tax hike

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...

Marathon County is hoping for “something of substance” from Alliant Energy after the county board voted last Thursday to give the company until Nov. 1 to provide a proposed contractual agreement that will address county residents’many concerns about the Hub City Wind project planned for the Stratford area. By a vote of 24-7 at a special meeting on Oct. 1, board members approved a resoluti...