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Police dept. budget still in limbo

Abbotsford’s city council declined to take action on a revised police department budget last week, setting up another round of potential negotiations with Colby over the future of spending on local ...
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Land purchase OK’d for Cherokee Park

The Marathon County Board has signed off on the purchase of up to 15 acres of land in the town of Hull to be added to Cherokee Park, opening up more access to the Big Eau Pleine River and the potential for more walking trails. At a price of $4,450 per acre, the county will pay up to $66,750 for the privately owned land located to the west of the park along CTH N. The money will come out of the ...

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Colby council OK’s revised budget, hiring of officer

Colby’s city council decided to move forward with a reduced 2027 budget for the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department (CAPD) – and approved the hiring of a new officer – at a special meeting last Wednesday. A contingent of officers from the CAPD, including police chief Alex Bowman, attended the Oct. 21 meeting to voice support for the hiring of a new officer, an action that was denied in a 4...

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Abby K-12 drops taxes by nearly 16%

Residents of the Abbotsford School District should see the school portion of their property taxes drop by quite a bit next year after a 2026-2027 budget was adopted Monday with a nearly 16% reduction in the tax levy over this year. With the district set to receive over $10 million in state aid this school year – an $800,000 increase over last year – district electors were able to completely...

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Colby K-12 sets budget, tax levy

The Colby School Board finalized its 2026-27 budget and established the district tax levy on Monday after receiving its final state aid numbers. There was not much in the way of adjustments necessary from the preliminary budget and levy discussed at the board’s budget and annual meeting held in September. At that meeting, a proposed tax levy of $4.46 million with a mill rate of $5.98 per $...

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Alfonso, Clark to face off Nov. 3
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Alfonso, Clark to face off Nov. 3

With Congressman Tom Tiffany running for governor, the 7th Congressional District will be an open se...

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Dorchester property taxes to drop by 30% in 2027

Dorchester village residents will likely see their property taxes drop after the village board approved a trimmed down budget for 2027 at its most recent meeting held last Wednesday. The approved budget will fall more in line with tax levy rates seen before the significant hike in 2025, with the proposed levy coming in at 30% less than last year’s. Overall, both the expenses and revenues saw ...

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