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Unique penny press machine now resides at Colby Community Library

Unique penny press machine now resides at Colby Community Library Unique penny press machine now resides at Colby Community Library

A machine unique to Colby has been installed at the Colby Community Library which will allow attendees to receive their own commemorative pressed penny. The penny machine was don...

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Marathon Co. narrowly approves $6 septic fee

Debate over a new $6 annual fee for septic tank owners consumed nearly an hour of the Marathon County Board’s latest meeting on Sept. 18.Before ultimately voting 19-14 to approve the fee, supervisors went back and forth on whether it was fair to shift the cost of a statemandated maintenance program from the general tax levy to rural residents who are not connected to municipal sewer systems.The ...

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Clark County’s executive committee on Monday discussed a resolution that, if approved, would increase the county board chairperson’s salary from $7,200 to $9,600 per year, which would amount to a $200 per month raise.Clark County currently compensates its chairman at a considerably lower rate than other counties. According to data reviewed by the committee, which is more than three years old, ...

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