Colby News

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation provides a weekly update on road construction in north central Wisconsin, which includes Adams, Marathon, Portage and Wood counties.

Green Bay Packers' president and CEO Mark Murphy keynoted a program featuring nine speakers as part of the 61st Wisconsin Retired Educators Association held recently at the Paper Valley Radisson Hotel, Appleton.

She had served three terms as mayor before and now replaces William Maier, who did not seek re-election. 25 YEARS AGO: The city of Colby and 20 other Wisconsin communities will share in a $10 million Wisconsin Development Fund grant to improve housing and public facilities locally.

As part of his efforts to create jobs and make sure Wisconsin is open for business, Governor Scott Walker recently signed an $8.3 million contract to improve approximately two miles of WIS 13 from West North Street in the city of Colby to Linden Street in the city of Abbotsford.

The death of a Colby firefighter at an Abbotsford fire March 4 is a sad reminder that emergency service members risk their lives to keep the public safe.