Abbotsford News

“I have farming relatives, and at $1.80 a bushel people were going broke farming. ... Ethanol has ... created jobs and kept money in our economy that would otherwise go overseas”

By January, some state legislators, including Rep. Scott Suder, say they hope to propose legislation that spurs the growth of the biofuel industry in Wisconsin. via Stevens Point Journal

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“There's something missing there. A piece of the puzzle is missing, and they're not telling anybody”

Documents leading up to the suspension and later demotion of Stratford's fire chief may soon be released to an Abbotsford-based newspaper. via Marshfield News-Herald

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“That would be very clearly a tamper”

A new state law expands the definition of what it means for a sex offender to interfere with required tracking equipment, making it a felony to block or disrupt the signal from a global positioning system. via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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“We needed to do this now, before we have to make decisions out of a crisis mentality”

There currently are 13 parishes in the Marshfield deanery. The new pastoral plan calls for 7 parish centers, where parish offices and rectories would be located. via Marshfield News-Herald

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On Saturday, while the men and women in the U.S. Postal Service deliver the mail, they'll also be picking up -- food that is. via Marshfield News-Herald

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VFW Post 6352 STRATFORD -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6352 of Stratford, met April 10 at the clubhouse, led by Cmdr. via WisInfo

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“We're watching declining enrollment chew away at our revenue year after year”

Local school districts spent 9.4 percent more per student than the national average, according to a new report. via Marshfield News-Herald

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More than 350 schools, grades K-8, across the state will be exercising in unison on Wednesday. via Marshfield News-Herald

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10 YEARS AGO: Pvt. 1st Class Joshua Nichols joined Headquarters Co. of the 264th Engineers in Chippewa Falls. He is a 1995 graduate of Colby High School and is the son and stepson of Debra and Skip Klaben of Colby. Pvt. Scott D. Schultz of Spencer joined Det. 1, Battery A First Battalion, 120th Field Artillery in Abbotsford. He is a 1997 graduate of Loyal High School. 25 YEARS AGO: Paul Peplinski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Peplinski of Route 1, Milladore; Bruce Hagemann, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hagemann of Route 2, Arpin; and Greg Krings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Krings, Route 1, Milladore, have been selected by the Auburndale High School faculty to attend Badger Boys State, June 11 to 18 at Ripon College, Ripon. Sponsors are the Milladore American Legion Post 468, the Arpin American Legion Post 475 and the Auburndale Lions Club. 50 YEARS AGO: Honor students of the Stratford High School senior class are Dawn Spindler, Theon Wiesman, Ronald Laessig and Richard Guenther,. 75 YEARS AGO: A warning to motorists to observe the orange traffic markings on Central Avenue, in order to avoid arrests and penalty, was issued last week by Police Chief William Paape. The most common offense is that of 'cutting corners,' a practice that is fraught with danger. via WisInfo

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EAU CLAIRE -- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire political science major Timothy Vander Kamp, a senior from Abbotsford, recently was awarded the 19th annual Karl Andresen Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic ... via WisInfo

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