Colby News

In Wisconsin, laboratory tests used to determine the strain of flu people are suffering from have shown only the H1N1 virus since the number of influenza cases began to escalate in September.

Brian T. Mancl recently completed the Advanced Electronics Technical Core Course at Service School Command, Great Lakes Naval Base.

Bethel Center is in Arpin, and Colonial Center is in Colby. 25 YEARS AGO: Mr. and Mrs.

It will be a smoke-free affair. Lisa Peissig, an intern for state Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, does work in her Curtiss home.

Three students were taken to a hospital Wednesday morning after their school bus crashed with another vehicle in Clark County.

Four kids suffer minor injuries after a van slams into the side of their school bus.

Jennifer Nicole Helfert and Adam Rodney Umlauft were united in marriage on August 8, 2009, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford with Father Gerard Willger officiating.

The grant will help the 1897 Jail Museum in Neillsville look more attractive and help people find exhibits at the Rural Arts Museum in Colby.

Police have identified the suspect and victim involved in a stabbing Thursday in Colby.

A 39-year-old Abbotsford woman who was injured Wednesday morning when her Jeep hit a Colby School District bus is in good condition, according to a Saint Joseph's Hospital spokesperson.

Colby police are holding a person of interest in connection to an early morning stabbing.

A 24-year-old Colby man was arrested late last night after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old Medford man during an argument, according to Colby-Abbotsford Police Chief Ron Gosse.

At 7:50 a.m. a vehicle driven by a motorist ran into Parkside School Bus #49 at the corner of HiLine Drive and Oak Lane, south-west of Colby, according to Colby School District Superintendent J. Terry Downen.

COLBY -- Federal stimulus money will help build a 24-unit housing complex for people 55 years or older in Colby.

A 64-year-old Colby man who sustained multiple broken bones and cuts Friday when his SUV was hit by a semitrailer was in good condition Monday at Saint Joseph's Hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson.

A 30-year-old Marshfield man was arrested on a Marathon County warrant at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Randy L. Garbisch, 44, of N4068 Pelsdorf Ave., Granton; no contest plea; failure to notify police of an accident; $263.50 fine.

The patrons of the Colby Public Library are a very generous group. Last year, at about this time, I published a wish list for the library.

October is "On Wisconsin" month at the Colby Public Library as the library continues its 130th anniversary year celebration.

In honor of fallen Firefighters, the Colby, Abbotsford and Dorchester Fire Departments will hold a "silent night" parade, Wednesday.