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Family of Columbus man killed in Iraq honored in Fourth of July parade
COLUMBUS, Wis. (WMTV) - Twenty years after a Columbus soldier was killed in Iraq, his family was honored as parade marshals in the Fourth of July celebration. John, Retta Kurth and their grandchildren opened the traditional Fourth of July parade in Columbus on Thursday. The two own a family operated brewery in town which includes a photo of their son John “Hans” Kurth, an army commanding officer who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
Report: Wisconsin Buc-ee’s debut delayed due to cost-sharing dispute
DEFOREST, Wis. (WTVO) — The planned construction of the first Wisconsin Buc-ee’s travel center has been hit with a series of delays, according to a new report. Plans to open the first Buc-ee’s in the northern United States were announced in February 2023, in DeForest, Wisconsin, north of Madison and on the I-90 route to […]
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