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At least two people were injured Monday after an SUV rear-ended a school bus south of Marshfield.  The bus was stopped in the northbound lane of Wood County A to drop off children near houses by Heggelund Lane when the collision occurred.  The bus had flashing lights on at the time of the accident.

Read more at Marshfield News Herald.

Two teenage bicyclists were hurt when they were struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Owen-Withee on Sunday morning on State Highway 29 near Gorman Avenue.  Soon after the bicycle accident, a Greenwood police officer stopped a pickup truck driven by a 26-year-old Thorp man for a defective headlight and also discovered some front end damage.  That man, Scott Horn, was arrested for first-offense drunken driving and causing injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle.

Two women were killed Wednesday when a vehicle westbound on State Highway 70 in Vilas County struck an eastbound vehicle occupied by a husband and wife from Eagle River.  The head-on accident was on Highway 70 in the Town of Cloverland.  The westbound vehicle, driven by Linda Healy of St. Germain, crossed the center line and struck an eastbound vehicle driven by Lillian Pulec of Eagle River.  Tragically, both drivers were killed in the collision.  Lillian Pulec's husband was riding as a passenger, but no information was released regarding his injuries.

At least two adults and an infant were injured in an accident Thursday morning on State Highway 97. The accident happened in McMillan, just north of Marshfield.  A logging truck and another vehicle were involved in the initial accident and then two other vehicles were struck by debris.

Read more at Marshfield News Herald.