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Utility hook-up opposed
A large group of Marathon homeowners living north of the Big Rib River told the Marathon Village Board on Thursday that they oppose paying either $20,000 or $24,000 to hook up to municipal water and sewer as part of a larger project to improve utility service in the village’s business park. Full story...
Committee ok’s buying houses near UW
The Marathon County Finance and Facilities Committee agreed Monday to a “necessity of taking” that would allow the county to condemn eight residential parcels in the City of Wausau as part of a plan to expand UW-Marathon County to the east. Full story...
MILC payments higher in Farm Bill
On Monday, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the conferees for the Farm Bill for extending and strengthening the safety net that protects dairy producers when milk prices fall. Under the agreement for the Farm Bill, the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program would be extended by five years and the payment rate for dairy farmers would be restored to it original level of 45 percent from its current level of 34 percent. Full story...
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- County will treat inmates
- UW-Stevens Point students will help DNR count deer
- Athens student creates cherry wood table
- Students honored for musical talents
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Sarah Scanzenbach, staff director for the Missoula Theatre Company, shows Edgar students some moves Monday for their show, The Little Mermaid, which will have two performances on Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Edgar west gymnasium. See Edgar locals for more detail.