Board decides not to renew MVA charter

Three rural residents of Marathon County urged supervisors last week to hold off adopting an updated comprehensive plan until provisions are added to make it clear that industrial-scale utility operations are not welcome in farmland areas. Speaking to the Environmental Resources Committee at its March 3 meeting, Cindy Nelson got emotional as she talked about the potential impacts of wind turbin...

On two different occasions earlier this year, police were called to Athens Elementary School to help deal with students who either physically assaulted or threatened violence against their classmates, according to reports released by the Athens Police Department. Due to the age of the students involved, neither of the juveniles were referred to authorities for further action, and it was left up...