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Stratford not happy with WIAA decision

Football team to be moved up to D4, despite appeal
Stratford not happy with WIAA decision
Nathan Lehman
Stratford not happy with WIAA decision
Nathan Lehman

The Stratford School District isn’t happy with the WIAA’s recent denial of the district’s appeal against moving the varsity football team up to Division 4 next year. Superintendent Nathan Leh...

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On second thought, county board approves $5,000 funding request

Marathon County supervisors spent their last half hour together of 2025 debating a $5,000 request from a non-profit economic development group looking to do a market analysis and site study to attract large businesses to Central Wisconsin.The argument at last Thursday’s county board meeting came down to a question of whether the county should be giving tax dollars to a private entity that is not...

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Edgar K-12 approves strategic plan

The Edgar School District’s strategic planning process has officially entered a new phase after the school board voted last week to approve a five-year plan that includes four overarching priorities for the district to pursue in the years to come.About a dozen faculty members and one student stood before the board at its Dec. 17 meeting and delivered a four-point framework developed during month...

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Marathon K-12 OK’s user agreement for ballparks
UP AND RUNNING - The new videoboard at Marathon High School’s main gym has been operational since the start of the basketball season last month. Additional graphics and video are being made for the board. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER
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Marathon K-12 OK’s user agreement for ballparks

The Marathon School District has agreed to pay the village $165 per game for the high school softbal...

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Edgar seeks applications for PD chief

Edgar Village Board members are again seeking applicants for a police chief after briefly considering an offer from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement protection as part of a formal agreement.At a special meeting on Dec. 10, trustees voted to post the chief of police job opening on the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Network, an online portal run by the state’s Depar...

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Edgar officials authorized to issue parking citations

Edgar’s village board on Monday authorized village employees and trustees to issue parking citations as a way of deterring people from leaving their vehicles on the street during the snowy season.With only one part-time officer on the police department at this point, village officials say they’ve noticed an uptick in the number of cars and trucks illegally parked on the streets overnight. Each...

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