Stratford names new police chief

Rapidly rising health insurance costs are putting more pressure on school district budgets just as the Edgar School Board prepares to seek more money from taxpayers this fall as part of a planned operational referendum.Following the board’s regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, district officials spoke with members of the public on the board’s advisory committee about a projected deficit of ...

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...