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Marathon’s new principal settles in role

Marathon’s new principal settles in role Marathon’s new principal settles in role

Wienke says his first year will be spent listening

After returning from his service in the Coast Guard, Max Wienke pursued an education degree. H...

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Marathon officials prepare to interview candidates for village administrator job

As Marathon City gets closer to hiring a new village administrator, at least one local official wants to consider applicants who may not have experience running municipal government. At the village board’s monthly meeting on Sept. 6, trustee Connie Ruplinger asked if the search firm hired by the village, Public Administration Associates (PAA), is considering candidates like current ...

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Continued funding for non-profits is advised by county committees

Three Marathon County committees are recommending the continued use of tax dollars to pay for work done by five non-profit groups previously targeted for defunding during last year’s budget process. However, one of the committees wants to give the county administrator the power to cut the funding by up to 8 percent if needed to minimize tax increases. Members of the Health and Human Ser...

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Sewer rate hikes are in store as Marathon finishes treatment plant

With work winding down on Marathon City’s new wastewater treatment plant, local residents can expect their sewer bills to increase a couple more times over the next year as part of a plan to pay for the $8.7 million facility. At a utility commission meeting last Wednesday, village administrator Andy Kurtz said the village is following through on its multi-year phasein of rate increase...

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Marathon School Board opts to levy additional dollars
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Marathon School Board opts to levy additional dollars

Increases in state allows district to do so After discussing its proposed budget ahead of it...

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Marathon’s new bulk water fee prompts pushback from haulers

A new way of charging for bulk water in Marathon City has provoked a backlash among small-scale customers who end up paying more for pumping the same amount of water as those with larger tanks. In December of last year, the village’s utility commission voted to change its bulk water fee so that users have to pay $30 each time they fill up their tanks, replacing the flat $30 quarterly c...

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Protasiewicz secures the Supreme Court bid

Voters all over the state had their voices heard as they hit the polls to vote for local, county and state officials. Judge candidate Janet Protasiewicz won statewide to earn a seat in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. Protasiewicz earned 55.5% of the votes with about 96% of the vote counted according to estimates, beating out opponent, Dan Kelly. Although the supreme court judg...

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