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Andrew Schaer, a member of Carthage College’s wind orchestra, participated in the 151st Christmas Festival at Carthage College in the magnificent A. F. Siebert Chapel in Kenosha.The festival is o...

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County offices to close at noon Fridays

Beginning Jan. 5, 2026, most Marathon County offices will close by noon on Fridays under updated public access hours meant “to better align service availability and operational needs,” according to the county’s website.Under the new schedule, office hours for most county departments will be Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Fridays, from 7:30 a.m. to noon.Marathon County C...

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County board to see new faces next year

Six members of the Marathon County Board of Supervisors, including one from the western edge of the county, have declared their intention not to seek reelection in April.Jordan Reynolds, rural Unity, submitted his declaration of non-candidacy on Dec. 5, meaning that he will not be on the April 7 ballot.Evan Ensign of rural Dorchester has officially declared his intention to run for Reynolds’ Dis...

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Webb recieves John Philip Sousa award
SOUSA AWARD- Dennis Webb, longtime band director and instrumental music instructor at the Edgar School District, received the prestigious John Philip Sousa Award recently in Chicago. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Webb recieves John Philip Sousa award

Dennis Webb, the long-successful band director at the Edgar School District, recently received the J...

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RECORD REVIEW

RECORD REVIEW50 YEARS AGO...WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1975New ShopChester Dulak, formerly of the Mosinee area, took over the Edgar Welding and Machine shop recently. He and his wife live in the former George Rauen home and have 10 children, four are at home.Marathon implement firm is honoredFrancis, Dennis and Norman Gertschen, owners of Gertschen Implement, Inc., Marathon, were honored recently wit...

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A Christmas surprise from Governor Evers
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A Christmas surprise from Governor Evers

In addition to the winter weather, December also marks the arrival of property tax bills across Wisc...

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Athens hires Thurs to do timber harvest at Erbach
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Athens hires Thurs to do timber harvest at Erbach

The Athens Village Board voted last week to hire Todd Thurs to conduct a pine harvest project at Erb...

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