Stratford K-12 accepts 7.2% hike in insurance

The Stratford Board of Education last Wednesday approved a 7.2 percent increase in its employee health insurance plan for the 2026-27 school year. Stratford is one of 13 area school districts in the Central Wisconsin Area Cooperative that pools together to get a better rate for its employees’ health insurance. The other districts in the cooperative are Almond-Bancroft, Auburndale, Colby, Gree...

Edgar is preparing for another round of special assessments as part of a road reconstruction project on several streets planned for later this year. The village board on Monday adopted a resolution declaring its intent to authorize special assessments against the three residential properties on Madison Avenue, located between Thomas Hill Road and George Wagener Drive, which will have their driv...