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Police investigating death in Marathon

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year-old man found inside a house in Marathon City last week Wednesday, when a 26-year-old woman was also found outside the hou...
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Flock cameras under scrutiny, sheriff’s department answers questions from board members

Flock cameras – high-tech surveillance devices that can read license plates on thousands of cars on public roadways – have been the subject of a fierce backlash lately among members of the public concerned about privacy violations and potential police abuse. The debate over Flock cameras and other automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology landed on the agenda of Marathon Countyâ...

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Board to vote on whether to pursue JDA for Hub City

With limited options for stopping the proposed Hub City Wind project near Stratford – and time running out to take action – the Marathon County Board will vote next week on whether to pursue a joint development agreement (JDA) with Alliant Energy. Following a lengthy discussion with attorneyAndy Phillips of Attolles Law and others last Thursday, the county’s Executive Committee voted to move...

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Marathon K-12 to rent practice facilities
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Marathon K-12 to rent practice facilities

A majority of Marathon School Board members agreed last week to have the district pay rent at two di...

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Athens SB votes to put $600K referendum on ballot

The Athens Board of Education on Monday voted unanimously to have a question on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for district residents to vote on authorizing the school district to exceed its revenue limit by $600,000 per year for four years of a non-recurring operational referendum. School board members last month chose to have the district’s bond company, Quarles & Brady, develop the sp...

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Stratford awards sidewalk bid

The Village of Stratford Board last Wednesday accepted a low bid of about $483,000 from Pember Companies of Menomonie for a Safe Routes To School (SRTS) project on the south end of the village. Pember will install sidewalk along the east side of STH 97 from Reflection Street by Citizens State Bank and past Dollar General to the mobile home park on the southern most edge of the village. The vill...

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Clear rules needed forALPR cameras

You may not remember where you were at a specific moment during a road trip, but chances are Flock Safety, and other surveillance companies like it, do. You might not like how that information is being used or who has access to it.According to company information, Flock Safety maintains a network of 120,000 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) across 49 states and the company reports working wi...

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