Athens K-12 focuses on operational referendum

Over a minute of radio static was played for members of Marathon County’s Public Safety Committee last week, as emergency responders serving the Edgar area alerted county officials to ongoing problems with the county’s radio dispatch system. Speaking during public comment, Edgar Fire Chief Dave Wagener held up his smartphone to the county board’s microphone so committee members could hear...

State Highway 107 will remain open to traffic in Marathon City this summer as crews replace curbs and repave the stretch from Eighth Street to North Street, but motorists will encounter flagging operations and single-lane closures until the end of August. That was the message at a public information hearing held last Wednesday at Marathon’s village hall, which featured a brief overview of the...

Employees in the Marathon School District can now qualify for referral bonuses if they help recruit new staff, and they will also be able to cash-out unused sick leave and personal days as part of a package of compensation strategies approved by the school board last week. The package includes a $500 referral bonus for successfully recommending new employees, who in turn will qualify for a $1,5...