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Bug Tussel hears complaints from frustrated board

Five years after Marathon County first decided to trust Bug Tussel with a $25 million expansion of high-speed internet into the most remote areas of the county, some county board members are having bu...
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The sticky notes say it all at forum, familiar complaints about Hub City Wind aired at Wausau event
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The sticky notes say it all at forum, familiar complaints about Hub City Wind aired at Wausau event

Opponents of the Hub City Wind project expecting a chance to vent their frustrations into a micropho...

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Edgar hires new part-time police chief
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Edgar hires new part-time police chief

Edgar residents who attended Sunday’s Fireman’s Homecoming parade got their first glimpse of the...

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Athens OK’s new online payment service

The Athens Village Board on Monday approved a three-year contract with Catalis, at no cost to the village, which will allow residents to make payments such as their utility bills and property taxes on the village website. Village clerk Lisa Czech said residents don’t need to pay their bills this way, but it is another option. Residents will need to pay a 2.95 percent charge, or a $1.50 minimu...

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Athens K-12 focuses on operational referendum

The Athens Board of Education is leaning toward only having an operational referendum question on the Nov. 3 ballot after receiving preliminary results from a community survey at Monday’s meeting. Scott Girard of School Perceptions told the school board that there won’t likely be much change from the preliminary results, even though a few more completed surveys may come in by the end of the...

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Nothing but static – Edgar fire chief plays garbled transmissions for county officials

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...

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Work starts on STH 107 in Marathon

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...

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