Marathon City woman charged for murder plot

An average household in Marathon City will likely see its quarterly water bill go up by about $30 next year after the utility commission and village board voted Monday to apply for a 27 percent increase in rates and also shift fire protection fees from property taxes to water bills. At a special joint meeting of the village board and utility commission, financial advisor Brian Roemer of Ehlers ...

Prospects for a joint development agreement (JDA) between Marathon County and Alliant Energy for the proposed Hub City Wind project appear to be dimming – though not entirely. Instead of forging ahead with a JDA, members of the county’s Executive Committee decided last week to explore other options that may be available to the county as it seeks to address significant public concerns about ...