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Federal SNAP mandates will require more staff

Five to six state-funded positions will have to be added to a consortium led by Marathon County in order to meet new oversight requirements for food stamp recipients included in last year’s Big Beau...
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Hub City Wind report approved

Before voting to approve a 202-page report on community concerns surrounding the proposed Hub City Wind project and the potential for a joint development agreement (JDA) with Alliant Energy, a Marathon County advisory committee added a caveat: many people simply don’t want the county to even consider a JDA. At its final meeting last Thursday, the Alternative Energy Project Local Impact Adviso...

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Athens K-12 to ask for up to $600K per year in referendum

The Athens Board of Education on Monday decided to stick with a request of up to $600,000 from voters as part of four-year, non-recurring operational referendum in November. Quarles & Brady, the district’s bond company, will come up with the language of a resolution for the board to vote at its Aug. 17 meeting to meet the state’s deadline for the Nov. 3 ballot. Board members discussed t...

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20 steers stolen from area farm

Twenty steers, estimated to be worth $50,000, were stolen from Kingdom Haven Farm in the town of Frankfort last week, touching off a social media plea for the public’s help in finding the perpetrators. According to a report from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched to the farm at 223172 STH 97 on the evening of July 8 after the owners reported that someone had ...

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Stratford coach’s contract OK’d amid mixed reviews
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Stratford coach’s contract OK’d amid mixed reviews

The Stratford Board of Education decided last week to renew the contract of head girls basketball co...

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New safety regulations pitched for BESS units

Owners of large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) would be required to submit emergency management plans and offer specialized training and equipment to local firefighters under a proposal by Marathon County’s Conservation, Zoning and Planning (CPZ) Department. Members of the Environmental Resources Committee (ERC) voted last week Tuesday to forward the ordinance amendment onto the ...

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New wedding barn approved in Marathon

The Marathon Village Board last Wednesday approved a conditional use permit for Alex and Dana Blume to operate The Blume Barn, which will host special events such as weddings and other celebratory events for the general public, at 225427 CTH B. Village administrator Steve Cherek said the property where The Blume Barn is located has been annexed into the village and is zoned C-1 General Commerci...

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