Non-profit advocates for new ice arena

Stratford is planning to extend a pair of streets in its industrial park after agreeing to sell land to a local business owner looking to construct a new building in the park’s northwest corner. The village’s public works committee voted on Aug. 25 to recommend that MSA Professional Services draw up plans for extending Platinum Drive all the way to Drake Avenue and to also extend Forward Av...

Hours of discussions over the course of two meetings failed to produce a decision by the Marathon County Board on Tuesday as to whether or not to pursue a joint development agreement (JDA) with Alliant Energy over its controversial Hub City Wind proposal. Instead, the county board voted 37-1 to refer the matter back to the Executive Committee for further discussion and a possible recommendation...

The Edgar School District Board of Education will ask voters for permission to exceed its state-set revenue limits by $1.4 million annually for five years in a nonrecurring operational referendum that will appear on the Nov. 3 election ballot. The board approved the resolution at its Aug. 19 regular monthly meeting. The district currently operates using funds from a referendum approved in 20...