Parade may return to Stratford in 2027

After years of struggling to get their emergency pagers to work consistently with Marathon County’s dispatch center, members of the Edgar Fire Department have been asked to try using a smartphone app that has proven effective for other Wausau-area fire departments. The Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting mobile app was already being used by the Wausau, Riverside and SAFER fire departments before...

Marathon High School’s basketball teams are looking at introducing a 35-second shot clock into some of their games this year after the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAA) voted in June to allow it as an option starting with the 2026-2027 season. Under the new WIAA rule, shot clocks will be allowed in non-conference games as long as both teams agree to them being used. The WI...

Edgar’s elected officials on Monday decided to hold off on signing up for a squad vehicle purchasing partnership offered through the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. In response to an email from county administrator Lance Leonhard offering to provide squad vehicle “upfitting” for local police departments, village administrator Jennifer Lopez came to the village board to see if trus...