County urged to seek answers from Alliant. Proposal would give company until Nov. 1 to respond

Multiple farmers from western Marathon County who said they were initially opposed to the county limiting their ability to spread manure during the winter helped convince the county board last week to do exactly that. Years of effort to rein in the practice of spraying liquid manure on frozen ground finally produced a major compromise last Thursday, with the board voting 28-4 to adopt a landmar...

Marathon City residents could see their property taxes go up next year under a proposal to free up $50,000 for street improvements and other expenditures. Village administrator Steve Cherek brought up the idea while discussing the 2027 budget during the village board’s Sept. 16 meeting. No action was taken to move the proposal forward, but a couple of board members did appear to entertain the...

An offer to install a free rooftop solar panel was quietly declined last Wednesday when no one on the Stratford School Board made a motion to accept the donation from OneEnergy Renewables. Although board members said they always appreciate when businesses make donations to the school district, they were skeptical of what OneEnergy’s incentive was for donating the solar panel. Board preside...