Marathon considers tax increase

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...

When it comes to dealing with the proposed Hub City Wind project near Stratford, the words “joint development agreement” continue to be taboo for many in Marathon County government. Instead, a new course of action proposed by the county’s Executive Committee calls for the county board to ask Alliant Energy for a “contractual agreement” by Nov. 1 to address county residents’ many con...

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...