Cherokee Park may expand by 14 acres

The 1897 Clark County Jail in Neillsville is not being destroyed — yet — after the county board voted 26-1 earlier this month to postpone a decision on demolition for three months. However, the future of the historic building remains uncertain. The decision came at a packed board meeting Sept. 17. The resolution on the table proposed demolishing the old jail building and turning the area in...

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...