Highway funding plan questioned

A pair of proposals to either relocate a VFW post onto River Drive in Wausau or to use one of the county-owned buildings there for a cafe and community space were rejected last week by members of the Marathon County Board who said the $1 offers fell short of the property’s true value. “We’re not here to give that property away,” said supervisor John Robinson. “Our obligation is to ser...

The Dorchester Village Board received a report last week detailing how the village should handle its wastewater treatment in the future. The village has been working with the DNR over the last several years to get its Total Suspended Solids (TSS) within limits set by the agency. As part of this effort, the DNR asked to have a facility plan submitted, which was in turn explained to members of th...