Stratford district’s tax levy goes up 4.6%

A proposed residential subdivision in the town of Marathon that includes plans for 19 houses to be built just south of Marathon City’s village limits has raised concerns among neighbors who question how the development would fit into what is now a Farmland Preservation Zone. At its monthly meeting on Nov. 3, Marathon County’s Environmental Resources Committee (ERC) voted to send a rezoning ...

A lifelong village resident and longtime business owner was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Marathon City Board of Trustees last week after he offered to bring his experience in the private sector to local government. Scott Marcott, co-owner of KPS Tool and Die, was chosen to fill out the remainder of a term started by Alex Cabrera, who resigned last month after first being elected in th...

The Edgar Board of Education last month set its 2026-27 school property tax levy at $2.4 million with a mil rate of $5.42 per thousand dollars of property value. As a result of the board’s action taken on Oct. 28, the amount of property taxes collected by the school district will increase by nearly 2% over this year. Even though the mil rate will drop from last year’s $6.21 per thousand, a ...