The Loyal and Greenwood boards of education both decided last week to form a varsity football cooperative program, possibly as early as next fall. When it does begin, the new team will play the 11-man format and should have enough players to field junior varsity and perhaps even freshman teams. With both programs facing declining player numbers and the prospect of putting underclassmen on the field

The Spencer cross country team competed at Athens on Sept. 29, with the times from the team’s runners holding steady as they approach the end of the season. The athletes at the invite competed against a large field of runners, finishing individually in the second half of finishers. Three runners competed for the Spencer girls. In the 119-runner field, Rachel Nieman placed 62nd overall with her

Jared Carl, 21, of Stratford, was sentenced on July 25 in Marathon County Circuit Court to life in prison on a felony charge of first degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of Christian Schauer, 20, of Marshfield on Dec. 29, 2020. Carl is eligible for release to extended supervision after serving 35 years in prison. The court has given him 535 days credit for the time he’s already