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Marathon Co. adopts 2026 budget after last-minute changes

Marathon Co. adopts 2026 budget after last-minute changes
Gayle Marshall
Marathon Co. adopts 2026 budget after last-minute changes
Gayle Marshall

A closely divided Marathon County Board of Supervisors managed to squeeze $200,000 out of the county’s 2026 property tax levy last week, but a proposal to cut another $500,000 was soundly defeate...

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Library funding cut after 14-15 vote
STANDING UP FOR LOCAL LIBRARIES - Community members in attendance at the Clark County Board of Supervisors budget hearing stand to show their support for 100 percent funding for county libraries in the 2026 budget. The amendment to the budget failed to pass on a 14-15 vote. TRG STAFF PHOTO/CHEYENNE THOMAS

Library funding cut after 14-15 vote

Around 50 Clark County residents came to Neillsville last Tuesday to stand in support of increasing ...

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ICE proposal draws some criticism

Four people who work directly with the local immigrant population spoke out against a proposed partnership between the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department and federal immigration officials last week, calling on members of the county’s Public Safety Committee to exercise more oversight.Donna Ambrose, executive director of The Neighbors’Place in Wausau, said some of the people who come to the...

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Congrats high school athletes

Scenes of support for local sports teams have played out across the state in homes, grocery stores, taverns and board rooms as communities express pride in the achievements of their young people on the playing field, regardless of what that playing field may be. Communities come together to share success from the staging of a play, to academic achievement, to hearing of a former graduate’s caree...

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Dualistic thinking, nostalgia and scapegoating can divide us

So much of what is happening in the U.S. today stems from our self created dis-communitarian ideas. Instead of thinking in terms of how we fit in and grow with our neighbors and friends in a cooperative venture called society, we have fallen prey to the negative pull of manipulators using dualistic, nostalgic, and scapegoating ideas to divide us. Divisions between individuals are manmade. Terms su...

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LETTER TO THE

ETo the editor: Your recent editorial regarding the WIAA’s system for determining playoff divisions for its member schools piqued my interest because, as a former publicschool educator and coach, I’m fully aware of it being a hot and contentious topic of conversation, dating back to even before the creation of the various divisions. It must also be noted that such ‘fairness’ concerns and d...

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Colby K-12 approves bonuses for staff

A one-time bonus for staff was approved by the Colby School Board at its most recent regular meeting on Monday.The bonus, which will total $125,000 across all staff, will be distributed based on longevity of service to the district.This comes after the board chose to approve raises at the level of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the spring, with a note that there would potentially be a bonus lat...

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