Athens approves 2026 budget, with 2% tax levy increase

As Marathon County looks at possibly building a new $50 million Highway Department headquarters in Kronenwetter, county officials are considering financing options that could keep the county from having to borrow $20 million or more.Kristin Hanson of PFM Financial Advisors spoke to the Human Resources, Finance and Capital (HRFC) Committee at its Nov. 10 meeting about an alternative to borrowing th...

Hunters harvested a total of 6,699 whitetail deer from Marathon County over the recently completed nine-day rifle season, a slight decrease over last year, according to preliminary numbers released by the Wisconsin DNR on Tuesday.Following a statewide downward trend, the county saw its total deer harvest drop by 1.7% from 2024, mostly due to a 4.7% reduction in the number of anterless deer registe...