Town of Mayville working to remove large pile of tires

A strong majority of Marathon County supervisors on Tuesday lent their support to a resolution calling for more local control over wind and solar operations.By a vote of 27-7, the county board approved a resolution asking the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) to lobby the state legislature and governor “to support any and all efforts and legislation that would give local elected bodies greate...

Wisconsin needs an anti-SLAPP law. Wisconsin must join the growing number of states that enact protections against lawsuits intended to shut down public debate.SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. These meritless lawsuits are filed to shut down opposing voices with the goal of stifling public debate. The people filing the lawsuits know they have little chance of actuall...

To the Editor: “Free Tuition?” is the caption for an ad in a recent Shopper. The ad suggests students can attend a local private school at “no cost” through the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP). That is grossly misleading.Quoting School Choice Wisconsin, January 8, 2026, “Taxpayers through school district budgets provide $10,877 for each K–8 voucher student and $13,371 for each...