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Allen Dale Henricks, 90, of Marathon, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of stories, resilience, humor and memories that will continue to live on through his family.

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Marathon golf team competes at sectional

The Marathon varsity golf team’s season ended in Tuesday’s WIAA Division 3 sectional hosted by Cochrane-Fountain City. The Red Raiders took eighth place with 346. Alma-Pepin won the sectional meet with a low team score of 319 while Eleva-Strum and Cochrane-Fountain City tied for second place with 331. The top two teams advance to state. Junior Abram Jacobson was Marathon’s top golfer at sec...

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Data center moratorium proposed

Marathon County board members are being asked to consider a 12-month moratorium on data center construction so that zoning staff have time to research regulations on a booming technology that’s needed to meet the demands of artificial intelligence. No proposals for a large-scale data center have come before the county at this point, but the county’s Conservation, Planning and Zoning (CPZ) D...

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Rate hikes in store for water in Marathon

Marathon City residents can expect to pay more money for their water starting next year as the village prepares to spend as much as $6.5 million for a new well. For the past couple years, village officials have been looking at options for replacing the village’s Well 1, which has a corroded screening that’s at risk of collapsing and rendering the well unusable. The village had hoped to esta...

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County seeks input on Hub City Wind Farm

The Alternative Energy Project Local Impact Advisory Committee, established by the Marathon County Board of Supervisors, is inviting ounty residents to participate in upcoming public engagement opportunities regarding the proposed Hub City Wind Farm in southwest Marathon County. Alliant Energy is considering submitting a permit application to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in late 2026...

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Stratford forensics team earns gold at Virtual State Speech Festival
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Stratford forensics team earns gold at Virtual State Speech Festival

Twelve members of the Stratford High School Forensics Speech team participated in this year’s Virt...

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Economic health starts on the farm

Dairy farmers are the anchors for rural communities across Wisconsin. When a developer looks to build a shopping center, one of their first goals is to secure an anchor store such as a grocery store or similar large retailer. The idea being that this store will bring in customers and the volume of traffic will in turn benefit the other stores in the complex. A similar thing happens in urban and...

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