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No action expected in Madison

Bills seeking more local control over wind/solar have stalled
No action expected in Madison
STRAIGHT TALK - Mike Koles, executive director of the Wisconsin Towns Association, speaks to a crowd of town and county officials from across Marathon County last Wednesday at Memories Ballrom near Marathon. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN O’BRIEN
No action expected in Madison
STRAIGHT TALK - Mike Koles, executive director of the Wisconsin Towns Association, speaks to a crowd of town and county officials from across Marathon County last Wednesday at Memories Ballrom near Marathon. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN O’BRIEN

Marathon County has become “the center of the universe” when it comes to the debate over industrial wind and solar operations in Wisconsin, according to Mike Koles, executive director of the Wi...

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County’s buffer idea hits snag at state level

State officials have signed off on proposals to restrict the winter spreading of liquid manure in Marathon County, but they’re pushing back against the county’s desire to require vegetative buffer strips along waterways in order to prevent runoff from farms.County conservationist Kirstie Heidenreich provided these updates to the Environmental Resources Committee (ERC) at an educational meeting...

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Edgar K-12 to ask for $1.4M in referendum
PLANNING AHEAD - Edgar School Board member Becca Normington, right, and other members of the district’s Community Action Team listen to superintendent Cari Guden explain the timeline for a Nov. 3 referendum. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN O’BRIEN

Edgar K-12 to ask for $1.4M in referendum

During a discussion last week about a proposed $1.4 million referendum planned for this fall in the ...

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Historical Society to host America 250 event Aug. 15

The Marathon County Historical Society, in partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society, will host Marathon County Celebrates America’s 250 on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Yawkey House, located at 403 McIndoe Street in Wausau.This free community event will invite guests to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary through the stories, traditions, and history of Marathon C...

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Reauthorize Knowles-Nelson Fund

Bad politics has killed, at least for now, a decades-old conservation program that enjoyed broad bipartisan support.Due to toxic political wrangling and lack of legislative leadership, the legislature failed to reauthorize funding for the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund. Funding ran out as of June 30 and the program came to an end.The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program — named for conservation-m...

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