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Plan for 19 houses in town of Marathon raises concerns...

A lifelong village resident and longtime business owner was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Marathon City Board of Trustees last week after he offered to bring his experience in the private sector to local government.Scott Marcott, co-owner of KPS Tool and Die, was chosen to fill out the remainder of a term started by Alex Cabrera, who resigned last month after first being elected in the Ap...

The Stratford Board of Education on Oct. 21 set a property tax levy of $4.5 million, an increase of 4.6%, with a mil rate of $6.42 per thousand dollars of property value for the 2026-27 school year.Property values within the district increased by nearly 10% from one year to the next, from $632 million in 2025-26 to $694 million in 2026-27.Last year’s tax levy was $4.3 million, with a mil rate of...