Stratford district’s tax levy goes up 4.6%

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 Edgar Board of Education last month set its 2026-27 school property tax levy at $2.4 million with a mil rate of $5.42 per thousand dollars of property value.As a result of the board’s action taken on Oct. 28, the amount of property taxes collected by the school district will increase by nearly 2% over this year. Even though the mil rate will drop from last year’s $6.21 per thousand, a 16.8...