Athens News

It's five days until Thanksgiving, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone more grateful than the Weiks family.

Several area communities are getting upgrades to their water systems thanks to a variety of federal funds.

At least two Marathon County adults convicted of killing babies stand to be set free from prison as a result of an appeals court ruling in another shaken-baby case.

United Way's 211 has published a new Give and Get Help Guide, a 32-page mini-directory of community services and volunteer opportunities.

ATHENS - The stories of eight people who helped develop and build this community will be told Sunday at Voices of the Past: A Discovery Walk Through Athens Cemetery.

A few people from the village of Athens' past plan to be in the cemetery next Sunday, eager to share stories that normally are found in history books.

Mary Margaret Borke was born in Milwaukee on Nov. 7, 1924, to Ed and Genevieve Farrell, and died Monday, Sept.

Lillian C. Adamson, age 101, died at Omro Care Center on Sunday September 13, 2009.

The senior running back amassed 196 yards on 28 carries to help the Cardinals, who rolled up 312 yards on the ground to record a 14-6 win over Abbotsford.

The village of Athens is known to citizens of Marathon County for its quaint atmosphere and annual Athens Fair.

Michael T. Becker, 48, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, at his home in Edgar. He was the son of Delmar and Marilyn Becker, Wausau.

To witness 6-year-old Shayla Guralski's enthusiastic reaction to watching 20 hot-air balloons light up the skies was one of many highlights during the 2006 Wisconsin Rapids Balloon Rally.

We expected attendance at the Wisconsin Valley Fair to be up this year, but an 11 percent increase is impressive by any light.

Ronald E. Riemer, 75, Germantown, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at his home.

There's a fine art to spitting watermelon seeds for distance. Just ask the participants in the watermelon seed spitting competition Tuesday at the Wisconsin Valley Fair.

Ronald E. Riemer, 75, Germantown, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at his home.

There's a fine art to spitting watermelon seeds for distance. Just ask the participants in the watermelon seed spitting competition Tuesday at the Wisconsin Valley Fair.

Theft from a vehicle: At 2:38 p.m. on Friday Stevens Point Police responded to a report of theft from a vehicle that occurred sometime between 9 a.m. and Noon on Friday in the 2700 block of Jefferson Street.

A day of drinks, horseshoes and bar hopping ended tragically Sunday for two men, with the death of one and incarceration of the other.

Dustin Duerr, 23 of Medford is facing 25 years in prison for allegedly killing an Athens man in a drunk driving crash Sunday night.