Marathon News

Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday appointed Marathon County Assistant District Attorney Ken Heimerman to take over the job of his former boss.

Jaycees organizers say they focused on keeping their annual Fourth of July Celebration affordable this year, and it paid off in attendance and beer sales.

Local officials and residents will have two chances this week to express their opinions on a proposed Marathon County plan to provide high-speed Internet service to rural areas.

Ministry: Martin is a 45-year member of the National Catholic Society of Foresters, St.

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It has been 10 months since Eric and Eliza Schotz learned their son, Elliott, has Tay-Sachs disease.

When Steve Marten enters a demolition derby, he expects to win. And the 42-year-old Kronenwetter man very often does.

Marathon County officials are exploring the possibility of providing high-speed Internet to rural areas where residents sometimes have slow or unreliable access.

The next time someone knocks at your door, you may want to think twice before opening it.

The recession hasn't stopped local communities from pulling out all the stops for this year's July Fourth celebrations.

A rally calling for health care reform Saturday in Wausau showed the passion, but also the lack of consensus, that surrounds the mammoth issue facing the nation.

State Senator Russ Decker, D-Weston, said he was able to include $400,000 in the Senate Democratic version of the 1999-2001 state budget to continue research started by the Minnesota Science Advisors.

Marathon County Sheriff's deputies are writing more traffic citations and warnings as a new computer program allows them to spend less time on paperwork.

Green Bay The ARTgarage, 1409 Main St., will hold a 24-hour Marathon for Literature beginning at 8 a.m. June 30 and ending at 8 a.m. July 1 to emphasize reading and the literary arts.

Supporters of President Barack Obama's efforts to reform the health care system will rally Saturday in Wausau.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay is tracking a thunderstorm this morning that could bring heavy rain to parts of Marathon and Lincoln counties.

Spring drumming counts for ruffed grouse continue to climb statewide, reports the Department of Natural Resources, indicating the species' 10-year population peak has not yet been reached.

Marathon County is currently dealing with 14 open homicide cases. That includes attempted homicide and drunk driving homicide.

Marathon County health leaders say a Wausau student is the latest victim of the H1N1 virus.

Assistant Marathon County District Attorney LaMont Jacobson will receive accolades this afternoon at the Statewide Prosecutor Education and Training Conference held in Green Lake for his years of work as a prosecutor.