Marathon County News

A Deerbrook man died in a two-car crash Thursday on Highway W and Wisconsin River Road in the town of Texas.

It appears likely that as of next week, the Republican Party will have a new candidate vying for the chance to challenge long-time incumbent Rep.

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

Health experts recommend avoiding the outdoors in the extreme heat. Judy Burrows with the Marathon County Health Department says when the temperature is above 90 degrees it forces your heart and lungs to work harder.

A Wausau man convicted of stabbing a teen to death during a 2007 underage drinking party in Schofield will be sentenced this morning in Marathon County Circuit Court.

As local government leaders scramble to finalize applications to secure federal money, the first phase of the $787 billion economic stimulus package is beginning to change Marathon County's landscape.

Anthony Totzke's great-grandpa began farming nearly 105 years ago, carving out a living in western Marathon County that has tied the family to cows, cropland and volatile markets ever since.

Among the more than 300 inmates in the Marathon County Jail, 14 have been there long enough to consider the place truly their home.

From a press release Friday, from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, As part of national efforts to create jobs and provide immediate economic benefits to Wisconsin and the country, Governor Jim Doyle has signed an $11 million contract to improve 9.1 miles of I-39 between WIS 34 and the Rothschild Business 51 interchange in Marathon ...

In one way, John W. Kelly Sr. of Wausau is like Brett Favre. They both retired years ago, but keep showing up to play.

A judge has refused to delay the reckless homicide trial of a father accused of praying instead of seeking medical help for his dying daughter.

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.

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Joe Wachtel, the chairman of the Marathon County Republican Party, resigned his position today.

The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Marathon County nearly has doubled since the death of a 12-year-old Rib Mountain girl last week.

LaMont Jacobson has toiled in relative obscurity for more than 20 years in the Marathon County District Attorney's office, but he recently was recognized for his efforts by his peers across the state.

Saturday's drowning in the lake at Sunny Vale Park was the third drowning in the man-made body of water since 1995.

A 23-year-old man is in the Marathon County Jail this morning on a homicide by drunken driving charge following a motorcycle crash Saturday in Rothschild.

A Wausau man had been drinking before he drowned Saturday night in Man-Made Lake at Sunny Vale Park, according to a Marathon County Sheriff's Department report.

Rib Mountain Ambulance responded to Sunnyvale Park, in Wausau around 7:14p.m. Saturday evening for a report of a possible drowning.