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Cover crops are good for the environment; but are they profitable too?

Headline Story, Marathon County, Pat Socha

B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Pat Socha talks about green farming techniques – and their profitability. This story first ran May 6 in City Pages’ print edition. On a Friday morning, Pat Socha (pronounced ZA-HA for the uninitiated), drives a tractor out from its storage area to the front of his farm. Pulled behind it is a […]

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County to meet about clerk’s comments on Facebook

Kim Trueblood, Marathon County, Tricia Zunker, Wausau School Board, Wausau Schools

Marathon County Kim Trueblood County Clerk Kim Trueblood Marathon County’s Executive Committee is expected to meet Monday to discuss the county clerk’s comments on a Facebook page dedicated to opening schools in person. The meeting is in reference to a comment County Clerk Kim Trueblood made on a Facebook group called Parents for Wausau Schools

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Child Care Crisis

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B.C. Kowalski/City Pages YWCA Child Care 101316 YWCA Child care Marathon County already had about half the child care spots it did eight years ago. Now, Coronavirus has shuttered another ⅓ of those. When the state in March ordered businesses that were non-essential to close in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, child care centers were

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Health Department reports first COVID-19 death in Marathon County

Coronavirus, Judy Burrows, Marathon County, Wausau news

CDC Coronavirus An elderly person has become the first person to die because of the Coronavirus in Marathon County, health officials report. The Marathon County Health Department reported the death Saturday, but did not say when the death occurred, or where. Marathon County Coronavirus Public Information Officer Judy Burrows, in releasing the information, says the

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Choices for the county

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(First published in the March 26, 2020 issue of City Pages) Candidates in the contested races for Marathon County Board Marathon County government runs, or has sway over, many critical operations. To name a few: the jail, health and social services, county roads, parks and recreation, and even plays a part in the courts and

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Third Coronavirus case confirmed

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Three people in Marathon County now have confirmed cases of the Coronavirus DHS Coronavirus chart This chart shows the rise in confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Wisconsin. There are now three confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Marathon County, including one nursing home employee. North Central Health Care officials confirmed the second case, announced Sunday,

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Coronavirus info czar

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(First published in the March 19, 2020 issue of City Pages) Judy Burrows is the point person when local people have questions about handling COVID-19 warnings, mandates and data Judy Burrows is the Coronavirus Public Information Officer at the Marathon County Health Department. Public health efforts to curtail the coronavirus pandemic has prompted the closure

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First Coronavirus case reported in Marathon County

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CDC Coronavirus The first confirmed case of COVID-19, otherwise known as the Coronavirus, in Marathon County has been reported, health officials say. The Marathon County Health Department reported this morning that a person in Marathon County tested positive for the illness. The person has a history of travel within the US, health officials say, and

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Marathon County Health Department Recommends the Cancellation of Nonessential Gatherings of Over 250 People

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A press announcement from the department’s Public Information Officer Judy Burrows For Immediate Release March 13, 2020— In accordance with guidance provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health, Marathon County Health Department is recommending that all nonessential gatherings of 250 or more people be cancelled or postpone in order to slow the spread of this

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Hmong community fears possible deportations

Hmong residents, Marathon County, Wausau news

(First published in the February 20, 2020 issue of City Pages) Local leaders call for unity against a Trump administration proposal that could deport certain Lao and Hmong residents Ka Lo speaking outside the Marathon County Courthouse in front of a Hmong war memorial erected in 2016. In 2016 Marathon County officials joined Hmong leaders

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Warm water wait

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(First published in the January 23, 2020 issue of City Pages) The new therapy pool at North Central Health Care will open this spring Construction still underway: The new warm water therapy pool will be located in a separate facility on the NCHC campus Those excited about the warm water therapy pool in Wausau opening

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Broadband for all?

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(First published in the January 23, 2020 issue of City Pages) Marathon County mulls $6 million infrastructure investment to cover the county with broadband internet access Design Nine consultants presented a plan to cover 90% of the county with broadband internet coverage through fiber lines and 32 wireless towers. A plan Marathon County commissioned to

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Blossom of Lights, food trucks and more this weekend

Police investigating bus crash in Elderon

Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

Multi-jurisdiction chase leads to Grand Avenue crash, arrests

Bluegrass, jazz, architecture, and so much more this weekend

Greenheck Turner facility to host World Horseshoe championship

Here are five Wausau events to check out this weekend

City looking to buy water meters to make sure it’s not losing money

Blues, Buckcherry and more Wausau events this weekend

Lead service line contractor working toward 2024 replacement goals

Andy and Cathy Adrian say their new Adventure Awaits building is suited to CrossFit success

LogJam, August Kickbusch and more Wausau events this weekend

Air combat training will increase air activity in Marathon County

Whitewater, music on the farm, movies in the park and more

County halfway to phosphorus reduction goal on Fenwood Creek

Copper box, new exhibits and more Wausau events this weekend

Central Wisconsin breweries medal at national brewing championship

Security measures improved library safety, director says

Booze and Botany, Wausau Night Market and more this weekend

Balloons, jazz, comical magic and more in Wausau this weekend

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