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Slate for Marathon County elected offices nearly complete
The candidate slate for three Marathon County partisan positions is complete and the ballot placement drawing will take place on Friday, but the deadline for register of deeds has been extended through Thursday afternoon. The Marathon County Clerk’s office reports that Incumbent Register of Deeds Dean Stratz did not submit...
Marathon County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Vehicle Pursuit
WAUSAU, WI (OnFocus) – The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle pursuit that began in the Town of Mosinee and ended on U.S. Highway 51 in the City of Wausau during the early morning hours of June 5, 2024. The driver, identified as 21-year-old Justin Allen...
P.I.T. maneuver performed after pursuit in Marathon County, two injured
MOSINEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A 21-year-old Wisconsin man was transported to a nearby hospital after leading deputies on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a P.I.T. maneuver. According to the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office, deputies initiated a traffic stop on Wednesday, June 5, shortly after 3:45 a.m. near the intersection of County Highway KK and Burma Road in Mosinee for a vehicle reported stolen by the Plover Police Department.
Severe thunderstorm warning issued Tuesday
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for eastern Marathon County as a band of storms with high winds and quarter-size hail moves through the region. Wausau, Weston, Rothschild, Schofield, Ringle, Norrie, Birnamwood and Hatley are all in the warning area. At 2:21 p.m. a severe thunderstorm was located over...
Wausau struggles with proposed changes to parks control
Amid sharp discussion Tuesday, Wausau’s Parks and Recreation Committee approved an agreement to shift control of the city’s parks to Marathon County, but postponed a decision on whether to shift the group to an advisory-only role. Wausau delegated all control of its parks to Marathon County through a...
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