STEVENS POINT — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will celebrate the grand opening of its new Health and Wellness Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and public tours on Friday, Oct. 17. The ...

STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Schmeeckle Reserve will offer several ways for families to explore the outdoors this fall, including its annual candlelight hike and a ...

Paperwork problems: A 49-year-old woman was issued written warnings for failure to provide proof of insurance and improper display of registration near Clark and Division streets at 8:06 a.m. School ...

Patrick Scott Cisewski, age 60, passed away peacefully on Oct. 4, 2025, with family at his side. Patrick was an avid lover of the outdoors, spending as much time as he could hunting, fishing, and ...

HULL — The Town of Hull has appointed longtime firefighter Nicholas Proulx as its new fire chief, succeeding Ken Sadogierski, who retired after eight years in the position. Proulx, who joined the Hull ...

STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point Area Public School District is seeking applications from community members interested in serving on its Educational Services Committee. The committee meets monthly to ...

STEVENS POINT — The Stevens Point Fire Department will host its second consecutive community open house on Saturday, Oct. 18, following a successful return of the event last year after a decades-long ...

STEVENS POINT — A partnership between the City of Stevens Point and local nonprofit Door2Dreams, Inc. is moving forward on a neighborhood designed to give adults with intellectual and developmental ...

PLOVER — The Food + Farm Exploration Center will celebrate National Mashed Potato Day with a family-friendly event on Oct. 18. The celebration runs from noon to 4 p.m. at the center, 3400 Innovation ...

PLOVER – As Stevens Point wrestles with visible homelessness, neighboring Plover has not experienced the same problem—and Plover’s police chief says that isn’t by accident. Chief Ryan Fox said the ...

PLOVER — The Portage County Historical Society has earned Wisconsin’s highest honor for local history organizations. The Wisconsin Historical Society presented the 2025 Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy to ...

Busted: A 58-year-old man with an open warrant was arrested from his probation officer’s office on the 1000 block of Maple Bluff Rd. at 8:47 a.m. Fraud: Police took a report of fraud from a ...