I had no use for winter as a kid growing up in Wisconsin, and I have no use for it now. I could never get the hang of ice skating. Let’s put it this way: When I was a kid, our backyard could’ve been ...

According to the Wisconsin DNR and the Product Stewardship Institute, electronics waste or e-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams today. Because these items contain both very valuable and ...

MEQUON — The Stevens Point Area Senior High boys swim team competed against top talent at the 25th annual Metro Swim Officials Association Invitational on Wednesday at Homestead High School, securing ...

WISCONSIN — CoVantage Credit Union announced it has returned $6.5 million in patronage to its members, marking the largest payment in its history. The 2024 distribution brings the total returned to ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Travelers across central and northeast Wisconsin faced hazardous conditions Friday morning as dense fog and freezing drizzle created slick roads and limited visibility, prompting ...

ALMOND-BANCROFT — Students across Wisconsin are teaming up with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s LEAF program to collect tree seeds, an ...

PARK RIDGE — The Village of Park Ridge will hold its 2024 caucus on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. in the All-Purpose Lodge at Iverson Park, near the skating rink at the top of the hill. The caucus will ...

PLOVER – The Portage County Public Library will ring in 2025 a little early with a Noon Year’s Eve celebration for children and their caregivers at its Plover Branch, located at 2151 Roosevelt Drive.

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An empty lot remains where a halfway house once stood at 1504 Water St. It previously housed up to eight people recently released from prison, but the fourplex was damaged in an April fire and ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — The Store convenience stores in Central Wisconsin transitioned to new management on Dec. 20, according to Team Schierl Companies. Reliance Fuel of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. now oversees ...

Police blotters sent to the press are now far longer with less than half of the information necessary to produce an informative blotter. Find out why by clicking ...