TOWN OF PLOVER — Firefighters from the Plover Fire Department conducted a live-fire training exercise on March 12, providing critical hands-on experience in fire suppression and firefighting ...

Police blotters sent out by local law enforcement agencies are now far longer with less than half of the information necessary to produce an informative blotter. Find out ...

The Coming of the Saucers, Amazing Stories, Other Worlds, Fate Magazine, and Mystic Magazine are a handful of the many titles pioneered by the late Raymond A. Palmer (1910-1977). He is widely regarded ...

PLOVER – The Plover VFW Post 10262 Rifle Squad will host its monthly steak and omelet breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, March 16, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 2970 Hickory Drive. The menu includes a steak ...

STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s student-run radio station WWSP 90FM will host its 55th annual 54-hour trivia contest, “Trivia 55: NO LIMIT,” from April 11-13. Since 1970, ...

AMHERST – Emergency responders with the Amherst Fire District made history earlier this year when they delivered a baby for the first time in the department’s 36-year history. On Jan. 9, just after ...

STEVENS POINT — A joint tactical team that included officers from the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, Stevens Point and Plover police departments, Marathon County Sheriff’s Office, and Waupaca County ...

STEVENS POINT – Portage County officials this week are reviewing a five-year, $29.8 million plan to improve roads and bridges across the county, aiming to resurface aging highways, enhance safety, and ...

STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point Area Public School District will host a Women’s History Month event featuring six local women in business, education, and community leadership. The event, scheduled ...

Oops: Police were called to Enterprise Rent-a-Car, 5509 Hwy. 10 East, at 8:19 a.m. when a 45-year-old backed into a parked car. Suspicious: Police were called to the ...

STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Public Library will host an evening of oversized games from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, March 17, at its Stevens Point Branch, 1001 Main St. The event, “Fe Fi Fo Fun ...

Joan Marie Dobbe, née Grant, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones, on March 3, 2025. She was 88. Joan was born Aug. 16, 1936, to Arthur and Lillian, née Waldo, Grant. She grew ...