After a lot of serious thinking, I hopped into my car and drove five minutes to the Stevens Point Recreation Department behind the P.J. Jacobs parking lot.

STEVENS POINT – A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the Stevens Point Area YMCA is providing free physical therapy consultations to the public while giving graduate ...

STEVENS POINT – In the absence of a congressional town hall in central Wisconsin, local residents and leaders have organized a public forum to give the community a platform to voice its concerns. The ...

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STEVENS POINT – Sitting on the other side of the desk as a National History Day judge was a new experience for Noah Stachovak, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The history and ...

STEVENS POINT – Portage County is inviting residents to participate in upcoming Walk & Roll audits to help identify barriers to safe pedestrian and wheelchair, bike, and stroller travel. The one-mile ...

The remnants of a Saturday night party in the yard at 2517 Center St. were still visible Sunday morning, including burnt pieces of living room furniture. About 60 people were in the yard when police ...

Johanna “Joan” Daczyk, of Plover, passed away peacefully on Feb. 15, 2025, at Dimensions Living in Stevens Point. She was 85. Joan was born May 28, 1939, in Stevens Point, the daughter of the late ...

Bernice P. Polum, née Hojnacki, age 98, of Plover, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2025, at the Portage County Health Care Center in Stevens Point, surrounded by her loving family. Bernice was ...

The FY26 Forest Fire Protection (FFP) Grant Application period is now open. You must provide your Unique Entity ID (UEI) on the Forest Fire Protection Grant Application. If you do not already have a ...

CENTRAL WISCONSIN – Mid-State Technical College has launched a new associate degree program in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) to meet growing workforce demands in ...

The art of selling has never been my strong suit. Sales was just not my bag. When I was maybe eight years old, our school had what was called a “bazaar.” Us kids were told there would be a big sale in ...