STEVENS POINT – Mayor Mike Wiza has declared a snow emergency for the city beginning at noon Saturday as forecasters predict up to 7 inches of snow over the next 32 hours. The emergency, which will ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Officials in Stevens Point and Plover have declared snow emergencies ahead of a winter storm expected to bring up to 7 inches of snow beginning Saturday. In Stevens Point, the ...

PLOVER — A $500,000 donation from Sentry Insurance is propelling the construction of 12 new pickleball courts and an adjacent parking lot at Lake Pacawa Park. The project is part of the park’s third ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a winter weather advisory for central Wisconsin, warning of potentially hazardous travel conditions as snow moves into the region ...

PLOVER – The Portage County Public Library’s Plover branch is offering a free watercolor class for adults on Feb. 12, with sessions at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the library, 2151 Roosevelt Drive. The ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Stevens Point Area Senior High clinched the 2025 Wisconsin Valley Conference boys swimming championship Thursday night, winning the conference meet with 430 points. Marshfield ...

Cheryl L. Carpenter, 76, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, died Jan. 29, 2025, at Northwestern Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois, surrounded by family. Cheryl was born June 7, 1948, in Stevens Point to ...

TOWN OF PLOVER – Three people were injured Thursday morning when a pickup truck struck a tree on an ice-covered stretch of Highway 54, according to the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and ...

Pierrette Louise Denise Strong, 87, of Plover, died on Jan. 23, 2025, surrounded by family. She was born Dec. 29, 1937, in Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France, to Edouard and Jeanne (née Royau-LaTour) Dupuy.

TOWN OF PLOVER – Three people were injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning after a pickup truck struck a tree on an ice-covered stretch of Highway 54, according to the Portage County ...

At the February Business Improvement District meeting, chair Brian Cummins named 2025 “the year of action” for the BID. This month, the BID discussed new projects on Feb. 3, including board updates, ...

STEVENS POINT — PROCESS, a downtown Stevens Point business, has been awarded a $30,000 enhancement grant from American Express and Main Street America, marking the second consecutive year the store ...