JUNCTION CITY — A contractor working at a two-apartment home at 659 Main St. on Friday morning alerted authorities to a fire after observing the lower unit “filling with smoke.” The fire, reported at ...

PORTAGE COUNTY– Portage County Treasurer Pam Przybelski is reminding residents that the first installment of 2024 property taxes is due by Jan. 31. Taxpayers should direct payments based on their ...

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 ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — With dangerously cold temperatures and severe wind chills expected this weekend and into next week, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and city leaders in Stevens Point are taking ...

Metro Wire Staff PINE GROVE — A 16-year-old boy from Plainfield died Sunday night in a single-vehicle crash on Harding Road near Akron Avenue in the town of ...

STEVENS POINT — The Stevens Point Women’s Club has donated hygiene products to help students in need at Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH). Club members collected more than $330 worth of personal ...

STEVENS POINT — Tyler Portzen is gearing up for his first Polar Plunge on Feb. 1. Portzen, a 20-year-old Special Olympics athlete from Plover, will take the plunge with the Stevens Point Police ...

PORTAGE COUNTY – Portage County will host two public workshops in January as part of an effort to update its 2014 Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, a key component of the Safe Streets and Roads ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) employs a large, diverse workforce throughout our state. We seek employees with a strong customer service philosophy and an attitude of helpfulness.

Ann Molski, head softball coach at Pacelli Catholic High School, has been named to the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) Hall of Fame Class of 2025. She is one of four inductees ...

PLOVER – The Humane Society of Portage County (HSPC) has announced four additional vaccination clinics after the Jan. 22 event quickly reached full capacity. The upcoming clinics will be held at the ...

PLOVER — The Village of Plover’s outdoor ice rinks at Easlan-Weslan Park are scheduled to open early next week, pending favorable weather conditions, Village Administrator Steve Kunst announced. The ...