STEVENS POINT – A Wisconsin Rapids man has been found guilty in the 2022 fentanyl overdose deaths of a pregnant woman and her unborn child. A Portage County jury last week convicted Laron Thomas, 38, ...

TOWN OF HULL – Fire Chief Ken Sadogierski has announced plans to step down from his role leading the Town of Hull Fire Department after eight years.

STEVENS POINT – Visitors to Portage County parks over Labor Day weekend will have a chance to get up close with some of Wisconsin’s raptors during a series of Birds of Prey presentations featuring ...

STEVENS POINT – Mid-State Technical College has announced a new partnership with County Materials Corporation, which has pledged $200,000 to support the Wayne H. Bushman Advanced Manufacturing, ...

STEVENS POINT – City crews will begin pavement maintenance on several streets over the next two weeks as part of the 2025 Pavement Maintenance Program, the public works department announced on Monday.

PORTAGE COUNTY – As summer programs wind down, the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County has been packing in field trips, games, and hands-on projects for local youth. In recent weeks, Berard, Schierl, ...

Forecasters said rain amounts are now expected to range between a half inch and 1 inch in most locations through late tonight, though some areas could see totals of more than 1½ inches if storms ...

Mary J. Duecker, 90, of Plover, died Aug. 9, 2025, while under the care of Heartland Hospice, in the company of her husband.

STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance has unveiled its 2025-26 season, themed “Life, Longing and Legacy.” The lineup explores those ideas through ...

People of Portage County: ‘Mocktails with a mission,’ as Kayla Wellbrock stirs things up in Stevens Point ...

The building is named after Ruth Gilfry, Portage County’s first public health nurse.

Proceeds from the sale fund scholarships and grants for nonprofit groups in Portage County that support students and seniors.