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STEVENS POINT — Downtown Stevens Point and the Portage County Business Council welcomed Retro Central, a vintage clothing store, to the community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 17. Owner John ...

STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Public Library will host a program on making fermented beverages at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at CREATE Portage County’s IDEA Center, 1039B Ellis St. The event, led by ...

Antoinette Olszewski, 88, of Stevens Point, died March 15, 2025, at St. Michael’s Hospital after a two-year battle with colon cancer, with her family at her side. A Mass of Christian burial will be ...

STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point city clerk’s office has canceled a scheduled return visit to Willow Brooke Point on March 20, according to emails sent on March 14. The cancellations affect visits ...

ALMOND – A registered sex offender is set to be released in Portage County later this month, according to the sheriff’s office. James P. Poblitz, 42, will be released on or before March 28 and will ...

Michael “Mike” Mrozek, 71, of Stevens Point, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at home, surrounded by family as they shared stories and memories while listening to his favorite music. Mike wanted to be ...

PLOVER, Wis. – The Plover Fire Department recognized three of its own with promotions during the March 5 village board meeting, highlighting their dedication and leadership within the department. Fire ...

Joyce Dian Sheppard (née Beilke), affectionately known as Dian, died March 14, 2025, in Plover at the age of 81. She was born Aug. 20, 1943, in Mendin, Louisiana, to Karl Beilke and Joy Mouser. Dian ...

Oops: Deputies responded to Jackson Ave. and Prairie Dr. at 12:52 a.m. when a 19-year-old man, who said he pulled into a field in an attempt to turn around, got his ...

AMHERST — The quiet streets of Amherst became the backdrop for one of the most intense law enforcement operations in recent Portage County history as officers surrounded a home on Mill Street last ...

I’ve lived in the same Stevens Point neighborhood my whole life. My house was almost directly across from the water tower. As a young kid growing up, the center of my world was Lincoln School. Lincoln ...