STEVENS POINT — Portage County Judge Louis J. Molepske, Jr. has been selected as the new deputy chief judge for Wisconsin’s Ninth Judicial District. His appointment, made by Chief Judge Ann Knox-Bauer ...

Thomas J. Literski, 74, of Stevens Point, passed away peacefully at Whispering Pines on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a lengthy battle with dementia. Thomas was born March 18, 1950, to Eleanor (née ...

STEVENS POINT — The Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office will hold a Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) class on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Portage County Annex, Rooms 1 and 2. The class, taught ...

“Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country, and this world.” Sharon Salzberg I am a chief election inspector in Portage County. I also held this role during ...

PLOVER – The Hoover Ave. intersection at County Hwy. B in the village of Plover is scheduled to reopen Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, following the completion of several infrastructure improvements, ...

Jaimy Jaye Shanklin, of Nelsonville, passed away at home on Sept. 2, 2024, at the age of 58. She was born on April 25, 1966, in Racine, the daughter of the late William and Nancy (née Ward) Shanklin.

JUNCTION CITY — A local artist has contributed to a new memorial honoring the crew of a World War II aircraft shot down while supporting the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Boleslaw Kochanowski, an artist ...

The city of Stevens Point officially bid farewell to Community Development Director Ryan Kernosky during the Sept. 16 Common Council meeting. Kernosky unexpectedly stepped down from his full-time role ...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point saw increases in first-year, graduate, and overall enrollment for the 2024-25 academic year, according to data from the first day of classes. Graduate student ...

Kontos’s recent opinion column labeled “Make plans, vote early, bring friends” is clearly misleading and contains several inaccuracies. Misleading because it is not about voting but is a Tump/Vance ...

STEVENS POINT — Health officials are urging Portage County residents to be vigilant as cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, rise among both adults and children. Pertussis, a highly ...

Chad Feltz, 47, of Stevens Point, rode off into eternal life on Sept. 12, 2024. Born Nov. 3, 1976, in Stevens Point to Myron and Diane (Wayerski) Feltz, Chad grew up in the area and attended Stevens ...