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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTAGE COUNTY – The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Portage County and surrounding areas as a dangerously cold Arctic air mass is expected to settle ...

STEVENS POINT — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a free public event on Wednesday, Jan. 22, celebrating the civil rights leader’s ...

PORTAGE COUNTY – A new initiative aims to reduce social isolation and strengthen community ties throughout Portage County this winter. The Rural Community Connections Taskforce is hosting a series of ...

STEVENS POINT – Construction on the long-anticipated reconstruction of Division and Church streets, a key segment of Business 51, is set to begin in spring 2026, Public Works Director Scott Beduhn ...

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 ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Stevens Point Area Senior High boys swim team capped off its final away meet of the conference dual season Tuesday night with a dominant 128-40 victory over Wisconsin Rapids.

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 ...