STEVENS POINT — The Portage County Historical Society will hold its fifth annual Lagers and Loggers fundraising dinner Oct. 7 at the historic Pfiffner Building. The event, the historical society’s ...

PLOVER — A Plover man is in jail after police say he admitted to grooming and having sexual contact with a juvenile he met through a Stevens Point Boy Scout pack about 15 years ago. Steven Lorang, 57, ...

STEVENS POINT — The SPASH boys soccer team will trade its usual school colors for a splash of lime green Thursday as players use their friendly rivalry with Wisconsin Rapids to put a spotlight on ...

PLOVER — Firefighters and cops from around Portage County traded their uniforms for ball caps over the weekend, meeting on the softball field for the annual Guns N’ Hoses fundraiser for local veterans ...

STEVENS POINT — Sunset Point Winery, a downtown fixture for more than a decade, will close its doors this fall, owners Kelly and Don Guay announced Monday. The winery will close at the end of the ...

Portage County is a good place to live, and most residents feel very safe living here. Even in a relatively safe community, however, a few simple habits can reduce risk and help people respond more ...

For months, Mayor Mike Wiza has made it clear that at least some Stevens Point department heads are not to speak directly with the Metro Wire. This week showed just how absurd that restriction has ...

Agnes “Aggie” Kobishop, 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Aug. 28, 2026. She was born Aug. 19, 1935, to the late Matt and Regina (Kosobucki) Glodowski. She was one of six ...