Manawa enters agreement on dam

The shore on the Sturm Memorial Public Library is continuing to erode and will need to be stabilized before any potential spring run-off..Emily Conroy Photo

City and town to work to together

Hope Center provides hot meals

The chef at the Salvation Army Hope Center in Stevens Point prepares free hot meals to go..Submitted Photo

Three meals per day offered in Stevens Point

Felony cases prosecuted in 2024

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Waupaca County Sheriff Tim Wilz presents a life-saving medal to Deputy Steven Long in January 2024.

Waupaca 2024 highlights

Remembering a year of controversies, business openings. local people

Waupaca Police Chief Brian Hoelzel is set to retire..Robert Cloud Poto

Hoelzel to retire as police chief

He has served Waupaca for 30 years

A conditional use grant request for the development of apartments and retail space at 310 W. Wolf River Ave. was approved by the New London Plan Commission..Rendering by McMahon Engineering/Architects

New London considers mult-use project

Development planned for retail space, apartments

Fatal crash in Waupaca County

Driver killed, passenger airlifted for injuries

Ava Johnson (left) is Miss Teen Rodeo Wisconsin and Ashley Johnson is the future 2025 Miss Rodeo Wisconsin. The sisters will travel throughout the state this upcoming year as ambassadors of rodeo and the agriculture industry. .James Card Photo

Hometown rodeo queens

Weyauwega sisters serve as rodeo ambassadors

The view from Jason Bessette's house has changed since the dam breach last July..Emily Doud Photo

Waterfront residents want to save dam

Group seeks more communications with city of Manawa

Dellwood Childcare Center in clintonville received a four-star rating..File Photo

Dellwood Child Care gets four stars

Dellwood Child Care opened Sept. 1, 2020, and was first evaluated on Dec. 31 of that year, when it received a three-star rating

Portage County Solid Waste says wrapping paper is not recyclable. When a tree is made into paper, the fibers are very long. Each time the paper gets recycled the fibers get shorter and shorter. The smallest fibers get made into things like wrapping and tissues papers and very little gets recovered during the recycling process. It's cheaper, and more environmentally friendly to toss the dry crumpled paper into your trash bin vs. the paper mill throwing out wet heavy mush..Contributed Photo

Holiday recycling, disposal

Portage County Solid Waste director offers advice

A rendering of what the proposed beer garden would look like at the intersection of Wolf River Avenue and Smith Street. The New London Common Council was scheduled to act on a developer's agreement for the proposed beer garden at its Dec. 17 meeting. .Courtesy city of New London

Committee approves beer garden

New London development project recommended

Marci Reynolds, a former nurse, was one of many speakers at a public forum held at the Waupaca Recreation Center on Dec. 14. The goal of the forum was to discuss and hopefully keep the ThedaCare-Waupaca Labor and Delivery Unit from closing. .James Card Photo.

Waupaca nears maternity desert

Residents object to OB closure

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Hortonville, Mueller outduels Oshkosh North, Mitchell

A thriller between the Hortonville Polar Bears and a visiting Oshkosh North Spartans broke out on Friday, Jan 10. as they battled for position in the Fox Valley Association standings. The …

Truckers suffer home defeat against Marinette

The Truckers could not keep on the pressure as they fell against Marinette on Jan. 9 at home. The Truckers took a 30- 29 point lead at halftime, but Marinette took over in the second half. …

Wolves come up short against Shiocton

What looked at first like a blowout turned out to be a close game that went down to the wire. The Manawa girls’ basketball team trailed Shiocton by double digits for most of its Central …

MANAWA - It was a chance for the Manawa boys' basketball team to win its first Central Wisconsin Conference-East game..It was also a chance for Shiocton to move up in the standings..The Wolves will have to wait longer for their first conference win, as they ended up on the short end of a 66-41 score on Jan. 10..Manawa trailed 34-21 at halftime and never got any closer in the second half..Manawa's Brady Jaeckle led all players with 18 points, and Brayden Zielke added 10 for the Wolves..Brett Singler, Kyle Bergsbaken, and Elijah Jorgensen led four Shiocton players in double figures with 14 points each, while Connor Bergsbaken added 11.

Chiefs take care of Manawa boys

It was a chance for the Manawa boys’ basketball team to win its first Central Wisconsin Conference-East game. It was also a chance for Shiocton to move up in the standings. …

Animal Haven downsizing

Animal Haven is downsizing and will no longer be a zoo. They are relocating all of their exotic animals. They will keep some farm animals, various hooved animals like this llama, birds and tortoises..James Card Photo

Some animals to remain in Weyauwega

New London Barbers cuts across generations

Staff at New London Barbers from left FRONT: former owners of Curt’s Barber and Beauty, Curt and Marilyn Sommer; BACK: Jackie Thompson, Sue Wilhite, Ellen Hackbarth, Karin Ison, Valerie Kudick and Kristin Sonheim. Not pictured is Louise Kabe who recently retired..John Faucher Photo.

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