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City seeks to increase parking tickets

WAUPACA – Parking violations in the City of Waupaca may soon see an increase to parking violation fines as the city council looks into updating fine pricing. Pete Kraeger, the chief of police …

School board transparency questioned

CLINTONVILLE – Two board members questioned the transparency of the Clintonville Board of Education on its decision to choose a legal firm to represent it without conducting interviews as the …

City signs with wastewater pros

NEW LONDON – The New London Common Council approved a professional services agreement with Donohue and Associates Inc. for wastewater improvement design, funding, and bidding in the amount of …

State approves UWSP’s Sentry Hall

STEVENS POINT — The Sentry School of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will have a new home with the approval of the $98 million Sentry Hall modernization …

School district mill rate to drop

CLINTONVILLE – The Clintonville Board of Education approved a total tax levy of $10,566,508 for the 2025-26 school year at its Oct. 27 meeting, which is a decrease of $84,337 in total taxes …

Ordinance change helps repair work

WAUPACA – The Waupaca Common Council voted to change a building ordinance that would alleviate some paperwork for residents that are looking to make minor repairs. A measure was approved at the …

School board meets its new legal firm

CLINTONVILLE – Attorneys Mark Fischer and Bill Kapocious of the legal firm von Briesen & Roper virtually attended a portion of the Oct. 27 Clintonville Board of Education meeting to …

Two new hires at NLPD

NEW LONDON – New London Police Chief Josh Wilson announced two recent new hires at the New London Police Department. Griffin Flath joined the department in late October. NLPD will be his first …

Scam alert: Portage County name used in fraud

STEVENS POINT — Portage County officials are warning residents about a scam involving fake invoices that have instructions to pay “fees” on permits or application for items such as …

School board pay cut by $25 per meeting

CLINTONVILLE – Members of the Clintonville Board of Education will now receive $100 per meeting they attend instead of $125. That change in pay for the 2025-26 school year was approved by …

Sewer-use rate to increase Jan. 1

NEW LONDON – The city of New London is set to increase the fixed monthly sewer charge by $16.90 per month for all meter sizes starting Jan. 1, 2026. The New London Common Council approved the …

Mother in Amber Alert case makes court appearance

STEVENS POINT — Chelsie Lehmann, 31, made her initial appearance in Portage County Court on Oct. 27 in relation to the Amber Alert that was issued in Sept. for her missing six-year-old child. …

Rec Center student fees reset

CLINTONVILLE – Students in the Clintonville School District will now be charged $25 per year for a membership to the Clintonville Rec Center instead of $114. The Clintonville Board of Education …

Threats shut down worship service

PORTAGE COUNTY — On Nov. 1, at 2:48 p.m., the Portage County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Veteran’s Crisis Line of possible threats made against a local religious …

Bank robber busted

BEAR CREEK – Martin Muniz-Lara, 43, was arrested and charged with robbing Premier Community Bank on Oct. 17. That morning he walked into the bank, flashed a revolver and said he had a bomb in …

Calling 911

• Oct. 27 – A Waupaca man on Granite Quarry Road reported the death of an 81-year-old man. • Oct. 27 – A Tigerton man on Mud Lake Road requested an ambulance for 43-year-old …

Fatal crash in Lind

WAUPACA – Waupaca County Sheriff deputies responded to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Southwood Drive and County Trunk E in the Town of Lind on Oct. 24 at 8:44 p.m. They found the …

Simmie the friendly ghost

WAUPACA – When a business has been around long enough, you can always count on it accumulating at least one ghost story with the lore of said ghost growing with each new generation. …

Hunter becomes the hunted

WAUPACA/PORTAGE COUNTY LINE — When Tim Tautges headed to his deer stand on a crisp autumn day near the Waupaca–Portage County line, he expected to see a trophy buck. The land was a …

A haunted road ramble

WEYAUWEGA – There are two Marsh Roads in Waupaca County. One is supposedly haunted, the other is not. Both have sections of gravel and both run through woodlands. The un-haunted Marsh Road is a …

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