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Crying in the parking lot

STEVENS POINT—Former volunteers and employees of the Humane Society of Portage County (HSPC) have come forward to share their experiences from 1993 to 2025. Their stories speak of alleged …

Lombardi in pine

MANAWA – A local chainsaw artist Ben Buschke was recently commissioned to create a statue of Vince Lombardi ahead of the NFL draft in Green Bay. He was asked to create a statue of Vince …

SHINE on you community-made artwork

WAUPACA – A community art project that started in 2022 is now installed at Rotary Riverview Park. It is composed of four heavy-metal panels with a geometric pattern of squares and diamonds and …

Cross country by plane

WAUPACA – That time after high school can be overwhelming when faced with making a decision that will affect the future. For two Waupaca County residents the decision was simple, they took to …

New CCO at the Foundry

WAUPACA – The Waupaca Foundry appointed Steven Wasil as its new Chief Commercial Officer. He has over 30 years of leadership experience in the steel, stainless, and specialty alloys industries. …

Rapist gets 10 years

STEVENS POINT – Portage County District Attorney Cass Cousins announced that Andrew Ostrowski, 45, formerly residing in Stevens Point, will now be spending the next ten years in prison after …

Activities director resigns

CLINTONVILLE – Shaun Liesch, the activities director for the Clintonville School District, is resigning from the position, effective June 30. The Clintonville Board of Education accepted …

An Adirondack chair mystery

WAUPACA – There are two large Adirondack chairs at Upper Lime Kiln Park that seemed to have appeared out of thin air. One day they were just there leaving people wondering where did they come …

Doubling down on yurts

WEYAUWEGA – At the May 19 W-F school board meeting, the main discussion was around a unique solution to ease the Fremont STEM Academy’s growing pains. The school-within-a-school resides …

Getting stronger: gym upgrades

NEW LONDON – While fundraising continues for the Randy Marsh Strength and Conditioning Center upgrades in the New London School District, the New London Board of Education approved moving …

District approves employee health insurance

CLINTONVILLE – Employees of the Clintonville School District will have the choice between a broad and a focused health insurance plan for the 2025-26 school year. The Clintonville Board of …

Graduating senior, debut author

SCANDINAVIA – Sienna Timm is graduating from Waupaca High School in a few days and she will be graduating as a published author. Her first novel was released on April 12. The Scandinavia …

District predicting balanced 2025-26 budget

NEW LONDON – The New London Board of Education was informed at its April 30 meeting that the preliminary budget for the 2025-26 school year is a balanced budget. During the budget presentation, …

District needs a garage

CLINTONVILLE – The Clintonville School District is currently in the process of preparing to build a maintenance and storage garage for the district’s vehicles. Clintonville Superintendent …

Stevens Point Police Report

• May 9 – A man came to the Stevens Point Police Department to report social security fraud. • May 9 – A male who did not want to identify himself fell off his bike and was …

Calling 911

• May 12 –MDR Manufacturing in Scandinavia reported a burglary. Brad turnings were stolen from an unlocked storage shed. • May 12 –An anonymous caller reported a suspicious …

War dog immortalized

KING –There is a new life-sized statue of a dog at the Wisconsin Veterans Home. It’s located next to the commandant’s house and near the sidewalk that overlooks Rainbow Lake. …

WAUPACA – On May 10 the Chain O’ Lakes Conservation Club met for their annual clean-up day and they dedicated the rifle range to former club president Craig Bailey who passed away last …

UWSP student arrested for child porn

STEVENS POINT—Durand J. Peterson, 19, was arrested for three counts of Possession of Child Pornography. On April 30, Peterson appeared to the bond hearing by video while in custody. At this …

War truck returns home

CLINTONVILLE – The FWD Seagrave Museum received an intact and running WWII artillery truck from the Netherlands in late April. The truck was built in 1945 by FWD (Four Wheel Drive) Corporation …

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