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DA’s office still considering charges in confrontation at June BLM protest
Future plans for the Fox comes to finance committee
New business brings touch of the South to downtown

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No injuries in Friday night car fire

No injuries in Friday night car fire

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 editor1

DA’s office still considering charges in confrontation at June BLM protest

DA’s office still considering charges in confrontation at June BLM protest

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 editor1

Future plans for the Fox comes to finance committee

Future plans for the Fox comes to finance committee

August 7, 2020 editor1

New business brings touch of the South to downtown

New business brings touch of the South to downtown

August 6, 2020 editor1

Voelker formally charged with child sex assault

Voelker formally charged with child sex assault

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 editor1

Group says it seeks ‘good communication’ with village board

Group says it seeks ‘good communication’ with village board

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 editor1

UPDATE: Public hearing on charges against firefighter to be held ‘as soon as possible’

UPDATE: Public hearing on charges against firefighter to be held ‘as soon as possible’

August 5, 2020 editor1

Developing: City firefighter placed on leave, faces public termination hearing

Developing: City firefighter placed on leave, faces public termination hearing

August 4, 2020August 5, 2020 editor1

Grow Solar Central Wisconsin hits first group discount goal

Grow Solar Central Wisconsin hits first group discount goal

August 5, 2020 editor1

Three local start-ups join, offer ‘alcohol alternative beverage kit’

Three local start-ups join, offer ‘alcohol alternative beverage kit’

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 editor1

New UWSP students get tech grants this fall, thanks to CARES Act

New UWSP students get tech grants this fall, thanks to CARES Act

July 30, 2020 editor1

Registration opens for engineering, manufacturing camps

Registration opens for engineering, manufacturing camps

July 26, 2020 editor1

Community

Town hall-style meeting scheduled on community’s COVID response

Town hall-style meeting scheduled on community’s COVID response

August 7, 2020 editor1

Library to hold StoryWalk events through August

Library to hold StoryWalk events through August

August 6, 2020 editor1

Downtown’s Transit Stage lines up live entertainment

Arts & Culture Community

Downtown’s Transit Stage lines up live entertainment

August 6, 2020 editor1

City seeks local photos for 2021 budget cover

City seeks local photos for 2021 budget cover

August 5, 2020 editor1

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Man held on $10K cash bond following child sex allegation

Portage Co. Courts

Man held on $10K cash bond following child sex allegation

August 3, 2020August 6, 2020 editor1

By Brandi Makuski A Plover man faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted

Woman sent to prison for $700,000 Rettler embezzlement

Portage Co. Courts

Woman sent to prison for $700,000 Rettler embezzlement

July 30, 2020August 6, 2020 editor1

Plover woman formally charged following pursuit, crash into backyard

Portage Co. Courts

Plover woman formally charged following pursuit, crash into backyard

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020 editor1

Two additional charges pending in bizarre stalking case

Portage Co. Courts

Two additional charges pending in bizarre stalking case

July 15, 2020July 19, 2020 editor1

ObituariesView All

Arnold L. “Baldy” Olds, 78

Arnold L. “Baldy” Olds, 78

Dominic (Dom) Victor Sosnowski

Dominic (Dom) Victor Sosnowski

Linda Ann Cook (née Hansen)

Linda Ann Cook (née Hansen)

Todd Tyler Bartz, 56

Todd Tyler Bartz, 56

Frank C. Mancl, 75

Frank C. Mancl, 75

Gene D. Frost, 72

Gene D. Frost, 72

Dennis O’Brien, 62

Dennis O’Brien, 62

Margaret “Marge” A. Ostrowski, 72

Margaret “Marge” A. Ostrowski, 72

OpinionView All

Column: Civil discourse is not dead in America; But it is on a ventilator, and we’re fresh out of hydroxychloroquine

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 editor1

By Dan Kontos When the Point/Plover Metro Wire put out the call for “columnists with

Letter: Town against countywide mask ordinance

Letter: Town against countywide mask ordinance

July 24, 2020 editor1

Column: Together, we can keep neighbors and community safe

Column: Together, we can keep neighbors and community safe

July 20, 2020 editor1

Plover/WhitingView All

Second of three planned EMS open houses canceled

Community Plover/Whiting

Second of three planned EMS open houses canceled

August 4, 2020August 5, 2020 editor1

By Patrick Lynn An open house scheduled for Aug. 11 at the Plover Fire Department

New land trust office to hold open house

Arts & Culture Community Plover/Whiting

New land trust office to hold open house

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 editor1

Whiting Crossing section of Green Circle completed

Whiting Crossing section of Green Circle completed

July 21, 2020July 26, 2020 editor1

Peddlers Collective is an antiquer’s dream come true

Peddlers Collective is an antiquer’s dream come true

July 3, 2020July 6, 2020 editor1

Police & FireView All

Blotter: Domestic abuse, found ammo, kids out late

August 6, 2020 editor1

August 3 Theft: A 36-year-old man was cited for retail theft from the 5300 block

New ballistic vest delivered for SPPD’s K9 Barry

August 5, 2020 editor1

Blotter: Trespassers in the park, people sleeping on sidewalks, more…

August 3, 2020 editor1

Community Police & Fire

Sheriff Mike Lukas releases statement on Evers’ order

July 31, 2020August 2, 2020 editor1

County hires new dispatcher; comm center now fully staffed

July 29, 2020 editor1

From the Archives…

Shoe Column: The story of Wil ‘One L’ Nichol

June 9, 2018June 10, 2018 editor1

CVB will relocate to downtown Stevens Point

June 11, 2020 editor1

School district receives state safety grant

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 editor1

Police & Sheriff calls, Feb. 5

February 6, 2020 editor1

Fumiko Yabe Saito, 95

January 31, 2019 editor1

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture Community

Downtown’s Transit Stage lines up live entertainment

August 6, 2020 editor1

Arts & Culture Community Plover/Whiting

New land trust office to hold open house

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 editor1

Arts & Culture Community

No intercollegiate sports at some campuses this year

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 editor1

Arts & Culture Community

Riverfront Arts Center announces new exhibit

July 8, 2020 editor1

State Briefs

Community State Briefs

WisDOT: Make sure you have the right ID for voting

July 27, 2020 editor1

Evers announces more cuts to state agencies due to COVID

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 editor1

Community State Briefs

DMV offers information on obtaining an ID to vote

July 20, 2020 editor1

State’s largest teacher’s union urges Evers to keep schools online

July 20, 2020 editor1

ICYMI

Ascension honors locals for quality of life work

May 9, 2019May 13, 2019 editor1

ICYMI Police & Fire

Convicted sex offender released next week

May 3, 2019May 8, 2019 editor1

ICYMI Plover/Whiting

VIDEO: April 18 flooding across Point, Plover

April 19, 2019April 30, 2019 editor1

Plover: No flood evacuations have been issued

April 18, 2019April 20, 2019 editor1

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