Moving online: the 2020 Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention
Metro Wire Staff The COVID-19 pandemic won’t stop the 2020 Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention,
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Life during the shutdown: Family turns to mask-making
By S.S. AnnMetro Wire Contributor With COVID-19 restrictions across the nation, how are local businesses
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YMCA offers extended, overnight child care for essential workers
Metro Wire Staff In response to the gap in child care services with the closure
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COVID-19 knocks out Easter events, ice show
Metro Wire Staff Several spring events operated through the city’s parks department have been canceled
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City bus riders should limit their use to ‘essential trips only’
Metro Wire Staff Central Transportation, the joint county-city public bus service, will continue offering its
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Boys & Girls Club leaders earn state recognition
Metro Wire Staff Leaders from the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County recently received
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Hey, Girl Scouts: Do you have cookies to sell? We can help!
Metro Wire Staff Hundreds of thousands of Girl Scout cookies are waiting in limbo. Girl
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Something to look forward to: April’s Lyrid meteor shower
Metro Wire Staff Otherwise known as “April’s shooting stars,” the Lyrids meteor shower takes place
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UWSP restricts public access to campus, cancels events through May
Metro Wire Staff To reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19, UW-Stevens Point has widened
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Boys & Girls Club offers to-go meals, snacks; virtual programming
Metro Wire Staff The Boys & Girls Club of Portage County plans to offer virtual
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