For the Metro Wire A Wisconsin Public Television documentary featuring a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior and military veteran will premiere at the university next month. “American Creed,”
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Plover Fire Chief Mark Deaver, Shankland and Deputy Chief Ken Voss in January. (Metro Wire photo)
Metro Wire Staff Assemblywoman Katrina Shankland drops off some 300 smoke detectors on Jan. 19 at the Plover Fire Department. The smoke detectors were accepted by Fire Chief
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The Plover branch library. (Metro Wire photo)
Metro Wire Staff Three branch libraries are holding special Valentine’s Day parties for all ages. Participants can make cards for their friends and for shut-in seniors via Connecting
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Joe Kinsella (second from right) received the Tina Peters Dedicated Service Award at the United Way of Portage County 2017 Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Stevens Point. Presenting the award to him were his son, Joe M. Kinsella (left); wife, Cindy (second from left); and son, Dan Kinsella (right). (Contributed)
For the Metro Wire United Way of Portage County honored dozens of volunteers and businesses for their support during the 2017 campaign at its annual Recognition Luncheon Tuesday,
Read MoreMetro Wire Staff Stevens Point next month will be broadcast into living rooms across the state. The city made this season of “Around the Corner with John McGivern”,
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Stevens Point Area Senior High in January 2018. (Metro Wire photo)
Metro Wire Staff Students at SPASH are ready to bring “Fiddler on the Roof” to the stage in February. Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in
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By Brandi Makuski Books from the Heart is returning to local elementary schools. With two decades on the books—pun intended—the program operates with the sole purpose of providing
Read MoreMetro Wire Staff Stevens Point is being featured in a national trade magazine for its arts and culture. The Municipal featured the city in its online version Jan.
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Ascension St. Michael's. (Metro Wire photo)
Metro Wire Staff Patients and visitors at Ascension St. Michael’s on Thursday got a little more than they bargained for when a fire alarm sounded shortly before 2
Read MoreMetro Wire Staff Passport to Paradise rolls out the red carpet for its 2018 event—literally. The Boys & Girls Club of Portage County and the Stevens Point Area
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