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The Metro Wire will publish a list of marriage licenses filed with the Portage County Clerk’s Office each month. Included are the municipality where the couple plans to
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Donn Behnke. (Contributed)
By Patrick Lynn STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Public Library will host longtime Stevens Point Area Senior High cross-country coach and author Donn Behnke for a talk
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The UW-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance will stage the comedy musical “Ride the Cyclone” Nov. 7-9 and 13-15. (Contributed)
By Patrick Lynn STEVENS POINT — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will stage the darkly funny and thought-provoking musical “Ride the Cyclone” this November at the Noel Fine
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Kevin Quevillon. (Contributed)
By Patrick Lynn STEVENS POINT – The Boys & Girls Club of Portage County has named Kevin Quevillon as the 2025 recipient of the Anne G. Schierl “Above
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The downtown branch of the Portage Co. Library. (Contributed)
Metro Wire Staff STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Public Library will host a presentation this month marking the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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Organizers said that Pease will not perform songs during the event but will share personal reflections from his life and career. (Contributed)
By Patrick Lynn PLOVER – The Portage County Historical Society will host a special evening of storytelling with longtime performer and educator Tom Pease on Tuesday, Nov. 18,
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For nearly 20 years, Tina and her husband, Larry Carr, have been turning their Norway Pine home into a Halloween destination. (Courtesy of the Carr Family)
By Ashley Wage Metro Wire Community Journalist PLOVER – “We’re known as the Halloween house,” said Tina Carr of Plover. “The school buses even stop out front so
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Registration opens Friday for The Dormie, which organizers say will be the first ultra marathon held in Portage County. (Contributed)
By Patrick Lynn STEVENS POINT – Registration is now open for The Dormie, which organizers say will be the first ultra marathon held in Portage County. The race
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UW-Stevens Point’s Department of Music will host concerts throughout November. (Contributed)
Metro Wire Staff STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will present a series of music concerts this November on both its Stevens Point and Marshfield campuses.
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Costumes ranged from the frightful to family-friendly, and this year, "Squid Game" and "Scooby Doo" were among the favorites in 2025. (Metro Wire photo)
By Brandi Makuski STEVENS POINT – Downtown Stevens Point was packed with ghosts, superheroes, and other costumed characters Saturday afternoon as more than 2,000 people turned out for
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