City Police Lose Out on Grant; Additional Officer Spot on Hold
By Brandi Makuski Stevens Point police say adding an additional drug investigator to its force will have to wait, at least for now. City leaders approved adding a
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Junior High Students Get Jump Start on Real-World Interview Skills
By Brandi Makuski Mid-State saw an unusual brand of student roaming its halls on Friday — a group of young teens from Ben Franklin Jr. High, clad in
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Several New Candidates for County Races
Metro Wire Staff The Portage Co. Board of Supervisors will see a drastic change in its membership come April, as nearly one-third of the board’s long-time incumbents have
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Councilwoman Requests Change in Appointment Procedure
By Brandi Makuski The position of mayor could soon lose some of its authority if a new measure is approved next week. In an ordinance amendment proposed by
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Metro Wire Staff Stevens Point police are looking for a man suspected of stealing a woman’s purse and fraudulently spending money from her checking account. The purse contained
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City to hear multi-building proposal for Lullabye site
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Only One of Five Council Races Contested
Help support locally-owned news by donating today! Metro Wire Staff Of the five City Council seats up for reelection in spring, only one is being challenged. Two-year representative
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County’s EM Director Resigns, Rescinds, Resigns Again
Help support locally-owned news by donating today! By Brandi Makuski Portage Co. Emergency Management Director Joe Brandt has resigned from his position. Twice. In a Brett Farve-esque move,
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Plover Library Closed for Heating Repair
By Brandi Makuski The Plover branch of the Portage Co. Library has unexpectedly closed for repairs to the building’s heating system. Library director Larry Oathout said the library,
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Department Honors Original Police Chaplains
By Brandi Makuski Of the hundreds of details Stevens Point police had to attend during their move into its new Michigan Ave. headquarters, they say one of them
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