STEVENS POINT — A partnership between the City of Stevens Point and local nonprofit Door2Dreams, Inc. is moving forward on a neighborhood designed to give adults with intellectual and developmental ...

STEVENS POINT — The Stevens Point Fire Department will host its second consecutive community open house on Saturday, Oct. 18, following a successful return of the event last year after a decades-long ...

STEVENS POINT — Two public input sessions are scheduled this week as Stevens Point continues a comprehensive rewrite of its zoning code for the first time in nearly 50 years. Residents living near the ...

PLOVER – The Humane Society of Portage County is asking for help after reaching what staff say is the highest animal population in 18 years. The shelter currently houses 250 animals — including 230 ...

STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Business Council will host its annual Wines of the World fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 7, at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center. The event, scheduled from 6–9 ...

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 marry, and their wedding date. ...

STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host a public lecture examining the significance of saying goodbye. Dr. Scott Davison, emeritus professor of philosophy at Morehead State ...

PLOVER — The Food + Farm Exploration Center will celebrate National Mashed Potato Day with a family-friendly event on Oct. 18. The celebration runs from noon to 4 p.m. at the center, 3400 Innovation ...

Scrape: A 47-year-old man called police to Sentry, 1800 North Point Dr., at 9:58 a.m. to report a scrape and dent on his vehicle. Anybody would be mad: A 71-year-old man called police to the 2900 ...

STEVENS POINT – For the second year in a row, Fairchild Systems has been recognized as one of the nation’s top pallet rack dealers. The Stevens Point division of Fairchild Equipment was named a 2024 ...

PLOVER – As Stevens Point wrestles with visible homelessness, neighboring Plover has not experienced the same problem—and Plover’s police chief says that isn’t by accident. Chief Ryan Fox said the ...

PLOVER — The Portage County Historical Society has earned Wisconsin’s highest honor for local history organizations. The Wisconsin Historical Society presented the 2025 Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy to ...