Hope Center provides hot meals

The chef at the Salvation Army Hope Center in Stevens Point prepares free hot meals to go..Submitted Photo

Three meals per day offered in Stevens Point

Felony cases prosecuted in 2024

Crime in local communities

Waupaca 2024 highlights

Waupaca County Sheriff Tim Wilz presents a life-saving medal to Deputy Steven Long in January 2024.

Remembering a year of controversies, business openings. local people

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Bar owners call for police dept. closure

IOLA – The need for a police department in Iola has been questioned by audience members at recent village meetings, starting with a village board meeting on Jan. 14 where bar owners within the …

Homeless students in school district

IOLA-SCANDINAVIA – Pupil services were on hand at the March 10 Iola-Scandinavia School Board meeting to discuss homelessness and how it is addressed in the district. Kimberlisa Przychocki, the …

Clintonville: two candidates for D-4 seat

CLINTONVILLE – Former common council member Jeannie Schley and current common council member Tom Lederer are both running for the Clintonville Common Council seat in the April 1 election to …

Arts Hub celebrates anniversary

WAUPACA – The Waupaca Community Arts Hub, a program of the Waupaca Community Arts Board, is celebrating its fourth anniversary. Originally the group offered a small selection of music and art …

Clintonville school board election

CLINTONVILLE –In what started as seven candidates vying for two seats on the Clintonville Board of Education, four will face-off on the April 1 ballot of the spring election. Board members up …

Dwight Shanak, operator of the powerhouse on the Manawa dam, explained to the city that the dam was timber crib dam, built similar to a log cabin and filled with rock and concrete. An underflow formed underneath the dam and Shanak said the dam’s lifespan ran out 50 years ago.
Emily Doud Photo.

Dam operator meets with city

MANAWA – The City of Manawa sat down March 12 with Wiscons8, LLC, the operator of the Manawa dam prior to its demise last July, and began a conversation on moving forward. There are three …

New Dublin’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Parade Grand Marshals are New London Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director April Kopitzke and New London City Administrator Chad Hoerth.
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Parade Grand Marshals lean on each other

NEW LONDON – The Shamrock Club of New Dublin’s 2025 Parade Grand Marshals are two peas in a pod. New London Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director April Kopitzke and New London City …

Jeffrery Schlueter retired from the New London Police Department on March 14 after serving 29 years, the last 15 as police chief.
John Faucher photo

Schlueter says ‘farewell’ after 29 years

NEW LONDON – After 29 years of serving the city of New London as a member of the New London Police Department, the last 15 years as police chief, Jeffrey Schlueter officially retired from the …

Made-in-Point book gets NYT review

STEVENS POINT—University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Cornerstone Press recently published Bob Johnson’s short story collection, “The Continental Divide,” and it …

MREA drops Energy Fair

CUSTER— The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) announced that it will not host the Energy Fair in 2025 due to rising costs and declining participation. The MREA and its board of …

Amherst man shot, another arrested

AMHERST—On March 16 at 8:07 p.m., an argument broke out on 320 Mill St. and turned physical. During the altercation, a 43-year-old Amherst man, identified as Ryan Wojtalewicz, sustained a …

Wega election: four incumbents, all unopposed

WEYAUWEGA – The ballot for the April 1 election for Weyauwega’s city government is very uninteresting. There are four candidates up for reelection: Mayor Rich Luedke, Shani Appleby …

The paranormal thriller “Aberration” was filmed in Waupaca with many scenes shot at the Expo Center and at Waupaca High School. Throughout the film there are many Waupaca landmarks and signs in the background.
James Card Photo.

Waupaca in the movies

WAUPACA – “This is a quiet town and I want to keep it that way!” said Waupaca Chief of Police Howard Dixon as he investigated a possible murder at Waupaca High School. It appeared …

Local SWAT teams honored

WAUPACA/PORTAGE COUNTIES – On Tuesday, March 11, tactical teams from the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, Stevens Point Police Department, Marathon County Sheriff’s Office and …

Calling 911

• March 10 – A Clintonville woman on Cass Road reported a suspicious blue car. A male inside said he needed help but it was unclear what kind of help was needed. • March 10 –A …