Amherst News

Amherst Fair was fast and fun! I hope everyone had a good time. Thank you to Corriente Vet , the International Bank of Amherst and Premium Brands for bidding on my pig.

Local school districts are installing solar panels, switching to energy-efficient lighting and setting energy reduction goals this year to help conserve energy in a time of unexpected spikes in fuel and heating ...

The Portage County Sheriff's Department is offering a Hunter Safety Course beginning Aug.

AMHERST -- If you heard Sandy Queen when she was here in April, you heard her message of 'Lighten Up!: Maximizing Health with Humor.' Come hear her again at 7 p.m. Friday at the Lettie W. Jensen Community ...

AMHERST -- Parades, entertainment, food and destruction are just some of the reasons people head to the Amherst Fair.

Authorities say residents of both Wood and Portage counties began receiving calls this week claiming credit union accounts are closed.

Mr. Eugene Iwanski, 81, of King, passed away Monday, July 14, 2008, at Wisconsin Veterans Home-Ainsworth Hall.

Inside an Amherst stable is a horse of many talents. Rhia, 9, a black Morgan, can kiss, hug, fetch, stand still, pray, get her owners a beverage from the cooler, paint and even is learning the Texas Two-Step. ...

Acoustic Fest is going global - this year's musical headliner, Tommy O'Sullivan, hails from Dingle, Ireland.

A 24-year-old Amherst man arrested in connection to a stabbing last month in Stevens Point was released from jail Tuesday after making an initial court appearance.

Center Point Chorus of Sweet Adelines will perform during the Relay for Life of Portage County scheduled July 25 at the Amherst High School track field.

Garden Parade tickets available Garden Parade 2008 will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 25 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 26 at locations in Portage County.

More than 90 graduating seniors at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point received the Chancellor's Leadership Award at a spring ceremony.

It has cost Portage County $26,000 to clean up a failed road repair job at Lake Emily Park in the town of Amherst, according to the county's highway department.

By Nathan Vine Central Wisconsin Sunday AMHERST -- Troy Piotrowski seems to have found the answer for turkey hunters, and he's getting ready to bring it to the masses.

Tonight's Suds Club featured beer is Central Waters Ouisconsing Red Ale. Published June 25, 2008 at 3:42 p.m. Tags: the bomb shelter , suds club , schlitz As I mentioned last week, the new Bomb Shelter opened ...

Cal Thomas really enjoys beating up Americans. We don't honor his god enough, we don't work hard enough and we don't enforce the law.

The winning artwork of the statewide 2008 Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest is on display at the Oshkosh Public Museum to Sunday.

AMHERST JUNCTION -- Last summer, it was the dry weather. This year, the record high fuel prices and salmonella outbreak in tomatoes have farmers on edge.

After terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in 2001, schools and municipalities in central Wisconsin began looking into terrorism insurance.