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Local news for Amherst, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

11 hrs ago | WisInfo

Letter: Amherst Fair was fun

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.

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Related Topix: Plover, WI, Rosholt, WI

Tue Jul 22, 2008

WisInfo

Local schools focus on efficiency

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 ...

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Related Topix: University of Massachusetts System, Amherst (University of Massachusetts System), Education Etc., Scandinavia, WI

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Stevens Point Journal

Portage County offers hunter safety course

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

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Related Topix: Portage County, WI

Thu Jul 17, 2008

WisInfo

Go! Best bet: Sandy Queen returns to Amherst

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 ...

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WisInfo

Community eagerly awaits Amherst Fair

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

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Stevens Point, WI

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Stevens Point Journal

Bulls Eye Credit Union customers hit with scam

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

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Related Topix: Portage County, WI, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Wood County, WI, Stevens Point, WI

Tue Jul 15, 2008

WisInfo

Eugene Iwanski

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

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Related Topix: King, WI, Wisconsin, Pewaukee, WI, Plover, WI

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Talented animal provides therapy, too

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. ...

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Health

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

Tommy O'Sullivan is flying in from Ireland to headline Acoustic Fest. Submitted

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

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Kewaunee, WI, Appleton Metro, Oshkosh, WI

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Stevens Point Journal

Man released from jail

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.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, Portage County, WI

Tue Jul 08, 2008

WisInfo

Sweet Adelines seek singers for Relay for Life

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.

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Related Topix: Portage County, WI

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WisInfo

Coming up

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.

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Related Topix: Events, Stevens Point, WI, Plover, WI, Home Gardening, Home, Portage County, WI

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WisInfo

Campus news

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

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Related Topix: Custer, WI, Stevens Point, WI, Plover, WI

Thu Jul 03, 2008

WisInfo

Lake Emily cleanup bill reaches $26,000

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.

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Related Topix: Portage County, WI

Sun Jun 29, 2008

WisInfo

Locally Owned: Innovative decoy brings in the toms

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.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

OnMilwaukee

Join the (beer) club

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 ...

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Wed Jun 25, 2008

WisInfo

COLUMN: There's plenty of entrepreneurial spirit

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.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Woodward Governor, Electronics

Tue Jun 24, 2008

WisInfo

Amherst student's art third in contest

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

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Related Topix: Winter, WI, Appleton Metro, Oshkosh, WI, Painting, Arts, Brookfield, WI

Mon Jun 23, 2008

WisInfo

Brunch fosters dairy appreciation

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.

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Related Topix: Portage County, WI, Amherst Junction, WI, Bancroft, WI

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Local towns insured against terrorism

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

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Related Topix: Marshfield, WI, Haugen, WI, Wisconsin, Education Etc.

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