Custer News

Ron Landowski arrived at Pfiffner Pioneer Park around 1 p.m. Saturday to garner a coveted spot to witness the festival's fireworks that night.

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

A husband and wife from Custer died in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night on Highway B and Town Line Road in the Town of Stockton.

A man called 9-1-1 saying he would shoot any police officer who came to the door.

With high gas and energy prices hitting everyone's wallets hard, many people are looking for alternatives.

Sure, you can eat local foods, ride your bike and support environmentally sensitive businesses, but how do you lessen the carbon footprint of your home? This weekend the 19th annual Energy Fair, sponsored by ...

The movement toward sustainable municipalities must be driven by people, not governments, the keynote speaker at the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair said Sunday.

With growing concerns about global warming and higher fuel prices, the desire to be 'green' continues to increase -- and central Wisconsin is moving in the right direction, said the executive director of the ...

Wausau's Commission for a Greener Tomorrow on Saturday will provide a bus to those who wish to attend the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's 19th annual Energy Fair in Custer, east of Stevens Point.

For Douglas Cottrell Jr. of Edgar, the alternative energy movement is more about doing something good for the planet than about cutting his fuel costs.

The buzz-phrase 'going green' takes center stage this week in central Wisconsin.

More than 200 workshops and exhibits. Live entertainment and a green home pavilion.

A bus is being provided by Wausau's Commission for a Greener Tomorrow for anybody who wishes to go to the 19th Midwest Renewable Energy Association Fair from Friday to Sunday in Custer.

Not everyone who attends the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's 2008 Energy Fair next weekend in Custer will come away ready to install solar panels on their bicycles or convert their vehicles to run ...

Operating while suspended: Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, a 49-year-old Custer man was cited for operating a motor vehicle while suspended near the intersection of Fremont Street and Lincoln Avenue.

Franz 'Frank' Hackl, 83, of 3659 Bentley Road, Custer, passed away May 28, 2008, at the Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca.

“It's not a financial need ...we're just not able to travel so much anymore.”

If the pastoral plan went into effect ... * St. James in Amherst would be the main parish center with St. via Stevens Point Journal

Theresa A. Wroblewski, 86, formerly of Shawano, entered into eternal life Tuesday morning, April 22, 2008, at North Haven Assisted Living Center in Stevens Point, while under the care of Ministry Hospice. via WisInfo

Vandalism: Around 8 a.m. Friday, a sheriff's deputy was dispatched to the St. Clare Convent, 7381 Church Street, Custer, for a report that a substance appearing to be fecal matter had been smeared on the rear ... via Stevens Point Journal

“But now we hope to have more buses like this in the future.”

With the Earth Day Celebration just around the corner, St. Cloud is doing what it can to become more eco-friendly. The kick off event for celebrations is a St. via University Chronicle