Stevens Point News

Democratic lawmakers want an investigation into whether Republican Scott Walker's gubernatorial campaign violated a law that bans fundraising in state buildings.

In the aftermath of a failed $23.1 million referendum for Stevens Point schools, at least 30 people -- principals, district employees, parents and citizens -- attended the School Board meeting Monday.

Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

The Zonta Club of Stevens Point will be holding a Used Book Sale on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at the Center Point Market Place.

At large gatherings of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, they stand up and stand out -- when rising for acknowledgment, as the number of World War II veterans is increasingly dwindling.

Cultures were connected Saturday at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point at the ninth annual Taste of Toj Roob - The Mountains.

The Stevens Point city attorney is requesting the city deny a claim it stunted the growth of CenterPoint MarketPlace.

Operating while intoxicated: At 3:17 a.m. Monday near State Highway 54, east of Barth Lane, a 54-year-old Glendale man was cited for operating while intoxicated after he passed a driveway he was going to enter, went into the ditch, struck a wire fence, continued south and struck a tree.

"A Family Portrait: Gender Roles and Generation Gaps" is the theme for the ninth annual "Taste of Toj Roob -- the Mountains" event from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

The seven-member board sets the state's hunting, fishing and conservation policies.

It's an issue that has a lot of hunters talking. Nearly 150 hunters showed up in Stevens Point Tuesday night to weigh in on a proposal to make next year's gun-deer season longer.

STEVENS POINT -- Delta Dental of Wisconsin, a Stevens Point-based dental benefits provider, is donating $240,000 a year for the next two years to a statewide program aimed at preventative dental care for children.

Early Saturday morning, Mike Whitaker awoke to his wife, Nicole, screaming that there was a fire.

Voters in the Stevens Point Area Public School District rejected a $23.1 million, three-year spending proposal Tuesday.

By about 10:30 a.m., 13 people had cast their ballot in the village of Junction City.

Voters in our area will head to the polls Tuesday, November 3. Back in September, members of the Stevens Point school board gave the go ahead to move forward with a $23 million referendum.

Alliance Hospitality announced the promotion of Jason Grisham to the General Manager post at their 215 room hotel and convention complex in Stevens Point, WI.

Arson has been determined as the cause of a fire early Saturday morning at 2141 Jefferson Street, Stevens Point Assistant Fire Chief Bob Finn said.

As Stevens Point School District administrators seek voter approval for a $23.1 million spending plan Tuesday, school officials in nearby districts will be hard-pressed to do the same in the near future.

Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. has entered into an agreement with Aurora Health Care to purchase all Aurora-operated pharmacies located inside Pick 'n Save and Copps stores in Wisconsin, according to a press release from the company.