Portage County News

A new chapter opens for Travel Guard. The company's new world headquarters opened in the Portage County Business Park.

Do you think there should be a wolf hunting season in Wisconsin? Yes, it would be good to protect livestock and pets.

Charges were reduced to an ordiance violation this month for the town of Plover Chairman.

From a press release the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, Ellie Landowski, 16 and Kayly Everman, 16 are two of thirty-six Boys & Girls Club artists from around the United States who's work has been chosen to appear in the 2009 National Fine Arts Exhibit.

Town of Plover officials are unhappy with Portage County's management of Galecke Park and have asked to take the property over if changes are not made.

Central Wisconsin residents should be on the lookout for small, white, tentlike webs in their trees -- a sign of eastern tent caterpillars.

Town of Plover officials are unhappy with Portage County's management of Galecke Park and have asked to take the property over if changes are not made.

Hot and humid weather might be uncomfortable, but for farmers, a heat wave is just what was needed and just in time.

Marshfield area drivers will be able to access the nearest interstate highway a bit faster after the first section of the expanded Highway 10 opens next week.

The 2009 John Klismet Justice Award was recently presented by Justiceworks Ltd. to Portage County resident J.R. Wynne in recognition of his contributions to the justice system.

The 25-year-old Plover woman accused of taking part in a murder-for-hire plot is expected back in court.

Schools and child care organizations reacted with sorrow, not worry, to the death Wednesday of Rib Mountain teen from the H1N1 virus.

When a community health assessment released by Portage County Health and Human Services in 2005 revealed that a significant number of county residents were obese and inactive, community groups rallied together to stem the problem.

A 13-year-old was airlifted after an accident Thursday morning after police say a 14-year-old driver overturned a vehicle several times in Plover before fleeing the scene.

Two people were arrested Thursday after authorities found a 32-year-old Florida man dead at a local motel.

With the 30th annual June Dairy Brunch and Open Farm on Saturday, Portage County continues a long-standing tradition of dairy breakfasts in central Wisconsin and across the state.

Portage County residents recently were recognized for their contributions to CAP Services' anti-poverty work at the community action agency's 42nd annual Awards Reception held May 27 in Stevens Point.

Eight miles of newly constructed U.S. Highway 10 in Portage County are expected to open next week and highway name changes will take effect, according to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Hoping to improve the safety of corrections officers and make better use of space, Portage County Public Safety and Emergency Management committees approved using $33,500 in reserves to remodel the jail's intake area and to install three "man gates." Capt.

Dairy farming is a major part of Wisconsin's economy. But as the number of family farms in the state dwindles, Wisconsin residents are in more and more danger of losing their connection to dairy farming as an industry and way of life.