The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages the state’s forestlands for multiple uses following sustainable forestry principles. Sustainable forestry aims to maintain forests as ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Central Wisconsin is in for a messy and dangerously cold stretch of weather this week, with two rounds of snow expected before temperatures plunge well below zero, according to a ...

STEVENS POINT — Stevens Point’s fifth annual Downtown Christmas celebration will return to the Square on Dec. 13, offering an afternoon of music, treats, reindeer, and photos with Santa. The free ...

With Thanksgiving squarely in the rear-view, and as we hurtle headlong into the Christmas season, some things never change. Wisconsin has many great qualities to it. Depending on how you look at it, ...

AMHERST — The Wisconsin EMS Association has named Amherst Fire District paramedic Adam Meshak the 2025 Paramedic of the Year, recognizing his leadership, clinical skill, and wide-ranging impact on ...

WHITING — Plover firefighters hit the ice at McDill Pond on Dec. 3 for hands-on ice water rescue training, working in freezing conditions to sharpen the skills they rely on each winter. It was about ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Portage County has released the full list of seats that will appear on the April 7, 2026 spring ballot, including statewide judicial races, the county executive seat, and all 25 ...

Along with bragging rights, departments will compete for a traveling trophy awarded to the agency that brings in the most kettle donations. The friendly rivalry has grown into one of the area’s most ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Families will have several chances to join Portage County Public Library staff for songs, stories and hands-on activities as the library hosts a series of December storytimes at its ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Local law enforcement agencies will distribute $9,750 in gift cards and cold-weather supplies this holiday season through the annual “Lights of Christmas” campaign — a total that ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Mid-State Technical College has selected Angel Laidlaw, president and CEO of Centergy Inc., as its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Laidlaw, a former non-traditional student ...

Richard “Pint” J. Glodowski, of Rosholt, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 2, 2025, at Stevens Point Health Services. He was 86. Richard was born Sept. 26, 1939, in Rosholt, the son of the ...