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Meet the Candidates: Portage County Board District 19
Melinda Osterberg Please provide a brief biography: I live in the town of Plover, with my husband and two small children and I work with the ...Staying safe and active: NCCT launches social distancing scavenger hunt
By Taylor J. Hale Staff Writer PORTAGE COUNTY – While shutdowns and Safer at Home directives continue throughout the state, local residents are getting out and ...Marshfield Clinic joins COVID-19 testing network
By City Times staff MADISON – Governor Tony Evers has announced a new public-private partnership among Wisconsin industry leaders to increase Wisconsin’s laboratory testing capacity for ...Mid-State students earn top awards at BPA state conference
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Mid-State Technical College students earned top awards in the Workplace Skills Assessment Program (WSAP) Competitive Events at the Business ...Gas prices continue to decline
By MMC staff CENTRAL WISCONSIN – Motorists – especially in Wisconsin – are experiencing sticker shock while filling their gas tanks. Not in a bad way, ...Letter to the Editor: Acts of kindness
Dear editor, Acts of kindness are very evident in our community, as we saw once again at the March 23 Plover/Whiting Red Cross Blood Drive. Despite the ...From the Publisher: The time in-between
Dear reader, As I wake up each day, in the moments before full consciousness, I hear the sound of the birds just outside my window hearkening ...Mid-State provides resources for local PPE needs
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS –Mid-State Technical College funneling its resources to donate health and hygiene supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to local hospitals ...Governor suspends evictions and foreclosures during health emergency
For the City Times MADISON — Governor Tony Evers today directed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to temporarily order the suspension of evictions and foreclosures amid ...Portage County Solid Waste to reduce services
For the City Times PORTAGE COUNTY – The Portage County Solid Waste Department is taking actions to avoid the spread of COVID-19 and thereby reducing some ...Portage County opens parks and trails for hiking, walking
For the City Times PORTAGE COUNTY – As of March 26, the Portage County’s parks and trails are open for hiking and walking. This includes the ...Portage County leaders form Economic Recovery Team
For the City Times PORTAGE COUNTY – Portage County leaders have formed “Economic Recovery Team” in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak. “Regional economic leaders representing ...
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