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  • Time Capsules Column
    Arts & EntertainmentHistoryTop Feature

    Time Capsule

    By Taylor Hale
    December 5, 2021
    By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago Local furniture makers and manufacturers in the Midwest decided to gather in Stevens Point for their annual convention. ...
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    PCHS announces Harry as executive director

    By Taylor Hale
    November 24, 2021
    For the Gazette  STEVENS POINT – The Portage County Historical Society (PCHS) announced the hiring of the organization’s first ever paid staff member, an executive director. ...
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    Time Capsule

    By Taylor Hale
    November 24, 2021
    By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago The Stevens Point community prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving. Local school children prepared for a short week of education ...
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    Never Forgotten: Veterans and their contributions to aviation and the country

    By Taylor Hale
    November 17, 2021
    By Lucas Jagodzinski PORTAGE COUNTY – November, it’s a time when many of us are planning trips to see loved ones around the country ...
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    The Emergence of Stevens Point as a Railroad Hub

    By Taylor Hale
    November 2, 2021
    Part two of on ongoing series By Lucas Jagodzinski Wisconsin Central completed work on its principal railroad shop in Stevens Point in 1876. Three ...
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  • Community NewsHistoryTop Feature

    From WC to Soo to Canadian National, Stevens Point’s Railroads Turns 150

    By Taylor Hale
    October 27, 2021
    Creation: Part one of a four part series By Lucas Jagodzinski PORTAGE COUNTY – Most would argue that lumber or paper were the most ...
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    Arts & EntertainmentHistory

    Local history: Time Capsule

    By Taylor Hale
    October 18, 2021
    By Lucas Jagodzinski 100 Years Ago Local farmers were encouraged to prepare samples for the 2nd Annual Local Potato Show. The show promised to ...
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    Red Arrow: The reunion

    By Taylor Hale
    October 2, 2021
    By Kris Leonhardt Final segment in a series on the 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Division “When we were called up, we were not full ...
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    Red Arrow: On alert

    By Taylor Hale
    September 26, 2021
    By Kris Leonhardt Part III in a series on the 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Division Thousands of people gathered at depots and along the ...
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  • Community NewsHistoryTop Feature

    Red Arrow: The call

    By Taylor Hale
    September 14, 2021
    By Kris Leonhardt Part II in a series on the 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Division “At the end of World War II, the four ...
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  • Lady Hornets’ win streak continues with win over Panthers

    By Jacob Heid
    January 26, 2023
  • Cardinals get senior night shutout win 

    By Jacob Heid
    January 26, 2023
  • ‘At this time of the year you want to be progressing’- Panthers win three of ...

    By Jacob Heid
    January 24, 2023
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    Doing the unthinkable

    By Jacob Heid
    January 24, 2023
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    Almond-Bancroft’s Lamb hits 400-win milestone 

    By Jacob Heid
    January 23, 2023
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    From the publisher: Christmas and Hanukkah

    By Kris Leonhardt
    December 24, 2022
  • Ice fishing contest Reels in $1,500 for Portage County Literacy Council

    By Taylor Hale
    March 17, 2022
  • Kemmeter Column: County celebrates year after quarantine

    By Taylor Hale
    July 12, 2021
  • Isherwood Column: Great engineering projects two

    By Taylor Hale
    July 11, 2021
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