By Trevor Roark Stevens Point Bicycle and Pedestrian Street Safety Commission Chair The new lane markings on central Stevens Point streets are part of the city’s ...

By Mike Wiza Stevens Point Mayor The city of Stevens Point is aware of multiple protests or rallies that will be happening in the city this ...

By Tommy Thompson University of Wisconsin System President If our great state is going to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic poised for growth, we will need ...

Dear editor, I have MS and am a National MS Society Delegate. The disease has progressed such that I can’t attend the August 5th meeting. However, ...

By Andrew Egan Stevens Point Fire Marshal Every year, Americans patriotically celebrate the Independence Day holiday. In a normal year, July 4th is filled with families ...

Dear reader, Today is Father’s Day as you all know and by now you may have been thinking about your dad and all he means or ...

Dear reader, Wow you might ask. Why the optimism? We feel like things are more uncertain and unsettled than we can ever remember. We are more ...

Dear reader, As you are aware, the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdown of the economy have taken an enormous toll on businesses across the State. Newspapers also ...

June 1st is the date for the next Red Cross, Plover/Whiting Blood Drive.  The drive will be held at the Plover Municipal Building, noon – 6 ...

By Gene Kemmeter More than 20 years ago, the Portage County Gazette started a little column in its pages referring to some of the wacky moments ...