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 ...

Dear reader, Our governmental leaders seem to be confused. Some are emphasizing that we should take precautions against infection with the coronavirus—stay home, keep businesses closed, ...

By Justin Isherwood It’s 4:30 going on 5. The wind has changed to an insistent westerly. A chill is attached, the day will be warm enough ...

By Gene Kemmeter Neighborhood street reconstruction has become an annual project for Stevens Point in recent years, as the city slowly and methodically upgrades its infrastructure. ...