Dave Garber was a Little League teammate of mine “back in the day.” 1961 Firefighters. His dad Ben owned Garber’s Recycle Storage. John Schmitz was related to my next-door neighbors Helen and Walter.

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John Herman Jr., 91, of Stevens Point, passed away on Sept. 25, 2024, at Stevens Point Health Services. John was born July 4, 1933, in the Town of Stockton, to the late John and Mathilda (née Gosh) ...

STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point Police Department located a firearm believed to have been used in a felony with the help of a K-9 team from Sentry Insurance. On Sept. 25, at around 1:28 p.m., ...

Daniel “Dan” T. Hoff, 56, of Stevens Point, died Sept. 23, 2024, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Dan was born June 26, 1968, in Wausau to Jerry and Judith (née Price) Hoff. He grew up in several states, ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Mid-State Technical College Foundation raised more than $6,000 for student emergency grants during its ninth annual Trapshoot Fundraiser on Sept. 20 at the Wisconsin ...

Police blotters are now far longer with less than half of the information necessary to produce an informative blotter. Find out why by clicking here. September 23 Disturbance: ...

Police blotters are now far longer with less than half of the information necessary to produce an informative blotter. Find out why by clicking here. September 23 Disturbance: ...

STEVENS POINT — The Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host planetarium shows each Sunday in October at 2 p.m. The free, public programs will last ...

I’m writing not as a partisan, but as a proud central Wisconsin (Stevens Point) native who values the very foundation of our democracy. We can debate policies all day—taxes, healthcare, education—but ...

PLOVER — The Village of Plover will host an Arbor Day ceremony on Sept. 30 at Easlan-Weslan Park, located at 2200 Cedar Drive, at 10 a.m. The event will include tree-planting activities and special ...