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Shoppers evacuated from Wisconsin Rapids Walgreens Thursday after store filled with haze
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Shoppers and staff were evacuated from Walgreens Thursday morning after haze filled the store. Wisconsin Rapids Fire Chief Todd Eckes said the call came in about 11:02 a.m. Thursday, and when they arrived fire crews found a burned motor on the roof coming from the air handling unit. ...
Public health vending machines now available in Portage County
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The Portage County Division of Public Health has launched a public health vending machine to provide an easily accessible method for the public to obtain a range of harm-reduction supplies with minimal access requirements. The Portage County PHVM will offer the following items at no...
Streetwise: Hawaiian Tanning Studio relocates and more Wisconsin Rapids area business news
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – What’s happening with businesses in the Wisconsin Rapids area?. Streetwise has your answers. These roundups offer an easy way to stay up to date with what’s happening on the Streetwise beat. If you know of a new business, a development or a place that’s closing, send me a note at cshuda@gannett.com. If you have questions about something opening, closing or changing in the area, send me those, too, and I'll do my best to find an answer.
Stevens Point to begin flushing water main lines next week
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The City of Stevens Point Public Utilities will begin flushing water mains throughout the city starting on Monday, May 6. Public Utilities will begin the process at 8 p.m. and continue until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. This will continue each night until completed through Friday morning on May 10.
Valvoline update, new owner at Hotel Mead, Hobby Lobby to open
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Streetwise newsletter! I recently connected with a representative from Valvoline Instant Oil Change, who shared the company's initial plans for its new Wisconsin Rapids location. Valvoline intends to break ground on the new building early this summer and open by the end of the year on the corner of 12th Street South and East Riverview Expressway. ...
King Cone closes its Amherst ice cream shop after 40 years
AMHERST – King Cone is closing its Amherst location after 40 years. The ice cream shop announced the closure on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. The post said King Cone wants to focus on growth and offering the exceptional service customers have come to expect without stretching the company’s resources too thin.
UW-Stevens Point to offer free soil testing next weekend
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - You can learn about the soil in your yard or garden spaces at a free soil testing event at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point next week. The soilSHOP event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the College of Natural Resources building located at 800 Reserve St. in Stevens Point. Parking will be available in the adjacent Lot E off of Isadore Street.
'Something has to change': Neighbors fight to improve pedestrian safety on Stevens Point's west side
STEVENS POINT − Neighbors, friends and family of a 63-year-old Stevens Point man killed in early March by a hit-and-run driver want to be sure no one else is lost the same way. Herbert Wievel was taking a walk on West River Drive when he was hit by a...
Boys & Girls Club of Portage County hosting teen job fair Wednesday in Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - If your teen is looking for a summer job, maybe even their first summer job, they can get a taste of all the options at an event tomorrow in Portage County. Wednesday afternoon, the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County will be hosting its 3rd year of the YouthForce Job Fair and Career Showcase.
UWSP students hold peace movement asking the university to cut ties with Israeli businesses
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - After seeing UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee start an encampment on campus in support of Palestine, UW-Stevens Point students want to show their support too. They’re holding a peace movement from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in solidarity with Palestine. In their mission statement, they are...
Eggebrecht is a scholar athlete finalist
Phillips High School senior Kacy Eggebrecht is among 32 scholar athletes statewide who were announced as finalists for the 2024 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) Statewide Scholar Athlete Award and will be recognized at a May 5 awards ceremony in Stevens Point. This year more than 836 seniors were nominated for the award by 422 high schools throughout the state. To determine the top 32 finalists, four boys and four girls were selected (based on both athletic and academic achievement) from each of the four...
9-year-old with autism publishes book
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - In the world of 9-year-old Brody Kronstedt, writing and drawing is a familiar task. He would frequently write apology letters to others after an episode of over-stimulation. One letter, in particular, provided a spark. “We took it back to school, and we gave it...
New friends for Cahoots
Cahoots is an adult day care service that has some new friends. Mitch and Janet Bergen and Mary Jo Barden formed a nonprofit group called Friends of Cahoots in 2023 to help the organization in a way that benefits the clients, staff and the organization. Cahoots is a for-profit group...
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