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D.C. Everest softball no-hits Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Addison Kluck and Kelsey Meverden combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the D.C. Everest softball team defeated Wisconsin Rapids 12-0 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game Monday at Lincoln High School. A hit batter in the fourth inning by Kluck was the only baserunner D.C. Everest...
Stevens Point man charged with setting fire to fraternity house with person inside
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - A 21-year-old Stevens Point man is charged with arson, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and two counts of bail jumping after an investigator said he lit a house on fire with a person inside. Eric Blum remains in the Portage County Jail on a $250,000 cash...
UW-Stevens Point’s planetarium offers shows in May
STEVENS POINT _ Travel the greater universe this May at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered on the Sundays of May 5 through May 12. A special youth focused program for families will be offered at 3 p.m. May 5, with story time followed by a show. All events are free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated and help continue these programs:
New works featured in UW-Stevens Point’s ‘Danstage 2024’
STEVENS POINT _ Featuring new dance works by faculty and guest artists, “Danstage 2024” will conclude the spring University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance season with performances May 3-5. “Danstage 2024” will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 3-4 and at 2 p.m. May 4-5...
Solar farm near Nekoosa now equipped with essential bird boxes
TOWN OF SARATOGA, Wis. (WSAW) - A solar farm in the Town of Saratoga has installed six new houses for some neighbors to move in, but they’re for birds, not humans. Goose is an American Kestrel. It’s a species of falcon often confused for mourning doves. Goose, along with Central Wisconsin Kestrel Research, has been working with Alliant Energy to install nesting boxes for kestrels at the Wood County Solar Project in the Town of Saratoga.
Stevens Point Streetwise: Updates from Mission Coffee House and 3 local restaurants
STEVENS POINT – What’s happening with businesses in the Stevens Point 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.
The Family Crisis Center in Stevens Point is facing a $1M cut in funding. Here's how services will be impacted.
STEVENS POINT – Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and other vulnerable people in the Portage County area may soon lose helpful resources following a reduction in federal funding. CAP Services’ Family Crisis Center is facing an over $1 million reduction in funding in 2024 due to fewer...
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