Clark Street – Main Street Historic District listed on National Register
For the City Times STEVENS POINT – On June 22, the National Park Service listed the Clark Street – Main Street Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. “This designation honors...
View ArticleShoe Column: Marbles
By Tim “Shoe” Sullivan I’ll tell you what’s sad. Nobody plays marbles anymore. The kids are too busy playing video games. Marbles are those little round things made of glass. When we were kids, the...
View ArticleKemmeter Column: Rendezvous returns, so do other events
By Gene Kemmeter Riverfront Rendezvous is back at Pfiffner Pioneer Park, and so are other Portage County Fourth of July celebrations after a year’s cancellations because of the coronavirus pandemic....
View ArticleGiese Column: Grocery Store Traffic
By Rick Giese At the onset, let me state that I am all in favor of the free and orderly flow of commerce. I do, however, feel that grocery shoppers pushing carts need a refresher course in Driver’s Ed....
View ArticleLooking ahead with Larry: July 2
By Taylor Hale PORTAGE COUNTY – Portage County Public Library Director Larry Oathout sat down with Portage County Gazette staff to give a monthly update on local library operations. This month Oathout...
View ArticleShow Column: Odd Jobs
By Tim “Shoe” Sullivan I never celebrate Labor Day. Mainly because I never actually “worked.” Now don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I’m lazy or a no-good bum. It’s more like I’m inept. And unlucky. I’m...
View ArticleIsherwood Column: Great engineering projects two
By Justin Isherwood The London sewer system is currently being accessorized, engineers would say super-sized, to fit a consumer society that showers often and flushes more often. The Thames remains a...
View ArticleKemmeter Column: County celebrates year after quarantine
By Gene Kemmeter A lot of familiar faces smiled back at people around Portage County during the Fourth of July weekend as crowds flocked to Riverfront Rendezvous in Stevens Point and other events in...
View ArticleIce fishing contest Reels in $1,500 for Portage County Literacy Council
For the Gazette STEVENS POINT – Worzalla congratulated the winners of their Reel It In For Reading ice fishing competition and announced their $1,500 donation to support the Portage County Literacy...
View ArticleFrom the publisher: Christmas and Hanukkah
Dear reader, Christmas and Hanukkah are upon us. Inherent in these holidays are bringing home a tree, decorating the tree, house, and yard, lighting the menorah, the sweet smells of cooking and...
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