Portage County Sheriff Mike Lucas has announced additional OWI enforcement for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. “If you plan to celebrate, law enforcement would encourage you to identify a designated ...

Portage County will host a March 11 open house on the 2028 County B reconstruction project in Plover. Share your input.

PLOVER − The Portage County Historical Society received the 2025 Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy, the highest honor for a local history organization in Wisconsin, on Sept. 24. The award, given annually by ...

Cycling Without Age Portage County has appointed longtime volunteer Dan Abbott as its new director.

Incumbent Michael Splinter will face challenger Danny Mercer for the District 12 seat on the Portage County Board in the April 7 election.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STEVENS POINT − Portage County voters cast ballots in Tuesday's election for 14 contested seats on the Portage County Board.

PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Public Service Commission approved what will be the most powerful solar project in Wisconsin History Thursday. Vista Sands solar farm is planned for Portage County.

The Portage County Sheriff's Office will host a DOJ-certified CCW class and optional handgun course on April 25. Learn how to register and what to bring.

Incumbent Al Haga will face challenger Nancy Eggleston for the District 15 seat on the Portage County Board in the April 2 election. Portage County supervisors serve two-year terms. All 25 Portage ...

STEVENS POINT – An ad hoc committee of the Portage County Board met for its third meeting Oct. 1 to continue work on its charge of making recommendations for a potential ordinance regulating ...

GRANT − Portage County officials have identified an 18-year-old man who died from injuries he suffered in a July 5 car crash. Stephan Hill, of Wisconsin Rapids, was a passenger in the front seat of a ...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - UPDATE: Authorities say that the 6-year-old girl who was reported missing on Thursday, activating a statewide AMBER Alert, has been found safe, and the suspect is in ...