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Stevens Point servers down after cyber issue

STEVENS POINT—In the early morning hours of Sept. 23, Stevens Point was alerted to an issue with several city servers. It was determined that unauthorized access was obtained to the city network. …
Rosholt 4th grade students record observations.

Rosholt students begin NASA DISCOVERIES journey

ROSHOLT  - Thirty-seven fourth-grade students from the Rosholt School District are beginning a year-long journey into Earth science through NASA DISCOVERIES, a national STEM education program …

Ellis Construction transitions ownership employees

STEVENS POINT— Ellis Construction, a full-service construction company based in Stevens Point, has announced it has transitioned ownership of the company to its employees and is now 100% …

Project Fresh Clothes gives students a fresh start

STEVENS POINT—Project Fresh Clothes gives over 1,000 local students a fresh start to the school year.  Project Fresh Clothes is a local volunteer organization that provides students with …
Sports

SPASH volleyball sweeps Wausau West

WAUSAU- Stevens Point Panthers volleyball faced the Wausau West Warriors on Sept. 17 on the road. In the first set, the teams traded the lead before SPASH started to assert themselves as the …

UW-Stevens Point gets home victory over Pacific

STEVENS POINT-The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosted the Pacific Boxers of Oregon on Sept. 19 in the third week of the football season. The Pointers went up 7-0 in the early seconds of …
Courts & Police

Stevens Point Police Report

Sept. 18 – A two vehicle crash was reported on Stanley Street.  Sept. 18 – BP on Church Street reported a retail theft of $110.36 worth of gasoline.  Sept. 18 – A man was …

Man found guilty of repeated sexual assault of a child

STEVENS POINT – A jury found Jose Mata, 51, guilty of repeated sexual assault of a child and second degree sexual assault of an unconscious victim.  Mata was charged in Aug. of 2025 for …
Obituaries
Ms. Judith “Judy” Riske Lienhard,
Ms. Judith “Judy” Riske Lienhard, a long time Waupaca resident, left her earthly bonds on May 25th, 2026 to be with her lord and savior, and family.  Ms. Lienhard passed away peacefully in …
Carol Lee Radtke
Carol Lee Radtke, age 79, of New London, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, August 23, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She is now reunited with her beloved husband, Orland "Ozzie" …
Jeanne M. Peskie
Jeanne M. Peskie, age 67, of Waupaca, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with her loving family by her side. Jeanne was born on January 18, 1959, to Valerion “Larry” and …
Beverly Ann Mengert
Beverly Ann Mengert, age 91, of Clintonville, formerly of Manawa, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Care Partners in Clintonville. She was born on January 5, 1935, in the Town of Maine, …
Ronald Oscar "Ron" Wiesman
Ronald Oscar "Ron" Wiesman passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Ron was born on June 21, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   At the age of three, he was adopted and moved to …
Packerland and Opinion
Packers Head Coach Curly Lambeau and his team work out at Rockwood Lodge north of Green Bay.

Fritsch: The Packers’ expensive experiment

In 1946, the Packers purchased a picturesque 53-acre compound built in 1937 for the Green Bay-area Norbertine order. The $32,000 purchase was approved by the board of directors in May as a …

Fritsch: A three-way deal

Over the following days, while Ted Fritsch spent time at the Browns training camp, newspapers quoted Packers Head Coach Curly Lambeau saying that there was a 50-50 chance that Fritsch would end up …

“Individual accountability” needed for Packers to bounce back

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers saw a brutal 35-14 loss at Lambeau Field on Thursday, Sept. 24, to the Atlanta Falcons.  According to Packers Safety Evan Williams, each player needs to …

The Risk Worth Taking

Dear Reader, I’ve been thinking lately about how we relate to one another—really connect—and what makes some relationships flourish while others never quite take root. It starts …

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