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WAUPACA — Now in its third year, the Jazz & Cocktails Festival returns May 29–31, bringing a dynamic blend of nationally celebrated artists and regional standouts to four intimate venues …

WAUPACA – Wisconsin Bankers Association awarded Denise Abrahamson a Lifetime Service Award on May 21. She currently is the assistant operations officer and bookkeeping supervisor at Farmers State …

Complaints prompt board to increase HRA payments

CLINTONVILLE – The Clintonville Board of Education approved giving employees of the Clintonville School District more funds in their health reimbursement accounts (HRA) after the board had received …

Council advances safety center and fire station

STEVENS POINT — The Common Council has unanimously approved conditional use permits for the operation of the NEXUS Safety Center. Stevens Point and Mid-State Technical College have partnered …

Drunken naked woman fights to the end

TOWN OF DAYTON — On Saturday evening, May 2, Waupaca County Sheriff deputies responded to a 911 call at a Pine Lane residence in the Town of Dayton. A man said there was an extremely intoxicated …

ATV and UTV route access expanded

MANAWA – The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance amendment last week that expands where all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) can operate, opening up …

Waupaca County updates recycling ordinance

COUNTY – The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the county’s municipal solid waste and recycling ordinance last week to align with state requirements. The updates stem …

Man arrested in funny-money scam

CLINTONVILLE — On Tuesday, May 5, something didn’t seem right at the Walgreens in Clintonville. A 45-year-old man used five 100-dollar bills to load a Chime reloadable debit card. He showed the …

Lincoln Elementary School receives literacy grant

NEW LONDON – Lincoln Elementary School in the New London School District has been awarded a grant that will provide funding for the school to hire a half-time literacy instructional coach to work …

Electrifying ball game

The Waupaca Comets baseball team is in the state playoffs.  The first-round regional game will be at Comet Field on Thursday, July 28 at 4:30 p.m.  They will be playing the Sheboygan Falls …

Gov. Evers asks Trump for disaster money

COUNTY – Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter on May 22 to President Donald Trump asking for disaster declaration for the spring storms and flooding in April that has caused more than $27 million in …

Downtown bench planters honor late commander, beautify city

WEYAUWEGA – Downtown Weyauwega has a new look this spring thanks to a local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post and a partnership to beautify the city. Members of VFW Post 10407 spent about two and …

Iola Chamber names annual award winners

IOLA –The Iola Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its annual community awards during its 28th annual Awards Night last week. With 30 ballots cast by members, voting was tightly …

County Board vice chair election leads to lawsuit

COUNTY – A disputed leadership election on the Waupaca County Board has escalated into a court fight and a subsequent effort by the county’s attorney to “clean up” the legal fallout from the …

Supervisors rescind flood relief donation plan

COUNTY – The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted last week to rescind a previous motion that directed the donation of their meeting per diem pay to local flood victims after being …

Stevens Point Police Report

• May 15 – A registered sex offender cut off his ankle monitor at South Point Laundromat. • May 15 – A woman asked a man why he filed a noise complaint against her. She stated the man then …

Calling 911

• May 15 – A woman reported she received text messages from another woman that was threatening to kill her. • March 15 – Rawhide Youth Services reported a juvenile runaway. • March 15 – A …

Fatal crash on QQ

WAUPACA — An 81-year-old man died Sunday evening, May 24, following a single-vehicle crash on County Highway QQ, according to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred at …

One killed in Plover crash

PLOVER — The Portage County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on May 15 on State Highway 54 at County Highway F in the Town of Plover. The crash resulted in the …

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