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Big debate on Shopko lot proposal

STEVENS POINT — During a Nov. 10 Finance Committee meeting, a proposal for a mixed-income apartment complex on the Shopko lot generated a debate. The Commonwealth Development Corporation, based …

CVB names new executive director

STEVENS POINT — The Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (SPACVB) announced the appointment of Jodi Maguire as the new Executive Director, effective Dec. 8, 2025. Currently …

Non-profits join together to help the homeless

STEVENS POINT— With winter approaching and the homeless population rising across the state, local non-profits are partnering together to centralize their services to help homeless individuals. …

UWSP to renovate track

STEVENS POINT — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will replace its existing track and field area with the recent approval of the Colman Field project by the State Building Commission. …

Mom speaks the truth

FREMONT – Scott Richard Hall, 62, of St. Germain, Wis. has been charged with identity theft-avoidance, felony bail jumping, obstructing an officer and possession of THC. On Nov. 10, Waupaca …

District honors bus driver with award

STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point Area Public School District recently recognized Lisa Pflugradt, a dedicated bus driver in the district’s Transportation Department, as the recipient of …

St. Peter Lutheran receives accreditation

WEYAUWEGA – The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA) announced the accreditation of St. Peter Lutheran School in Weyauwega. St. Peter Lutheran School has proven …

Sponsorship renewals approved for Swan Park

WAUPACA – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was approved at a Nov. 4 city council meeting to outline the framework to start or renew sponsorships and naming rights for the field, dugouts and …

Father caught in flagrante delicto

NEW LONDON – Nelson Geovanni Nunez-Gutierrez, 40, has been charged with cause of mental harm to a child and two counts of physical abuse of a child—intentionally cause bodily harm. The …

Students rally for vets

MANAWA – The Little Wolf High School student council and the Manawa FFA are working together to run a fundraiser to help support the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. The collaboration is to …

Teen survives crash, later becomes a nurse

CLINTONVILLE/NEENAH – Tansy Lederhaus is a registered nurse known for her empathy as much as for her medical expertise. That empathy is rooted in her past experience as a trauma patient at …

Stevens Point Police Report

• November 7 – A man was found camping off the lagoon on West River Drive. After the man agreed to a search and drug paraphernalia and THC were located. • November 7 – A retail …

Calling 911

• Nov. 10 – A Waupaca man on Rainbow Drive reported a problem with a neighbor using a leaf blower. • Nov. 10 – A Readfield man on County Trunk W reported a burglary in a vacant …

I’m a rocket man

WAUPACA – It was 1961 and at the age of nine, Jeff Elgin, watched as Alan Shepherd became the first American in space and vowed that one day, he too, would be able to experience the wonder and …

Waupaca Chamber wins marketing award

WAUPACA – The Waupaca Area Chamber & Visitor Bureau was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the Destinations Wisconsin Fall Tourism Conference for its tourism social media platform, Visit …

MMC to close New London office

NEW LONDON - The office that houses the New London Press Star, Buyers’ Guide, Clintonville Tribune-Gazette and Shoppers’ Guide at 301 S. Pearl Street, will close as of Nov. 17. Dave Wood, …

A club for Bigfoot hunters, ghost detectives

CLINTONVILLE – The Clintonville Board of Education has approved Cryptids, Anomalies, and Paranormal Society (CAPS) as an official club affiliated with the Clintonville School District for high …

City readies for the holidays

WAUPACA – The Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network has announced the annual Waupaca’s Yuletide Celebration will take place from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7. The celebration starts Thursday, Dec. 4 …

No pennies back at Kwik Trip

WAUPACA – In the future, Abe Lincoln will be remembered more on five-dollar bills than pennies. Kwik Trip is the first retailer in the area to implement a penny policy. The Trump …

Board approves 2025-26 school budget

NEW LONDON – The New London Board of Education has approved the district’s 2025-26 budget, which increases the mill rate from $5.33 to $5.57. At its Oct. 22 meeting, the board approved a …

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