Bancroft News

Katy and Chad Albro's son, Gary, 4, has autism. They could barely communicate with him, but that was before he went to the Achievement Center in Stevens Point, an early intervention program for newborns to 3-year-olds in Portage County.

The aromas Port Edwards residents are smelling aren't figments of their imaginations.

Theft from vehicle: At 9:28 a.m. Monday near the 2200 block of Dixon Street, officers received report of a theft from a vehicle.

John Q. Adams, 93, Plover, formerly of Almond, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility in Plover.

Two people were airlifted after accidents since early Sunday morning. A 19-year-old Plainfield man was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing injury and causing bodily harm by reckless driving after an accident that injured a total of four early Monday morning.

Ghosts and goblins are making their way into central Wisconsin just in time for Halloween.

The Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin Fest returns Oct. 3 and 4 to Riverside Park in Nekoosa with an expanded lineup of the festival's favorite activities, said event coordinator Nikki Hunt of Bancroft.

TWO RIVERS - The Two Rivers Main Street Farmers/Crafters Market will host its annual Potato Festival on Saturday.

The Boys and Girls Club ended this summer with something new and it really became a grand finale for our staff and kids.

BANCROFT -- The Stevens Point FFA Alumni Corn Maze opens this weekend at 7580 Highway BB in Bancroft .

Recently, the Boys & Girls Club organized our first 'Tour de BGC' bike-a-thon from our Plover Club to our Almond-Bancroft Club.

Several students were honored by the Department of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Possession of THC: At 9:52 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Division Street, two 18-year-old Stevens Point men were arrested for possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop.

ALMOND -- Tim Lischka has four school-aged children, and he is the only source of income in the household.

Operating while intoxicated: At 8:42 p.m. Sunday at Bahama's Lounge, 1766 County Highway HH, town of Carson, sheriff's deputies received report of an intoxicated male who had damaged motorcycles parked at the location.

Cheers to the five residents -- Mildred Neville, Sharon Mras, Bob Prosch, John Brown and David Sowieja -- for 'running' for the open seat on the Stevens Point Common Council.

School is just around the corner, but even those of you without kids may want to do some back to school shopping to help the United Way of Portage County's Fresh Start program.

Erin J. Bigelow graduated from A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Mesa, Ariz., on June 13.

Erin J. Bigelow graduated from A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Mesa, Ariz., on June 13.

The following family events will take place in Portage County during the next week.