Junction City News

The gun deer hunting season begins Saturday, and there are a number of registration stations available to hunters in Portage County.

JUNCTION CITY - An all-you-can-eat chili and cheesy potato soup dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St.

A lack of information and a bad economy are two possible reasons why outlying towns and villages defeated Tuesday's school district referendum.

By about 10:30 a.m., 13 people had cast their ballot in the village of Junction City.

Police log Wisconsin Rapids At 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, a Wisconsin Rapids man reported the theft of a laptop worth about $400 from his residence in the 1800 block of Seventh Street South.

The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Portage County will hold informational meetings to help seniors lower their Medicare premiums.

St. Philip to host pancake breakfast RUDOLPH -- A pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday in Wagner Hall at St.

JUNCTION CITY - The St. Michael Parish Council of Catholic Women will hold its annual fall dinner and country store on Sunday at St.

The Stevens Point Noon Optimist Club awarded Katelynn Polum the William E. Podoll Memorial Youth of the Month.

Robert Ferkey of Nekoosa has been inducted into the University of Wisconsin-Platteville chapters of Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma national honor societies.

McKee was injured but did not require medical transport. * At 10:31 a.m. Tuesday, a Saratoga woman reported the theft of jewelry and a purse from the 800 block of Highway 73 South.

Two teenage boys each have three citations after causing a disturbance Tuesday at CenterPoint MarketPlace that included shoplifting, inflating condoms and climbing trees.

Photos by Laura Schmitt/Gannett Wisconsin Media Jill Solinsky, left, of Junction City and Janet Klock of Stevens Point laugh with friends as they paint squares for Art Village's 'Community Canvas' at Art in the Park recently in Stevens Point.

JUNCTION CITY - U.S. Bank will celebrate 100 years of serving the financial needs of the Junction City community with a free cookout luncheon and open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at 972 Main St., Junction City.

Donna Anderson, certified infant massage parent educator, talked about Tender Touches, a community infant massage program.

Ann L. Hulce, 83, of 3200 Water St., Stevens Point, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, under the care of Ministry Hospice at the Portage County Health Care Center.

Gregory 'Greg' Hurrish, 48, of 1635 N. Elm Road, Junction City, died unexpectedly from natural causes at his home Friday, Sept.

A deputy sheriff of the Portage County Sheriff's Department died of what appears to be a medical issue Friday, Sheriff John Charewicz said.

Monday Stevens Point Board of Water and Sewage, noon, 300 Bliss Ave. Agenda includes discussion/action on claims for the water and sewage departments, report on grant from Wisconsin Department of Commerce for Well 11, discussion/action on professional services agreement with S.E.H. for administrative and financial management of SDW/ARRA funding ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Registration for Mid-State Technical College's Soil Management course is under way.