Plover News

Two vehicles have hit buildings in two separate incidents since Sunday. At 12:39 p.m. Monday at Wyndmere Estates, 216 Prentice St.

Christine Thomas, the dean of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's College of Natural Resources, has been given another six-term on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board.

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

Sons of Norway Lodge, Vennligfolk, will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday on the lower level at Plover Library, 2151 Roosevelt Drive, Plover.

Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. has entered into an agreement with Aurora Health Care to purchase all Aurora-operated pharmacies located inside Pick 'n Save and Copps stores in Wisconsin, according to a press release from the company.

The Central Wisconsin Stamp Club will hold its annual stamp show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.

Highway 54 between Grant Avenue and Nassau Boulevard in the Village of Plover will be closed to through traffic Monday, Nov.

WIS 54 - between Grant Avenue and Nassau Boulevard on the west side of Plover - is scheduled to close to through traffic beginning Monday, Nov.

BloodCenter of Wisconsin will hold a blood drive from noon to 5 p.m. Monday in the Joseph Room at St.

Marguerite Euler, 90, lives alone in Plover and hasn't been able to keep up with the yard work since her husband died three years ago.

It was a well-researched idea, backed by an experienced businessman, and supported by an organization known for helping entrepreneurs create jobs, but even that wasn't enough to convince banks that a food processing plant in central Wisconsin was worth financing.

A group of Portage County lawyers, social workers, board members and corrections officials on Tuesday recommended that the cash-strapped Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility stay open for another year.

The Women's Fund of Portage County will hold its seventh annual A.R.T.S. Night fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct.

The demand for previously owned clothing is strong. So strong, in fact, that one Stevens Point retailer has outgrown its current location.

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

Portage County Health and Human Services Board, 5 p.m., Conference Rooms 103/104, Ruth Gilfry Building, 817 Whiting Ave.

The Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin is offering a Portage County Preservation Presentations & Tour Friday.

Starting in 2011, children will be required to complete kindergarten before they can start first grade in Wisconsin.

STEVENS POINT -- Gallery Q Artists Cooperative, 1108 Main St., Stevens Point continues to offer an ever-hanging array of original art to the central Wisconsin community.

The Humane Society of Portage County will host its 21st annual Fur Ball from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct.