Plover News

Elbert Rackow, 82, retired from teaching at Stevens Point Area Senior High in 1990, but he said he never stopped being an educator.

It took Jeremy Rendmeister one night of remote control car racing to get hooked.

Two people were airlifted after a one-vehicle accident Wednesday in the town of Stockton.

It's time to lace up your bowling shoes. Big Brothers Big Sisters' Bowl for Kids Sake will be held on Feb.

The owner of a former Days Inn in Plover that burned in 2004 says he could have the motel complete in a matter of weeks after a Portage County jury last week set damages in the millions.

Village of Amherst Library Board, 3:30 p.m., Lettie Jensen Library, 278 N. Main St.

Gale L. West, 96, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, under the care of Ministry Home Hospice Care at the Stevens Point Care Center.

PLOVER - The "Cheating Death" presentation has been changed to April 13. Curves of Plover/Stevens Point will sponsor the event lead by Dr.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- Knights of Columbus, Council 1558 will host a math, spelling and free throw contest Feb.

Two 19-year-old Plover residents were arrested Saturday morning after an attempted robbery, according to a report from the Plover Police Department.

Portage County Executive Candidate Jim Gifford will be holding listening sessions over the next few weeks in towns and villages throughout the county.

BIRON -- A court decision cleared the way for a residential development that ultimately would involve shifting a portion of Highway U away from the Wisconsin River.

Portage County Executive Candidate Patty Dreier will hold half a dozen listening session throughout the county where members of the public can meet and share their ideas about how to move Portage County forward.

Local churches, businesses and organizations are doing what they can to help in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti this week, where thousands are feared dead.

New regulations give the state more enforcement power to deal with commercial driving violations.

Daniel Mallek of Stevens Point Christian Academy said his future is more financially stable after a few days in the school's new finance course.

The U.S. Census Bureau hopes to recruit 48,000 short-term workers in Wisconsin this spring to help gather data for the 2010 Census.

The Wisconsin Rapids Deanery is sponsoring an "Evening For Couples" on Feb. 27. All engaged and married couples are invited to attend and hear the night's speakers, Joe and Barb Kruse.

A not-for-profit group has bought nearly 900 acres of land in central Wisconsin to expand the habitat for grassland birds.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products.