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Yesterday | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Custer mother enters plea of no contest in illegal adoption

A Custer woman who police say had her child illegally adopted will serve 12 months probation for her role in the case.

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Related Topix: Custer, WI, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Stevens Point, WI

Fri Nov 20, 2009

WisInfo

Hunger on the rise in Portage County

The lines at Portage County food pantries are growing longer. Data from the Portage County Hunger and Poverty Prevention Partnership show the number of people unable to afford an adequate amount of food continues to rise.

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Related Topix: Plover, WI, Stevens Point, WI, Rosholt, WI

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WisInfo

H1N1 deaths reported in Marathon, Portage counties

A second Marathon County resident has died from an H1N1-related illness, health officials confirmed Wednesday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Marathon County, WI, Marathon, WI, Rib Mountain, WI, Marshfield, WI

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Channel 3000

Officials Confirm 11 Deaths Related To H1N1 Virus Last Week

State health officials are confirming 11 more deaths related to the swine flu in Wisconsin.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Dane County, WI, Kenosha Metro, Kenosha, WI, Oconto, WI

WAOW-TV Wausau

Portage County reports a second H1N1-related death

A second person in Portage County has died from complications related to H1N1 flu.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

WisInfo

National health plan might mirror Wisconsin

If you want to know what universal health insurance coverage looks like, just look around the next time you go to the grocery store or mall, to church or a movie.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government, Health Insurance, Health, Marathon County, WI, Medicare

Wausau Daily Herald

UWSP reinforces alcohol education after student's fall

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have in-person and online options when seeking assistance with alcohol education or when determining whether a fellow student has an alcohol-related problem.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Sturgeon Bay, WI, Marshfield, WI

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WisInfo

Tips to have a flu-free bash this holiday season

Is it safe to party when swine flu threatens to crash your bash? It's a question many revelers might be asking this year as the holiday party season coincides with an anxiety-provoking flu season.

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Related Topix: Marathon County, WI

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Legislation would put end to burying garbage in backyards

It might be trashy, but in Wisconsin, homeowners can get rid of their household waste not just by putting it on the curb or dropping it at the landfill, but by burying it in their backyards.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, Marathon County, WI

Sat Nov 14, 2009

WisInfo

Puppy love not always perfect match

Puppies are cute, but a lot of work, says Plover veterinarian Diane Scott. 'When you adopt a dog, you pretty much know its personality, but you never know when you adopt a puppy what its personality will be like as a dog,' said Scott who is an advocate for dog adoptions.

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Related Topix: Plover, WI, Home Listing, Home, Stevens Point, WI

Fri Nov 13, 2009

WisInfo

Lines long at first Portage County H1N1 vaccine clinic

Hundreds of parents and their children filled the hallways of the Ramada Inn Conference Center on Thursday for Portage County's first H1N1 vaccination clinic.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

WisInfo

Feingold questioned on war, health reform at Portage County listening session

STEVENS POINT -- With health care reform, the war in Afghanistan and the economy dominating the political world, it's no surprise those topics also dominated U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, Medicare, Health, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Thu Nov 12, 2009

WisInfo

Central Rivers Farmshed to hold open house at Portage County Library

Central Rivers Farmshed will hold an open house at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 at the Portage County Library in Stevens Point.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI

Wed Nov 11, 2009

WisInfo

Authorities unsure if anyone in home at time of Sharon fire

Authorities are unsure if anyone was at home at the time of a fire in Sharon this morning.

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Related Topix: Fire, Rosholt, WI

WisInfo

Wipfli offers county $85,000 settlement

Wiplfi LLP has offered Portage County $85,000 to settle a malpractice lawsuit filed by the county against the audit firm in March.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Stevens Point Journal

Man avoids homicide trial

A 29-year-old Stevens Point man avoided trial by pleading no contest Monday to a lesser charge of second-degree reckless homicide in connection with a September 2007 death.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WisInfo

Service dog on the mend

A local service dog has a new lease on life, thanks to community members who donated more than $6,000 to help pay for a life-improving surgery.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Highway departments prepare for winter

While forecasters are predicting temperatures in the 50s early this week, county highway departments continue to prepare for winter weather.

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Related Topix: Blizzard, Wood County, WI

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Channel 3000

Pretrial Meeting Set For Accused Killer In Portage County

The prosecution of a central Wisconsin man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend and two of their children in a gasoline-soaked home will continue Monday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Nelsonville, WI

Wausau Daily Herald

Stevens Point asked to deny claim it stunted mall growth

The Stevens Point city attorney is requesting the city deny a claim it stunted the growth of CenterPoint MarketPlace.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI

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