Stevens Point News http://www.topix.com/city/stevens-point-wi http://www.topix.com/rss/city/stevens-point-wi.xml Local news for Stevens Point, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Stevens Point gears up for Trivia weekend http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/04/stevens-point-gears-up-for-trivia-weekend?fromrss=1 "With 12,000 people playing, there are a lot of factors to consider. We just have to be prepared"

STEVENS POINT -- Trivia players aren't the only ones preparing for this weekend's contest. via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:39:26 GMT 080407T0NG3E 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Local hockey player wants to get people running http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/04/local-hockey-player-wants-to-get-people-running?fromrss=1 "It's a great way for (people) to help us out and enjoy themselves at the same time."

What: The Spring Thaw 5K race Where: Race starts at the Health Enhancement Center on the UWSP campus When: 10:30 a.m. April 19. via Marshfield News-Herald

]]> Marshfield News-Herald Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:22:25 GMT 080407BBEL16 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Students taught to Speak Out for Military Kids http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/04/students-taught-to-speak-out-for-military-kids?fromrss=1 "When the parade is done and the confetti is all swept up, that doesn't mean the issues are all gone"

Nina Horvath, from left, Brieanna Schliesman, Jessica Barnhill and Kali Fedenko rehearse a skit Saturday as part of a Speak Out for Military Kids training session. via Marshfield News-Herald

]]> Marshfield News-Herald Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:10:05 GMT 080406C903EB 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Officials prepare for election day http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/04/officials-prepare-for-election-day?fromrss=1 "Even though election day is a big day"

After having issues with the ballot counter during the last three elections, Wood County officials are prepared for almost anything. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

]]> Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:10:47 GMT 080401ULSFRO 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Hull man has alternative solution for Highway X http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/04/hull-man-has-alternative-solution-for-highway-x?fromrss=1 "It's a minor change (to the plan) and it's beneficial to everyone. We need (Highway) X at I-39. Closing the (interchange) will affect the entire region."

Hull resident Phil Janowski has never designed a road before or worked for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. via Stevens Point Journal

]]> Stevens Point Journal Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:08:37 GMT 0804014N9H8T 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Your top quotes http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/your-top-quotes-2?fromrss=1 "In the U.S., we take so much for granted. We have so many ways to get information."

"I want to meet and touch the man who I wish could be the next president," -- Judy Travicki, speaking about U.S. Sen. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

]]> Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:25:56 GMT 0803310VEP3C 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Students display graphic design work http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/students-display-graphic-design-work?fromrss=1 "I see graphic design as an ongoing challenge to create effective visual solutions that not only incite an emotional response, but also transport a necessary meaning"

The first annual Graphic Exposure, a statewide juried student graphic design exhibition, is in the Edna Carlsten Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point through April 6. Forty college students from ... via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:19:13 GMT 080330NE6B4G 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Your top quotes http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/your-top-quotes?fromrss=1 "It can be very difficult, but yet when they are going home -- you are sad and you're going to miss them -- but you know they are going home."

"AIG's probably sitting in their offices in New York saying, 'Let's see how far we can make them bend over.' I'm done bending over." -- Stevens Point City Council member Mike Wiza, speaking on a proposed tax ... via Marshfield News-Herald

]]> Marshfield News-Herald Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:53:41 GMT 0803285VGTMI 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Businesses hop along despite early Easter holiday http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/businesses-hop-along-despite-early-easter-holiday?fromrss=1 "You can tell people are tired of winter"

Business owners in central Wisconsin said the early Easter holiday necessitated earlier planning. via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:51:04 GMT 080327HLK90R 0 44.522912 -89.559142 UWSP refines emergency response plan http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/uwsp-refines-emergency-response-plan?fromrss=1 "We can't just sit back and rest on the fact that the hardware worked. The safety of our campus is a top priority, and we're trying to touch all the bases. It's about being as prepared as possible but hoping you never have to use it"

In light of numerous campus shootings, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is preparing for the worst by implementing new technology and refining its emergency response plan. via Marshfield News-Herald

]]> Marshfield News-Herald Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:37:01 GMT 080326LHMJ80 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Police: Overdose may have caused womans death http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/police-overdose-may-have-caused-womans-death?fromrss=1 "Everything we've found at the apartment points toward an abuse of prescription medication that appears to have led to an accidental death"

Police are investigating whether the unexpected death last week of a 29-year-old Stevens Point woman came as the result of an accidental prescription drug overdose. via Stevens Point Journal

]]> Stevens Point Journal Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:21:23 GMT 080325HPUIT5 0 44.522912 -89.559142 UWSP museum offers educational experiences http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/uwsp-museum-offers-educational-experiences?fromrss=1 "There's not another museum like this north of Madison. When we went to the San Diego Natural History Museum, my 5-year-old said, 'That's just like our dinosaur at home."

Since the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Museum of Natural History began operations in 1968, thousands and thousands of visitors have explored its exhibits, ranging from a vast bird egg collection to ... via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:11:34 GMT 080324G584M5 0 44.522912 -89.559142 UWSP natural history museum's future in question http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/uwsp-natural-history-museums-future-in-question?fromrss=1 "Unless they fund some sort of director or curator, there isn't going to be a museum"

Citing staffing changes and the need to move forward with long-term plans, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is discussing the future of the Museum of Natural History, a popular, regionally significant ... via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:51:58 GMT 080323PQ31NJ 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Executive hesitant in offering tax incentives to help AIG http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/executive-hesitant-in-offering-tax-incentives-to-help-aig?fromrss=1 "We are on a fine line to say we need to use a TIF (for the AIG building)"

STEVENS POINT -- Portage County Executive Mark Maslowski said he was 'blindsided' by Stevens Point's decision to offer a tax incentive package to TOLD Development to construct the new AIG-Travel Guard ... via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:47:22 GMT 080322BQTPLC 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Rudolph man pursues Obey's seat http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/rudolph-man-pursues-obeys-seat?fromrss=1 "I hope to do as much if not more for this district than Dave Obey. I don't expect that to be a plus; I expect that to be a duty."

Dan Mielke says Dave Obey has been in office too long. After almost four decades in Congress, Obey's voting record has jeopardized American jobs and families and it's time for a new voice in the 7th District, ... via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:27:54 GMT 080322F4A55M 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Life under water http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/life-under-water?fromrss=1 "It really is a whole different world underwater. ... It's fantastic."

Disney movies aren't the only way to catch what life is like under the sea. Scuba diving has become a popular way to get a firsthand look at the nautical world, without the special effects. via Wausau Daily Herald

]]> Wausau Daily Herald Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:36:17 GMT 0803172BJCSH 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Resident hopes for insurance mandate http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/resident-hopes-for-insurance-mandate?fromrss=1 "I wouldn't back out of my driveway without being insured, but a lot of people are dumb enough to take that risk and it's very dangerous. (But the uninsured motorists) do it and they do it whether we will have this law or not"

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- Three crashes in 16 months and $1,500 in deductible payments, Huntz Larson is wondering when the bad luck will end. via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:22:47 GMT 0803164HBNOE 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Adjusting to time change takes a few days http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/adjusting-to-time-change-takes-a-few-days?fromrss=1 "The younger you are, the easier this is, but this is better for everyone because there's more light into the night"

In 2005, President George Bush signed an energy policy act which changed the dates of daylight-saving time to begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. via Wausau Daily Herald

]]> Wausau Daily Herald Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:12:18 GMT 080309SECHI4 0 44.522912 -89.559142 UWSP International Club plans dinner to honor diversity http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/uwsp-international-club-plans-dinner-to-honor-diversity?fromrss=1 "It's a unique cultural experience, to savor food from around the world, see fashion from around the world and watch performances from around the world"

The annual International Dinner at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point fosters acceptance of other cultures while serving as an admissions tool. via WisInfo

]]> WisInfo Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:29:16 GMT 080308PKJP1K 0 44.522912 -89.559142 Symphony congratulated on its 60th anniversary http://www.topix.net/city/stevens-point-wi/2008/03/symphony-congratulated-on-its-60th-anniversary?fromrss=1 It was only fitting that the Stevens Point Symphony Orchestra serve a few years performing in Michelsen Concert Hall in the new fine arts building at the university. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

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