PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Public Service Commission approved what will be the most powerful solar project in Wisconsin History Thursday. Vista Sands solar farm is planned for Portage County.

STEVENS POINT − A 30-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man facing five counts of attempted homicide in Wood County after authorities say he led officers on a high-speed chase from Portage County to Wisconsin ...

STEVENS POINT − A 40-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man pleaded not guilty Monday to trying to kill a Portage County deputy while leading him on a high-speed chase August 20. Clinton H. Mayotte faces ...

Travis Bassett, Walter Leppen and Jerald D. Trzebiatowski will compete for the open District 25 seat on the Portage County ...

STEVENS POINT – An ad hoc committee of the Portage County Board met for its third meeting Oct. 1 to continue work on its charge of making recommendations for a potential ordinance regulating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRANT − A Wisconsin Rapids teen is dead and another was taken by helicopter to Marshfield Medical Center after a one-vehicle crash ...

Organizations in Portage County received a boost with new grant funding aimed at strengthening health, youth development, mental health and workforce programs. United Way of Portage County recently ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - A 40-year-old Wisconsin Rapids is charged with more counts in Portage County connected to an Aug. 20 incident. Thursday, Clinton Mayotte’s bond was set at $500,000 in ...

PLOVER − The Portage County Historical Society received the 2025 Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy, the highest honor for a local history organization in Wisconsin, on Sept. 24. The award, given annually by ...

The following are the latest results of Portage County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Stevens Point Journal reports monthly.