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 ...

Travis Bassett, Walter Leppen and Jerald D. Trzebiatowski will compete for the open District 25 seat on the Portage County Board in the Feb. 17 primary.

Portage County has opened a public survey for its 2026–28 strategic plan. Residents are invited to share input ahead of a Feb. 16 workshop.

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.

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 ...