Electronic and small appliance recycling event in Portage County next month

Portage County Solid Waste will host an electronic and small appliance recycling event on Saturday, April 18.

Portage County offers concealed carry & handgun classes on April 25

The Portage County Sheriff's Office will host a DOJ-certified CCW class and optional handgun course on April 25. Learn how to register and what to bring.
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Meet the 2 candidates vying for the Portage County executive office

Eric Olson and Ray Reser will compete for the office of Portage County executive in the April 7 election.
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Marathon, Portage Counties Announce Facility Closures

Marathon and Portage Counties have announced all non-essential offices will be closed on Monday as Central Wisconsin continues to deal with a generational winter storm. In Portage County, residents ...
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Portage County's new voting equipment leads Wisconsin in election security and access. Here's how it works.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A closer look of the inclusive ExpressVote machines on Feb. 14 at the Portage County Municipal Center in Plover. The machines will ...
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Valley Springs recalls bottled water in Wisconsin due to sanitation concerns

Valley Springs Artesian Gold, LLC has voluntarily initiated a recall of its bottled water products due to unsanitary bottling conditions.
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Do you have electronics to recycle? Portage County residents can sign up for this April 13 event.

PLOVER – Portage County residents have another chance to drop off electronics and small appliances for recycling next month. Portage County Solid Waste will host a recycling collection event from 8:30 ...
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Portage High School receives $100,000 grant for technical education

Portage High School's Technical Education Department received a $100,000 grant from the Wisconsin Fast Forward Fund. The grant will be used to update equipment and enhance training for students in ...
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Portage County announces first human case of West Nile virus this year

Portage County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus for the year. The virus is transmitted to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes, not from person to person. While most ...
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Portage community members rally support for Hurricane Helene victims

PORTAGE, Wisc. -- Hurricane Helene has left a trail of damage from Florida to North Carolina, but some in Portage, Wisconsin are trying to help. "I'm a mother and a grandmother, and I couldn't imagine ...
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Wisconsin-based bottler recalls more than 650,000 gallon jugs of water

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Valley Springs Artesian Gold in Portage bottled water under "unsanitary conditions".
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Portage County's new voting equipment leads Wisconsin in election security and access. Here's how it works.

PLOVER − Portage County has made an almost $1 million investment in election security and accessibility, and voters will get to use the new equipment for the first time during the Feb. 20 primary ...