PORTAGE, Wis. — Residents who walk and bike across a pedestrian bridge near downtown Portage are concerned its potential removal could make it more difficult for them to get around. According to the ...

After years of waiting, a building in disrepair in downtown Portage may finally be put to good use. The former antiques shop at 114 W. Cook St., built in 1876, was acquired by the city in 2021 after ...

PORTAGE — A new downtown recreation center could be three to five years away. It’s included in the new downtown master plan adopted recently by the city’s Redevelopment Commission. Although the rec ...

Tuesday afternoon began a downtown “charrette” where the Portage community was invited to stop in to work with the designers on their own visions for the downtown. By definition, a charrette is an ...

PORTAGE — The city’s master plan for its downtown area is in for an overhaul following a recent series of open houses and meetings. “There’s a lot of excitement about redeveloping Central Avenue,” ...

As the sky began to turn gray Monday with incoming thunderstorms, an artist was putting the finishing touches on Portage’s new downtown mural welcoming visitors coming in from the east. The mural on ...

Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow stands Monday, March 3, 2025, at the Portage Township Trustee’s office where the Portage Pantry is expected to be set up next month at 340 Columbia Place in ...

The Portage City Council rejected a proposal to create a designated outdoor drinking area downtown. The proposal was tabled last fall. Mayor Austin Bonta pushed for the Designated Outdoor Refreshment ...

The fire involved a building on the corner of Dewitt Street and West Cook Street. The fire broke out at about 4:40 p.m. and burned for four hours. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames at ...

STEVENS POINT − Visitors to the Stevens Point branch of the Portage County Public Library have likely seen changes to library operations in the last month. Among the changes are the presence of a ...