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  • Reality Shop puts students through real world financial issues

    Monday, April 08, 2013

    Bill Christiansen from the Portage County Business Council explains Reality Shop, and how the exercise helps high school students budget, manage money, and learn about life on their own with help from real business "shops" Tuesday at Stevens Point Area Senior High School. Students from Roshold and Amherst are also participating.

  • Tom Neterval on Dancing For the Paws

    Monday, April 08, 2013

    Dance studio operator Tom Neterval explains how the Dancing For the Paws fundraiser for the Marathon County Humane Society began.

  • Donation for Cadet trip to Wisconsin Dells

    Monday, April 08, 2013

    Reid Rocheleau, Dave Suchon, and Barb Jacobs explain how they got involved in donating $1,500 towards the Stevens Point Safety Patrol Cadets trip to the Wisconsin Dells after funding was cut.

  • Road Construction Update

    Friday, April 05, 2013

    Kristen McHugh from Wisconsin's Department of Transportation updates us on a public meeting coming up for the I-39 Business 51 work near Cedar Creek, and also what to expect as the Highways U, K, and 51 bridge demolition and reconstruction gets underway in earnest next week.

  • Teen alcohol use

    Friday, April 05, 2013

    Mellisa Dotter from Healthy Marathon County shares some of this week's panel discussion on youth alcohol use and the dangers, along with some alternative ideas and resources on their web site to cut alcohol abuse.

  • College credits that transfer from Technical Schools

    Friday, April 05, 2013

    Suzy Mathias from Northcentral Technical College says there is a large number of programs where students can take technical school credits and transfer them to a four-year university towards their degree, while saving a lot of money. The latest offering is for social work degrees through UW Superior.

  • Attorney General pleased with Sebena decision

    Thursday, April 04, 2013

    Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is pleased that slain Wauwatosa Police officer Jennifer Sebena will be added to a national memorial for officers that died in the line of duty.

  • Wausau Pet License Sales spiked Good Friday

    Thursday, April 04, 2013

    City Clerk Toni Rayala says Good Friday was really good for dog and cat license sales, since the registration deadline was approaching over the Easter weekend.