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Saturday’s Scores

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Mushers begin their dash across wilderness of northern Maine

March 5, 2022 GMT

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — A helicopter pilot, commercial fisherman, paving contractor and others traded their regular jobs to lead dog-sled teams on a 250-mile (400-kilometer) dash across the wilderness of northern Maine.

Only-in-winter stories pass on Ojibwe spiritual teachings

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTOMarch 3, 2022 GMT

GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP) — The two-dozen schoolchildren sat in a circle for about an hour, enthralled, as Gordon Jourdain regaled them with tales of the Creator and the origins of their Ojibwe people.

Wednesday’s Scores

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Former Portage teacher get probation for sexual assault

February 17, 2022 GMT

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A former Portage High School teacher has been sentenced to probation after pleading no contest to sexually assaulting a student.

Thirty-five-year-old Abby Dibbs, of Cross Plains, was found guilty of sexual assault of a student by school staff involving a 17-year-old male student.

Thursday’s Scores

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Wisconsin musher wins fourth Beargrease sled dog race

February 2, 2022 GMT

GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP) — A Wisconsin musher wins his fourth John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon title by a wide margin.

Ryan Anderson had a one-hour cushion in finishing the 300-mile sled dog race in northeastern Minnesota Tuesday evening.

Thursday’s Scores

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Semitrailer driver charged in wild interstate chase

December 29, 2021 GMT

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A semitrailer driver from Iowa faces charges in Wisconsin after he allegedly led state troopers on a wild interstate chase.

The Portage Daily Register reported Wednesday that 27-year-old Kyle Futrel of Cherokee, Iowa, was charged Dec.

Thursday’s Scores

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Tuesday’s Scores

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Abundant Life Christian/St. Ambrose 62, Pecatonica 46

Tuesday’s Scores

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Tribal liaison dives into Minnesota ski area expansion talks

November 28, 2021 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Superior National Forest's first full-time tribal liaison says he wants to work with the federal government on proposed expansion of the Lutsen Mountains Ski Area.

Juan Martinez started his new role in January, but he didn’t move to Minnesota until July.

Thursday’s Scores

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Friday’s Scores

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Minnesota highway signs mark boundaries of 1854 treaty

November 8, 2021 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Transportation crews are installing 12 highway signs in northeastern Minnesota that have significant, historic meaning.

The signs, more than a decade in the making, mark the boundaries of a treaty signed in 1854 by the federal government and three Ojibwe tribes — the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Friday’s Scores

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Woman struck and killed by falling tree in Columbia County

August 30, 2021 GMT

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A woman who was a passenger on an off-road vehicle was struck and killed by a falling tree in Columbia County.

Dispatchers got a call Sunday afternoon about the injured woman who was trapped in the Town of Lewiston, according to sheriff's officials.

Arizona man guilty of shooting wife in Wisconsin in 1988

June 25, 2021 GMT

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — An Arizona man has been convicted of shooting his wife to death almost 33 years ago.

A Columbia County jury found 73-year-old Mark Wayne Bringe guilty of first-degree murder with a dangerous weapon in connection with the death of Lorelei Bringe.

Two dead in collision between car, semi in Columbia County

May 6, 2021 GMT

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Two teenagers from Sheboygan were killed when their car collided with a semi in Columbia County, sheriff's officials said.

The crash happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Town of Marcellon near Pardeeville...

Bennington considers other uses for Energizer facility

April 17, 2021 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The town of Bennington is seeking proposals from consultants to help prepare a report on the potential redevelopment or reuse for the soon-to-close Energizer industrial facility...

Tuesday’s Scores

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SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM IN PORTAGE

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DOWNTOWN PORTAGE GETS NEW MURAL

Staff WriterJune 10, 2020 GMT

Black Lives Matter protest gathers crowd of more than 60 in downtown Portage

Bridget CookeJune 6, 2020 GMT

It started with just a few people, but grew to more than 60 during the first hour of the Black Lives Matter protest Friday outside of the Columbia County Courthouse in Portage.

For one of the organizers, Mykiah Schumann, of Pardeeville, the need to raise awareness of racist thoughts and behaviors is paramount in small cities like Portage and the small town of Poynette, where she grew up.

2 prisoners escape CCI in Portage

Noah VernauApril 16, 2020 GMT

Two prisoners escaped Thursday from Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, according to Sheriff Roger Brandner.

"At this point we have numerous law enforcement officers searching the area," Brandner said in an email at 6:23 a.m.

Long-time Vermont battery producer moving to Wisconsin

October 25, 2019 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Energizer says it is closing a manufacturing facility in Vermont and moving it to Wisconsin.

In a two-paragraph note sent Thursday to local officials, Energizer Brands Director of Government Affairs Marcus Boolish said the battery company's specialty manufacturing facility in Bennington would be moving to a company facility in Portage, Wisconsin...

Douglas Louis Beich, 72, Portage, WI/Dallas, TX

Staff WriterJuly 20, 2019 GMT

PORTAGE, WI/DALLAS, TX—Douglas Louis Beich passed away on July 8, 2019. The only child of Louis Beich and Ruth Griepentrog-Beich, he was born in Portage, WI on Aug 28 1946. Shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh in 1968, he moved his family to Dallas, TX.

Portage Memorial Day speaker: Call it a celebration

Lyn JerdeMay 29, 2019 GMT

Go ahead. Call it a celebration.

Yes, Memorial Day is a day to remember lives laid down, too soon, to protect the freedoms and ideals of the United States of America, noted veteran Jon Dyerson.

Pardeeville school bus driver fired for alleged sex assaults started working for Portage bus company

Brad AllenMay 11, 2019 GMT

PARDEEVILLE — School officials and authorities are defending how they handled investigations into a Pardeeville school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting children on his bus route.

Gary Dean Edwards, 74, of Pardeeville, faces two charges of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 in incidents that took place on the bus route.

Poynette leads Division 3 state softball rankings; Sun Prairie, Verona, DeForest stand in top 10 of Division 1

Jon Masson | Wisconsin State JournalMay 8, 2019 GMT

The Poynette softball team remained top-ranked in Division 3 in this week’s Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association/WisSports.net state poll.

Dodgeville and Lake Mills received honorable-mention recognition in Division 3.

Officials, businesses partner to host Portage drug take-back event

Brad AllenApril 27, 2019 GMT

In communities across the nation, people have asked homeowners to let them in their house to use their bathroom purely so they could steal prescription drugs from their medicine cabinets, Portage Police Chief Ken Manthey said.

Portage Lions host Easter egg hunt Saturday

Lyn JerdeApril 23, 2019 GMT

Emil Mravik wasn’t expecting Peter Cottontail to come hopping down the bunny trail.

But just as the longtime Portage Lions Club member was observing, in a mildly apologetic tone, that the Easter Bunny would not make an appearance at Saturday’s Lions Club Easter egg hunt, there came a white rabbit up the sidewalk.

Portage Canal gets Earth Day cleanup Saturday

Lyn JerdeApril 23, 2019 GMT

The wood chipper was jammed. Again.

The machine belongs to Fred Galley, and he’d brought it to Agency House Road early Saturday morning, to dispose of the brush of invasive species like buckthorn and locust that infested the Portage Canal.

New school library will house development materials for Portage staff

Noah VernauApril 17, 2019 GMT

Not long ago it occurred to Sue Conner that all of the books piled in the offices of retiring Portage school administrators might someday make a nice library for staff.

Portage residents object to West Carroll sidewalks

Lyn JerdeApril 15, 2019 GMT

Including new sidewalks as part of the city of Portage’s West Carroll Street improvement project would have numerous costs and no benefits, property owners told the Portage Common Council on Thursday.

Joanne Boldthen, 77, Rock Island, Illinois

Staff WriterApril 4, 2019 GMT

Joanne E. Boldthen, 77, of Rock Island, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Moline, Illinois.

Joanne was born Jan. 4, 1942, in Portage, the daughter of Urban and Helen (Zimmerman) Eulberg.

Portage officials suspend The Ball Room from serving alcohol for 3 days

Brad AllenApril 3, 2019 GMT

Portage officials have ordered a brief liquor license suspension for a downtown bar where a minor reportedly used a false identification card to buy alcohol and on a separate occasion, the bar failed a compliance check.

Police notebook for March 2, 2019

DAILY REGISTER STAFF PDR-News@wiscnews.comMarch 2, 2019 GMT

Information is taken from the records of the Portage Police Department and does not represent a comprehensive list of police activity. Each individual named in this report is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Premiere planned for TV show featuring Portage

Lyn JerdeMarch 2, 2019 GMT

Evening gowns and tuxedos are not required for a premiere planned in Portage later this month.

But reservations are needed, and as soon as possible, for the March 26 event, which will mark the first showing of the episode filmed last fall.

Ice fishing forges ‘connections’ among Portage students

Noah VernauFebruary 21, 2019 GMT

Paul the Portage Pike can’t speak, but answered a question for Brad Meixner.

Meixner’s ice fishing club at Portage High School has 62 members and sent 16 of them to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association’s state tournament Saturday in La Crosse.

Candace the dog brings godly comfort in Portage

Lyn JerdeFebruary 20, 2019 GMT

The children wanted to talk to Candace, alone.

They were students at a Wisconsin school, where, according to the Rev. Rod Armon, there had been a crisis. He didn’t say what kind of crisis or where it occurred, only that it warranted sending counselors to aid the troubled and traumatized.

Interior design course prepares Portage students for popular, stable job market

Noah VernauFebruary 15, 2019 GMT

Interior design curriculum at Portage High School will prepare students for a flourishing field, educators say.

It begins next school year for sophomores through seniors after the school board approved the half-credit elective Monday.

James C. Davis Sr., 74, Madison

Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019 GMT

James Charles Davis Sr., 74, of Madison, passed away with family by his side on Jan. 25, 2019, at UW Hospital.

Jim was born on March 7, 1944, in Portage, the son of Charles and Jeannette (Hewitt) Davis.

Prep schedule directory: Look up today’s sports schedules for conferences in the area and region

Art Kabelowsky | Wisconsin State JournalJanuary 30, 2019 GMT

Use this directory to look up today's prep sports schedule for area and region conferences. Click on the conference desired after finding the school you are following on that conference's list.

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Optimism abounds for Portage Canal improvements

Lyn JerdeJanuary 24, 2019 GMT

Optimism was on the agenda Tuesday, when the city of Portage’s ad hoc canal committee convened for the first time in 10 months.