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Portage County, Wisconsin

US county information
NamePortage County
StateWisconsin
SeatStevens Point
Largest cityStevens Point
US Area
Total Area823 sq mi (2131.6 km2)
Land Area806 sq mi (2087.5 km2)
Water Area16 sq mi (41.4 km2)
Population67182 (2000)
Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneCentral
Time zoneCentral: UTC-6/-5: -6/-5

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Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 67,182. Its county seat is Stevens Point . The United States Census Bureau's Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Portage County.

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Rosholt is in the northeast corner of Portage County along the Flume Creek. In 1867, Jens Rasmussen, who came from Lolland, Denmark, purchased land and improved a beaver dam here to furnish power for a grist mill. In 1885 the dam was acquired by John Gilbert Rosholt for a sawmill. A community grew around the sawmill. In 1893 a post office called "Rosholt" was established and in 1907 the village was incorporated. Slide show by John Wanserski. For further information see these sites. Rosholt: www.rosholtvillage.com Rosholt statistical profile: www.city-data.com History of the village of Rosholt: library.uwsp.edu Rosholt family: www.pchswi.org Edith Cavell: www.edithcavell.org.uk My Wisconsin Space mywisconsinspace.com
9.98 min. | 5.0 user rating		 RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service hisz.rsoe.hu An investigation is under way after 200 dead cows were found in a field in the Town of Stockton. The Portage County sheriff's office says the owner of the cattle has been working with a local veterinarian and it's believed the animals died from the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/bovine viral diarrhea (IBR/BVD) virus. The virus can cause respiratory and reproductive problems. WSAW reports samples from the dead cows have been sent to Madison for testing. Authorities say there is no threat to humans or other animals.
0.63 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Collins Park is a 21 acre space on the 42 acre Collins Lake three miles outside of Rosholt, Wisconsin. Early Polish settlers had passed the land to the county after a depression-era tax default. The deep cool lake in the heart of glacial moraine farm country has remained relatively free of development. This park of towering white pines, has a boat ramp, playground, beach and picnic lodge. The 27 campsites all have electrical hookups. Slideshow by John Wanserski. Contact Portage County Parks Dept. for further information. www.co.portage.wi.us My Wisconsin Space mywisconsinspace.com
6.48 min. | 4.5 user rating		 Roars from a wild cat over the loudspeakers at the pep rally Thursday warned opposing schools not to mess with the Poynette Pumas. After decades of being the Poynette Indians, the Poynette School Board decided to change the name this year. A Nickname Commite was formed and put options forward. The final two nicknames -- panthers and pumas -- were voted on in grades six through 12 last month. A pep rally on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, was held to announce the winner. For more coverage of Columbia County, Wis., news, visit www.portagedailyregister.com
1.90 min. | 0 user rating		 By Shannon Green Daily Register A Columbia County Sheriffs deputy sergeant is turning his musical talent into a service to fallen law enforcement officers. "You just want to give back as much as you can," said Deputy Sgt. Richard Hoege. "It comes down to honor and respect." Hoege has taken up bagpipes â specifically the Scottish Great Highland bagpipe â as a way to honor members of his profession. A Reedsburg native, Hoege got his musical start in junior high school with his primary instrument, the trumpet, but he also dabbled in sousaphone, tuba and French horn. In 1998, when he was asked to play Taps for the funeral of an uncle who had been a Marine, he accepted, despite having taken a break from the trumpet during college. "At the time I didnt' even own a trumpet," Hoege said. Read more at www.portagedailyregister.com.
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It could be an elephant bone. Then again, it has some characteristics of a mammoth bone. Oxford resident Ken Lessnau said he found it last year in rural Adams County. On Tuesday, he took it to the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County to let archaeologists examine it. Archaeologist Jim Theler took one look at what Lessnau carried into an office at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County, and declared, "That is a bone. " But whether the 33-inch, 30-pound object is the bone of a long-extinct mammoth, or whether it came from a modern elephant, is one of many questions that Theler, a senior researcher for the La Crosse-based Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, wants to explore in more depth. The structure of the bone, and the appearance of mineralization on parts of it, caused him to speculate, tentatively, that the specimen is the upper humerus from the front leg of a not-quite-mature mammoth. The growth plate on the bone, he said, suggests that the animal was sub-adult. The shape of the bone suggests that it might have belonged to a mammoth and not a mastodon, another extinct elephant-like mammal whose remains are more common in Wisconsin than those of the mammoth. But, based partly on a visit Monday to the Adams County site where Lessnau said he found the bone late last fall, Theler was not ready to rule out the possibility that the bone might have come from an elephant. The site, about two miles of Lessnau's home in Oxford, has railroad tracks nearby. It <b>...</b>
7.60 min. | 0 user rating		 Tv Ad for the portage county ice wars. It will play on central wisconsins cbs channel 7 about a week before the race.
0.27 min. | 0 user rating		 Flooding from the Wisconsin River has caused some resident to evacuate their homes in Portage, Wis. after hearing news of a levee failing. According to the Associated Press, the levee south of Highway 33 has eroded and is leaking water, but has not completely collapsed. This levee is part of the Caledonia-Lewiston Levee System built in the 1890s, mainly from sand. Kathy Johnson, deputy director of the Columbia County Emergency Management Office said, "The residents down there are used to having high water and dealing with high water a lot, but this could be something that they've never seen, with this amount of water." The river initially flooded after several thunderstorms last week and the National Weather Service expects the river is about 4 feet over flood levels.
1.02 min. | 0 user rating		 A major flood hit Central Wisconsin the city of Portage was badly hit and the 120 year old sand levee is in bad shape after heavy rain fall.Music & Video by Didier Manchione all rights reserved Moonfull publishing Socan Canada 2010
2.92 min. | 0 user rating		 The Columbia County Humane Society will have an open house from 11 am to 3 pm Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The Portage Daily Register stopped by Friday for a preview. For more news from Columbia and Marquette counties, visit www.portagedailyregister.com.
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Bowhunting.Com (blog)--The -Wisconsin- Department of Natural Resources bought the property, located west of Almond in -Portage County-, from Patricia Casey. Her boyfriend, Stan Hall, used nearly 70 acres of her land for his Buckhorn Flats deer farm, which - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:35:14 GMT+00:00
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Pierce County Herald---Portage County- District Attorney Tom Eagon told his new jury that Haydon got increasingly upset as his relationship with the woman kept getting worse - and he suspected that she cheated on him. Haydon's lawyer, Jeffrey Jazgar, - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:14:33 GMT+00:00
Goat Cheesemaker Earns $2500 Scholarship - Wisconsin Ag Connection Tweet this news
Wisconsin Ag Connection--A -Portage County- woman developing a farmstead goat cheese plant who plans to nurture the next generation of future cheesemakers is the recipient of the 2011 -Wisconsin- Licensed Cheesemaker Scholarship. Rose Boero, a nurse and d - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:39:05 GMT+00:00
No Shortage in Portage - Scene Tweet this news
Scene--Gadbois, a Minneapolis native who has lived in -Portage County- for the past 4 ½ years, has found that Central -Wisconsin- is a very arts-rich community, especially when you consider it's small size. “What I have found is that (-Portage Cou - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:15:37 GMT+00:00
Health officials rank Wisconsin counties - WAOW Tweet this news
WAOW--According to the rankings, Taylor County ranks the highest in North Central -Wisconsin- at 5th out of state's 72 counties. -Portage County- ranks 16th. Marathon County is 20th and Wood sits at 24th. Some factors considered are access to healthy - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:25:02 GMT+00:00
Court briefs - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Tweet this news
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune--On July 26, he failed to make a -Portage County- Circuit Court appearance. In August, he failed to report for a jail sentence and went into a -Wisconsin- Rapids tavern. On Sept. 20, he was involved in the theft of property, autho - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:57:23 GMT+00:00
DNR Board Votes to Buy Game Farm Where CWD Existed - Wisconsin Ag Connection Tweet this news
Wisconsin Ag Connection--The -Wisconsin- Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with a plan to purchase a -Portage County- game farm to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease. This week, the DNR's board voted unanimously to buy Hall - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:28:29 GMT+00:00
Supporters thank Lassa for budget fight - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Tweet this news
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune--Scott Walker and his budget bill Monday at the -Portage County- Democratic Party Headquarters on Main Street. / DOUG WOJCIK/Daily Tribune STEVENS POINT -- Though Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing budget repair bill has been sig - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:13:18 GMT+00:00
Community lecture highlights diversity, GDR courses - Pointer Online Tweet this news
Pointer Online--Thursday, Professor Dejan Kuzmanovic give the latest lecture in this year's Community Lecture Series entitled “Teaching General Education Courses in the Spirit of Inclusive Excellence” at the -Portage County- Library. The focus of - Date : Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:12:01 GMT+00:00
Building Commission Approves Gov. Walker's Construction Projects - WSAW Tweet this news
WSAW--They say they chose to remain outside after they were told THE ROOM WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. by What? Location: All over -Wisconsin- on Mar 16, 2011 at 04:33 PM by RR Location: -Portage County- on Mar 16, 2011 at 04:08 PM.--- - Date : Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:35:12 GMT+00:00

Major highways :

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

(over 10,000)Plover �
(under 10,000)Hull* * Park Ridge � * Stockton* * Plover* * Whiting �

Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Wisconsin

County seat: Stevens Point
CityStevens Point
VillagesAlmond * Amherst * Amherst Junction * Junction City * Milladore * Nelsonville * Park Ridge * Plover * Rosholt * Whiting
TownsAlban * Almond * Amherst * Belmont * Buena Vista * Carson * Dewey * Eau Pleine * Grant * Hull * Lanark * Linwood * New Hope * Pine Grove * Plover * Sharon * Stockton
Unincorporated
communities		Alban * Arnott * Badger * Bancroft * Blaine * Coddington * Custer * Dopp * Ellis * Esker * Fancher * Garfield * Heffron * Polonia



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