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Portage news wrap: What’s trending

2021-10-23

(PORTAGE, WI) Here are today’s top stories from the Portage area.

Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Portage area, click here.

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Portage / wiscnews.com

Portage cab hours could change next year

The Portage Cab Company is known for operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That could be changing in the next year. Portage City Administrator Shawn Murphy said the city is exploring an option to stop service from 1 to 5 a.m. and add drivers during peak hours. He said the plan would still keep the same amount of driving hours on the road for the cab company and will also help with employment issues. Read more

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Portage / wiscnews.com

Area teams face several interesting matchups to open the WIAA postseason

For the second straight season, a first since 1999, the Portage prep football team is back the playoffs. It’s been a remarkable turnaround for the Warriors, who logged the program’s first winning regular season in 14 years despite dropping each of its last two games to Monona Grove (20-16) and last week to rival Baraboo, 34-19. Read more

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Wisconsin Rapids / wiscnews.com

Area cross country teams' state pursuit gets underway Saturday

As the temperatures continue to drop and leaves change colors, for prep cross country runners, it can mean only one thing: the WIAA State Championships are right around the corner. The pursuit of a spot in Wisconsin Rapids — the competition’s return to Wisconsin Rapids after running a split state... Read more

Fire damages machine at Penda Corp. in Portage Friday morning

Quick action by employees at Penda Corp., Portage, helped contain a fire Friday morning. The Portage Fire Department was dispatched at 2:02 a.m. for a report of a fire in a plastic molding machine at Penda, 2344 W. Wisconsin St. When the department arrived, there was a large amount of... Read more

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