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Stout named new football coach
The Portage School Board on Monday approved Sean Stout as the new varsity head football coach after a recommendation by Portage athletic director Jim Langkamp.
Stout last week was named a finalist for the position along with Jeff Wiessinger. Both were assistant coaches with the program last season.
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A mammoth discovery: Adams County man uncovers bone that may come from mammoth
Ken Lessnau's walk in the woods might have yielded an important find of Wisconsin's prehistory.
Lessnau is a wood-carving artist who lives half a block from Goose Lake in Adams County. He said he was walking late last year near his home in an area that was marked with a sign stating "public hunting" when he happened upon a crater-like hole filled with water.
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Milestones
Birth Feb. 1
Feb. 1, 2010
Sauer birthday
Johanna Sauer of Portage celebrates her 95th birthday Feb. 11, 2010.
Raimer-Kurutz engagement
Terry and Linda Raimer of Portage announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittney, to Joshua Kurutz, son of Michael and Lori Kurutz of Mayville.
Obituaries
Michael Edward Hughes
BEAVER DAM - Michael Edward Hughes, 78, a resident of Prairie Crest Assisted Living in Beaver Dam and formerly of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at his home.
Elizabeth M. Reddeman
POYNETTE - Elizabeth M. Reddeman, 98, of Poynette, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Lodi Good Samaritan Center.
Edris M. "Edie" Drake
PORTAGE - Edris M. "Edie" Drake, 68, of Portage, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at her home.
Local News
Property owners likely to pay back half of tax error next year
MONTELLO - Marquette County property owners likely will pay back about $250,000 next year in an effort to recoup about half of a $500,000 error made by Marquette County Clerk Donna Seddon's office.
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PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER VIDEO: PDR Sports Webcast
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Opinion
MAILBAG: Thanks for helping Project Lifesaver
On behalf of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and myself, I would like to thank the Culver's restaurant in Portage and all the people who went to Culver's for their generous donation to the Project Lifesaver Program Fund.
