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The Portage Daily Register

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  1. video: Highway 33 Construction Begins

    East Cook Street, Portage, Wisc.

    Posted in Local on Monday, July 14, 2008 12:00 am. Updated: 5:24 pm. | Tags: Cookstreet, Breaking

  2. html: Highway 33 Construction Kick-off Celebration

    Crews are putting down portions of Cook Street's patchwork sidewalk and will continue paving work for the next few weeks in the road's commercial zone.

    Posted in Local on Monday, July 14, 2008 12:00 am. | Tags: Cookstreet

  3. image: Cook Street's colorful sidewalk taking shape

    Workers from Augelli Concrete & Excavating and Lycon Inc. put down colored concrete for a new sidewalk on Cook Street between DeWitt and Adams streets in Portage on Tuesday.

    Posted in Local on Monday, July 14, 2008 1:00 pm. Updated: 9:03 pm. | Tags: Cookstreet

  4. article: Police Notebook

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

    Viva La Mocha, 1116 MacFarlane Road: At 1:03 p.m. Friday, police investigated a report of the theft of a small amount of money from the coffee shop. The money was taken on two separate occasions earlier in July. The incident is under investigation.

    100 block of West Pleasant Street:
    Police took a report at 10:58 a.m. Friday of the theft of a vehicle registration sticker.

    AMPI, 301 Brooks St.: At 3:20 p.m. Friday, police investigated the theft of a jacket and car keys from inside the business. The items were taken sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., police said.

    200 block of West Cook Street:
    Police investigated at 1:50 a.m. Saturday a report of a fight behind Matt’s Tap. Christopher A. Kratz, 19, of Portage, was arrested for violating a no-drink requirement of probation.

    Intersection of MacFarlane Road and Conant Street:
    Police at 11:54 p.m. Friday stopped a vehicle for allegedly operating left of center and weaving in the lane. John R. Clark, 48, of Endeavor, was arrested and charged with drunken driving as a first offense and taken to the Columbia County Jail. Clark reportedly registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.21 on a preliminary Breathalyzer test. The legal limit to drive in Wisconsin is 0.08.

    1600 block of West Highway 33: Police at 11:44 a.m. Sunday investigated a report of an attempted break-in of a building that occurred overnight. Pry marks were discovered on the moulding around the door.

    Intersection of West Wisconsin and West Carroll streets:
    At 3:13 p.m. Sunday, police investigated a report of a older male driving a red car who was taking pictures of children walking. The man was not located.

    Intersection of Highway 33 and Caledonia Street:
    Police stopped a vehicle at 2:04 a.m. Monday for having a taillight out. Erick J. Monsen, 22, of Stoughton, was arrested and charged with drunken driving as a first offense. He declined to take a preliminary Breathalyzer test, police said.

    Posted in Local on Monday, July 14, 2008 12:00 am. | Tags: Policenotebook

  5. article: Counties find older friends, some retailers supply teens with booze

    By Katie Derksen - Daily Register

    Posted in Local on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:00 pm.

  6. article: Caring Tree harvest huge

    By Paul Ferguson

    Posted in Local on Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:00 pm.

  7. article: Elks boast 90 years of Santa visits, thanks to some special volunteers

    By Tori Rosin

    Posted in Local on Friday, December 24, 2004 6:00 pm.

  8. article: Party faithfuls await fruits of their hard work

    By Jesse Hirsch

    Posted in Local on Sunday, October 31, 2004 6:00 pm.

  9. article: Larson found guilty

    By Paul Ferguson - Daily Register

    Posted in Local on Friday, November 19, 2004 6:00 pm.

  10. article: 'Tis the season

    Kids use natural materials to trim trees

    Posted in Local on Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:00 pm.

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