🌱 What we know about the charges against this longtime Plover Scout volunteer

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• What we know about the charges against this longtime Plover Scout volunteer

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale.

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• Thursday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 69 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 40.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Plover Boy Scouts volunteer pleads not guilty to assault (wislawjournal.com) — Plover residents should know that a longtime local Boy Scouts volunteer, Steven E. Lorang of Plover, has pleaded not guilty to multiple child sexual assault and enticement charges tied to alleged incidents about 20 years ago. The detailed criminal complaint describes alleged abuse at his Plover home and on area camping trips, and he remains jailed on $500,000 cash bail while facing a potential 225-year sentence.
   

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Thursday October 1
• Exhibit: "Survival is History, Art is the Question" Yook Keun-Byung →
  UWSP | Carlsten Art Gallery, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point
  12:00 pm
• Police and Fire Commission →
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  Stevens Point WI
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Waiting for Lefty →
  UWSP | Studio Theatre, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Miles for Mila →
  The Commons Community Nonprofit Center, 2801 Hoover Road, Stevens Point
• Jazz Brunch at Rose House →
  Rose House, 1140 Clark St, Stevens Point
  10:00 am
• FREE Coffee and Cotton Candy @ Gadgets & Goodies
  Gadgets & Goodies, 3027 Village Park Dr, Plover
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Sunday October 4
• Cosmic Origins Spectrograph →
  UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Your emergency plan should include every member of the family—including your pets!
  During #NationalPreparednessMonth, take some time to put together an emergency kit for your pet. Include food, water, medications, important records,… (Nextdoor )
• Wisconsin's forests cover nearly half our state and are a vital part of our collective history, culture and economy.
  Likewise, the Forest Products industry provides valuable jobs and contributes significantly to the economy. Forest Products Week, coming up Oct. 18… (Nextdoor )

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Plover. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Temporary Retail Sales Support in Plover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stevens Point

• Over 350 people Walk to End Alzheimer's Sept. 19 in Stevens Point (stevenspointjournal.com)
• UW-Stevens Point Cornerstone Press titles earn record literary awards (stevenspointjournal.com)
• Stevens Point disability nonprofit relocates, plans open house (wsaw.com)

Amherst

• Amherst Keeps the Streak Alive (amhersttalon.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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