Nicholas Walczak

Email Print Copy article link Save A Portage homeless shelter is looking to raise $1 million for a new facility just as the men’s shelter it has been renting will close Sunday because the property is being sold.

The Pardeeville District Ambulance Service is about $885,000 in debt, which includes money it owes to the IRS and state, Pardeeville Village President Michael Haynes said.

Alliant Energy, Madison Gas and Electric and the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation will continue coal operations at the Columbia Energy Center in

During that time, Columbia County will continue to receive utility aid from the state for operation of the facility, and Alliant and the other

Work has begun on a new Domino’s Pizza in Portage’s downtown district.

A lieutenant who literally keeps the Portage Fire Department running and an 18-year-old on-call firefighter who responded to more than 500 calls are among those receiving special recognition this year.

"I think this facility really brings a socialization aspect to the lives of our seniors," said Fred Kocher, chair of the Pardeeville Senior Center Commission.