About the Portage County Gazette... The Portage County Gazette returned as a weekly newspaper on July 2, 1999. Subscribers receive The Gazette in the mail every Friday. Single copies are available at convenient locations across the Portage County area. The Portage County Gazette was a weekly newspaper that started on July 17, 1878, but merged with another local paper in 1923 after the death of its founder, Edward D. Glennon. Now The Gazette returns as a weekly newspaper, providing stories about your neighbors, local government, schools, sports, organizations and other topics of local interest. The Portage County Gazette is locally owned and features stories by local writers who are your neighbors. For more information, Stop by our location, 1024 Main St. Stevens Point, WI. or call The Portage County Gazette at (715) 343-8045 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays or you can e-mail the Gazette at pcgazette@g2a.net