Category Archives: Local News
SCEDC Assists Valders-Based Business to Expand Sheboygan Operations
When Peggy Sonnenburg of Valders had trouble finding full-flavored snacks that weren't full of refined sugar, she took the challenge head-on and founded "Peggy Bakes". Now, after just a year of operat...
Apr 16, 2025 Peggy Bakes profile shot, photo credit: Erika Humke, Humke Group
Sheboygan City Offices to Close at Noon Thursday for "Spring Holiday"
Those with business to take care of with the City of Sheboygan before the weekend arrives will need to plan ahead for a reduced schedule. The City has announced that their offices will be closing at 1...
Apr 16, 2025 gioiak2 / Depositphotos.com
Swat Training Planned Today in Cedar Grove
Heavy-duty vehicles carrying armed men in tactical gear will swarm school property in Cedar Grove today in hopes of disarming a dangerous situation. The danger is something the men hope never material...
Apr 16, 2025 zabelin / Depositphotos.com
City to Close Broughton Drive and Lakeside Walking Trail for Sand Removal
Wicked Waves and Winds have handed City of Sheboygan crews a pretty big mess to clean up. The mess is a deposit of sand that lines the driving lanes of Broughton Drive, the hillside, and the walking p...
Apr 15, 2025 Map Courtesy of the Sheboygan DPW
Over 1-1/2 Million Dollars in State Highway Aids Coming to Sheboygan County
A quarterly release of State Transportation Aids to improve local roads is headed for Sheboygan County. Governor Evers and the Department of Transportation announced the total $108 million release of ...
Apr 15, 2025
City of Sheboygan to Swear In New Officials Tonight
In the course of two days, the books are closed on one, and another book begins on a new session of Sheboygan City Government. Monday's was the last Common Council meeting of the 2024-25 session with ...
Apr 15, 2025 City of Sheboygan logo
Fire Claims Shed, Machinery in Town of Sherman
A fire in the Town of Sherman has destroyed a shed and its contents. The Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center got the 911 call at 3:16 a.m. Tuesday, sending responding departments from Sil...
Apr 15, 2025 Location of Tuesday Morning Fire in the Town of Sherman. Image Courtesy of Google Maps
Increased Fire Danger Prompts Warnings from State DNR
Dry vegetation, low humidity and very high winds are combining to present an elevated fire danger and subsequent warnings from the Wisconsin DNR. Although only two small wildfires were active on Monda...
Apr 14, 2025 The Wisconsin DNR responded to 63 wildfires over the weekend, and fire danger remains high across much of the state to start the week. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR
Minimal Highway Maintenance Scheduled in Sheboygan County This Week
Maintenance projects on Sheboygan County highways by the Wisconsin DOT will be minimal this week, while the major reconstruction of Highway 32 between Cedar Grove and Sheboygan Falls will continue div...
Apr 14, 2025 John Kakuk / Unsplash
ROOTS Joins Town of Sheboygan Lions Club to Reforest Town Properties
Four Town of Sheboygan properties will be looking greener in years to come thanks to reforestation efforts that get underway in under two weeks. The project that begins in earnest on Saturday the 26th...
Apr 14, 2025 mattkusb / Depositphotos.com
