Category Archives: Local News
FINALLY - Phone Scammer Arrested, Held in Washington County Jail on ICE Detainer
A 24-year-old California man has been arrested after trying to defraud an elderly Village of Richfield woman of money through a phone scam. The arrest happened during a sting last Wednesday afternoon ...
Apr 14, 2025 ronniechua / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE - Sheboygan Police Locating Missing Person
A person missing for several days is the subject of a search by Sheboygan Police. The person, 68-year-old Charleen Johnson, was last seen last Thursday. Johnson is described as 5'4" tall, 150 pounds, ...
Apr 14, 2025 Charleen Johnson. Photo Courtesy of the Sheboygan Police Department
Ontario Avenue House Fire Quickly Extinguished on Sunday
City of Sheboygan firefighters made quick work of a blaze that hit a central Sheboygan home on Sunday. The fire broke out in the home located in the 1100 block of Ontario Avenue in Sheboygan at around...
Apr 14, 2025 serezniy / Depositphotos.com
It's Time Again for SOUP to Help Build a Better Sheboygan
The acronym is SOUP, the event is a soup dinner fundraiser, and the goal is to contribute to a better Sheboygan. SOUP stands for Support Our Urban Projects, and is the idea of the nonprofit group, Act...
Apr 11, 2025 Nalga / Depositphotos.com
Three Counties - Sheboygan Included - Experience Notable Rash of Scam Calls
It may sound like old news, but three county Sheriff's in the area all warned of a rash of scam calls on their social media pages on Thursday, and that's something new. Whether that speaks to the shee...
Apr 11, 2025 EpicTop10.com / CC
Kiwanis Park Biergarten is in Need of a New Operator
The future of the Sheboygan Biergarten at Kiwanis Park is in question, as negotiations on a new contract with the City have failed. The previous contract expired upon the new year. The original operat...
Apr 11, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Der Sheboygan Biergarten's Facebook Page
Lakeshore College Earns Military-Friendly Designation From National Support Organization
For the sixteenth consecutive year, Lakeshore College has earned the title of a "Military Friendly School" from "Viqtory". That's a national organization that connects the military community to educat...
Apr 10, 2025
Oostburg Senior Among 15 Statewide Financial Literacy Scholars
An Oostburg High School senior is among a group of 15 elite winners of a "Money Smart Wisconsin" scholarship contest from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. The fifteen, $1,000 awards...
Apr 10, 2025 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Weather-Related Threats Ease, Morph in New NWS Advisory
A challenging forecast for meteorologists has turned a bit more favorable for the public as a complex set of weather systems is changing its character by the hour. Converging elements had threatened a...
Apr 09, 2025 NWS Graphic
Aurora Announces New Senior Leadership Team in Sheboygan
After receiving more than one report of members of the former administration being dismissed last Friday, it was revealed that Advocate Aurora Health has made a change in its Sheboygan staff. In respo...
Apr 09, 2025 ra2studio / Depositphotos.com
