Category Archives: Local News
Winning $50,000 Powerball Ticket From Wednesday's Drawing Purchased in Manitowoc
Someone who visited Superior Discount Liquor in Manitowoc decided to purchase a Powerball Lottery Ticket for Wednesday's drawing, a decision that has paid off handsomely. The winning ticket matched fo...
May 01, 2025
This Retiree is Ready to Chase Sticks Following Illustrious Career Chasing Criminals
A career as a K9 Officer is short, usually less than 10 years. And after a full career with the Sheboygan Police Department, K9 Max is ready for an easier life. The SPD announced Max's retirement on T...
May 01, 2025 K9 Max - Courtesy of the SPD
Manitowoc's Wisconsin Maritime Museum Among 27 Recipients of "Vibrant Spaces" Grant
Twenty-seven Wisconsin communities will share in more than a million dollars to help create attractive new public spaces - among them - Manitowoc. Money comes from the latest round of funding from the...
May 01, 2025 Courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum
SPD: 'Don't Say we Didn't Warn You' Before Traffic Control Operation Wednesday Evening
When you imagine the police warning the public ahead of time so they can avoid being ticketed or arrested, one might think it's self-defeating. But that's exactly what the Sheboygan Police Department ...
May 01, 2025 lisafx / Depositphotos.com
Carbliss CEO Kroener Recognized as "Best and Brightest CEO in the Nation for 2025
The little local company making a big splash in the national beverage industry is celebrating again. This time it's not about output or sales or market coverage; it's about CEO and co-founder Adam Kro...
Apr 30, 2025
Cross-Lake Travel Between Milwaukee and Muskegon Opens on Friday
Instead of taking an ordinary road trip, why not go "Surf & Turf" on the Lake Express Ferry out of Milwaukee? The ferry will begin its 2025 season providing high-speed ferry service between Milwau...
Apr 30, 2025 Photo Courtesy of Lake Express
Plymouth High Business Ed Teacher Honored by Governor With Financial Literacy Award
If the students of Plymouth High School show proficiency in finances overall, they very well could have the same teacher behind their success. Business Education teacher Todd Williams was one of 7 ind...
Apr 30, 2025 Todd Williams photo courtesy of Linkedin
Three Sheboygan Auto Dealerships Acquired by LaCrosse Area Dahl Automotive
An auto dealership name not represented in eastern Wisconsin since 1939 has returned 86 years later with the acquisition of three Sheboygan dealerships. Dahl Automotive, based in the LaCrosse area, pu...
Apr 29, 2025 Dahl Sheboygan Dealerships
Local Shortages of Teachers, Nurses Being Attacked Through FORWARD Program
A seeming never-ending shortage of qualified workers is being attacked by a new collaborative program between the UW-Green Bay and Lakeshore College. The FORWARD program is designed to help students s...
Apr 29, 2025
Bookworm Gardens Opens for 15th Anniversary Season on Thursday
A world of fantasy and learning is ready to open on May 1st for its 15th anniversary season. That place is Sheboygan's Bookworm Gardens, a different world tucked into the woods between the UW Green Ba...
Apr 29, 2025 A Map into the World was selected for Bookworm Garden's "Readers' Roundup Community Day" on May 17. Photo courtesy of Bookworm Gardens
