Category Archives: Local News
Washington County Man Sentenced to 35 Years+ on Child Trafficking, Porn Charges
A Washington County man was sentenced on Friday to 35 years in prison, followed by a quarter-century of extended supervision on Child Trafficking and Pornography charges. The combined 60 year sentence...
Feb 24, 2025 anthony kelly / CC
January Sheboygan County Home Prices The Only Ones to Decline In Southeast District as Sales Also Slump
Sheboygan County proved to be an outlier among real estate trends in Wisconsin's southeast district according to a report released this past week by the Wisconsin Realtors Association. Home prices dec...
Feb 21, 2025 alexraths / Depositphotos.com
Fire Destroys Elkhart Lake Garage on Thursday
A fire destroyed a garage in the Village of Elkhart Lake on Thursday. Assistant Chief Keith Fischer reported that they got the call around 3:18 p.m. and the Elkhart Lake Fire Department was joined by ...
Feb 21, 2025 Crews Respond to a Fire in Elkhart Lake on Thursday. Photo Courtesy of the Elkhart Lake Fire Department
Schedule of 2025 Asphalt Overlay Projects Announced by Sheboygan DPW
If there's any doubt that we are progressing towards warmer weather, consider that the season of road repair is now on the horizon as the City of Sheboygan announced its schedule of street resurfacing...
Feb 21, 2025 City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works
Homelessness in Sheboygan is Subject of Monday Committee of the Whole Meeting
The issue of homelessness in Sheboygan is going to be put under scrutiny next week. A Committee of the Whole meeting was scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Monday immediately following the Finance and Personnel ...
Feb 21, 2025 Items Including Sleeping Bags, Blankets and Others Belonging to the Homeless as Seen Beneath the I-43 Overpass on Taylor Drive in 2022. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
James Madison School Honored for Exceptional Student Achievement Improvement Successes
According to the Dun & Bradstreet organization's MDR Education Division, there are 63,311 elementary schools in the United States...which places Sheboygan's James Madison Elementary School among t...
Feb 20, 2025
More Trees Coming to Sheboygan as Part of Million Tree Initiative
The City of Sheboygan is soon going to get more canopy cover courtesy of Alliant Energy. The utility named 11 Wisconsin Communities including Sheboygan who are receiving grants totaling over $50,000 t...
Feb 20, 2025 Ellen5eEyes / CC
DNR Awards Portions of $6 Million in Surface Water Grant Funds to Sheboygan County Initiatives
Several Sheboygan County organizations will be better able to take care of a valuable resource thanks to a Wisconsin DNR grant. $6 million in all was awarded on Wednesday to fund lake organizations, n...
Feb 20, 2025 Serg64 / Depositphotos.com
Communicate With a Cop Over a Cup of Coffee This Morning
Sheboygan residents have the opportunity to connect with a cop over a cup of coffee this morning. The idea is called "coffee with a cop", and it'll happen between 9 and 10:30 this morning at Z Spot Co...
Feb 20, 2025 livfriis / Depositphotos.com
Local Legislators React to Governor Evers' Budget Address
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers' Tuesday night biennial budget address was both "incredibly pleasing" and at the same time, "a wish list that fails to prioritize responsible investments in our state's f...
Feb 19, 2025 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (center)
