Category Archives: Local News
2024 Coastal Management Funds to Benefit Willow Creek Preserve, Maintain Trout Fishery
The integrity needed to maintain an elite status of the Sheboygan River and its Willow Creek tributary will be better protected with the influx of money from Wisconsin's Coastal Management Program. Th...
Jul 16, 2024 Coastal Management Funds Awarded to Willow Creek Preserve. Image Courtesy of the Wisconsin DOA
City Plan Commission Gives Preliminary Approval for Malibu Apartments Development to Move Forward
A project to establish apartments on Sheboygan's so-called "Kite Beach" has been given an initial nod of approval at the committee level. Sheboygan's Plan Commission gave the thumbs-up last week to ge...
Jul 16, 2024 The Site of “Malibu Apartments”
Image Courtesy of Sheboygan County Open Streets Maps
UPDATE: Ballot Drop Box to Return to At Least One Area Location
(Update: Sheboygan City Clerk Meredith DeBruin Confirmed, following initial publication of this story, that the City plans to reinstall the drop box at the Mead Public Library) The recent decision by ...
Jul 15, 2024 PondShots / Depositphotos.com
Hard Time Handling the Heat? Here's Some Ideas - And Places to Cool Off
The hot, humid weather expected today could be dangerous for those outdoors, and also for those indoors without air conditioning. The National Weather Service says that the heat index could reach dang...
Jul 15, 2024 Safety Graphic Courtesy of the National Weather Service
Aurora Sheboygan County Being Topped With Solar Panels
Calling it "a critical step in our pledge to reduce environmental and climate impacts", Aurora Medical Center - Sheboygan County is covering its roof with solar panels. Aurora is installing 300 roof-m...
Jul 12, 2024 Solar Panels Cover the Roof of Aurora - Sheboygan County. Photo courtesy of Aurora.
Stabbing Suspect Formally Charged - Facing Possible Life Sentence
The suspect in a July 5th stabbing in Sheboygan is facing life in prison if convicted of the crime. 34-year-old Zachary Kent Little was charged in Sheboygan County Circuit Court on Wednesday with Firs...
Jul 12, 2024 DarioStudios / Depositphotos.com
Highway 42 in Howards Grove to Undergo Resurfacing Beginning on Monday
Motorists traveling through Howards Grove on Highway 42 will encounter construction crews for the next several months as resurfacing operations take place beginning on Monday. The Wisconsin DOT advise...
Jul 12, 2024 The Wisconsin DOT's Highway 42 Project in Howards Grove is Highlighted in This Image, courtesy of Google Maps
Random Lake Teen Takes Second Shot at Mullet Competition
A Random Lake teen isn't going down quietly after making an unsuccessful run for the Teen Mullet Champion competition last year. Ryan Klumb is entering the contest this year as the "Salmon Slayer" aft...
Jul 11, 2024 Ryan Klumb, Photo Courtesy of MulletChamp.com
County Considers Spending Nearly $4 Million on Rocky Knoll Over Next 5 Years
The Healthcare Center Committee of the Sheboygan County Board takes up proposals to spend nearly $4 million dollars during this Thursday morning's meeting. The money comes from 7 capital project fundi...
Jul 11, 2024 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Manitowoc County Sheriff Asks Cleveland Residents to Check their Security Cams for Crime Evidence
The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office is asking people living in the Village of Cleveland for help finding whoever is behind recent entry to vehicles. The vehicles were apparently entered sometime bet...
Jul 11, 2024 Graphic Courtesy of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office
