Category Archives: Local News

SFD Debuts New Ambulance
There's nothing like the feeling of showing off a brand new, bright, shiny red vehicle...and the Sheboygan Fire Department was feeling proud while doing just that yesterday. The latest addition to the...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 14, 2024 Med 1851 is a New Ambulance Put into Service on Wednesday. Photo Courtesy of the SFD

Mayor Responds 'Commission Meeting is not a Public Hearing' After Complaint Filed Over Denial to Speak
Those who wish to address City Hall may do so when published agendas allow - and that wasn't the case when Sheboygan's City Planning Commission met this past Tuesday. The group was considering whether...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 14, 2024 alexskopje / Depositphotos.com

Car Skids Off I-43 and Catches Fire on Taylor Drive
Taylor drive south of Highway 28 had to be shut down last night after a crash that ended with a vehicle catching fire. The Sheriff's Department says a driver traveling on I-43 lost control in the rain...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 14, 2024 fotoyou / Depositphotos.com

PSC Approval of Plymouth Reliability Project Upheld in Circuit Court
Residents in the path of an electric utility expansion have failed in their latest efforts to have the courts put a pause on the process. Since this past January, the Wisconsin Public Service Commissi...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 13, 2024

Driver Arraigned in Connection to Town of Sherman Traffic Death
The driver of a car that blew a stop sign, causing a fatal traffic accident last June has been arraigned in Sheboygan County Circuit Court. 24-year-old Ethan Schmitz of Plymouth appeared before Judge ...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 13, 2024 Patrick Feller / CC

Manitowoc Authorities Seeking Auto Thief
Manitowoc Police are hoping that the public will help them apprehend an auto thief. The MPD has turned to crimestoppers in its efforts to locate the suspect in the theft of a 2014 Chevy Malibu while t...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 13, 2024 Manitowoc Police are Seeking This Person of Interest in Connection to an Auto Theft

Sheboygan's Old Wisconsin Sausage Company Honored by State DWD as "Vets-Ready" Employer
A Sheboygan manufacturer has been honored for going "above and beyond" to hire and support veterans and their families. The "Vets Ready Employer Awards" are given by the Wisconsin Department of Workfo...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 12, 2024

Red Cross Seeking Donors as Busy Holiday Season Likely to Impact Blood Collections
As the busy holiday season gets underway, the American Red Cross is anticipating a potential drop in donations - and the resulting tight supplies of life-saving blood. In an effort to boost supplies, ...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 12, 2024 American Red Cross Blood Drive

Kohler to Apply for Extension of Conditional Use Permit for Black River Golf Course
Though it's been 11 months since a wetlands permit denial from the Wisconsin DNR was upheld by the Appeals Court, plans to locate a golf course adjacent to Kohler-Andrae State Park are far from over a...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 11, 2024 Image Courtesy of Friends of the Black River Forest

North Town Partners Honored as "Economic Driver of the Year" by SCEDC
2024 is already being noted for its outstanding moments and achievements, with one of the first honors going to North Town Partners, developers of numerous projects in the Sheboygan Area. The Sheboyga...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 11, 2024
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