Category Archives: Local News
SCEDC Announces 2026 Startup World Cup Regional Pitch Competition
Business ideas don't become businesses without a second step - the startup. The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation is making Step Two a lively pursuit with the 2026 return of its Startu...
May 13, 2026
Lakeland University Receives Arbor Day Foundation Grant for Adding Trees
The Arbor Day Foundation has offered up to $5,000 to Lakeland University. The money is intended as a jump-start fund to purchase and plant larger-caliper, climate-resilient tree species and planting s...
May 13, 2026 Image Courtesy of Lakeland U
30 Year Sentence Imposed for Wrong-Way Deaths of Oostburg Couple a Year Ago
A man who took the lives of an Oostburg couple and seriously injured their daughter in a wrong-way incident on I-43 a year ago will spend 30 years in prison. The sentence was imposed Tuesday in Ozauke...
May 13, 2026 Jay and Nicole Horne
Sorenson Opines "No" Vote on New McDonald's on Erie - CUP Request Tabled in Committee
Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson posted a video on his Facebook Page Tuesday, voicing his opinion on the possibility of a new McDonalds restaurant being built at 1221 Erie Avenue, the old EbCo site. The ...
May 13, 2026 travelarium / Depositphotos.com
Watch for Duckling Parades on Area Roadways
The Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center Staff is reminding you that duckling season is underway. If you come across ducklings that are trapped in sewer drains or other hard to reach spots...
May 13, 2026 nikolay100 / Depositphotos.com
Piper to Play at Midnight in Honor of Fallen Officers
This week is National Police Week, and you may notice the observance if you listen carefully just before midnight. Today is National Law Enforcement Memorial Day and to commemorate, bag pipers will pl...
May 13, 2026 A piper plays "Amazing Grace" during a 2023 observance. Photo courtesy of the SPD
Rep. Brill Opposes $1.8B Surplus Spending Deal Reached in Madison
With Governor Tony Evers reaching a long-sought agreement with Republicans on how to spend a $1.8 billion surplus, Representative Lindee Brill of Sheboygan Falls is not a fan. Brill called the deal an...
May 12, 2026 Lindee Brill
SPEF Sends Over $1.8 Million in Scholarships to Area High School Seniors
The Sheboygan Public Education Foundation has awarded over $1.8 million to Sheboygan area high school seniors about to graduate. The Foundation administers more than 68 separate scholarships on behalf...
May 12, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Monday Crash Near Chilton Claims Life of Shawano Man
A 39-year-old man from Shawano has lost his life in a midday Monday crash. The accident happened in the Town of Chilton when, according to the Calumet County Sheriff's Office, he drove his Kia SUV wes...
May 12, 2026
Help an Act Get the Gig
Its time to decide who will take the stage as an opening act during this summer's music series on the City Green as part of the Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series . Three bands will compete for your vo...
May 12, 2026 Image Courtesy of JMKAC
