Category Archives: Local News
Fire Causes "Significant Damage" to Rural Oostburg Home Wednesday Evening
Fire departments from five surrounding areas plus support crews were called out when fire broke out at a rural Oostburg home on Wednesday evening. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says that Emerg...
May 30, 2024
First It's the Rain - Mosquitoes Are Next
The Sheboygan area summer of 2023 was notable in its near absence of those persistent pests of summer - mosquitoes. This year is almost guaranteed to be much, much worse as last year's near-drought co...
May 29, 2024 mrfiza / Depositphotos.com
Right Lane of Northbound South 14th Between Indiana, Illinois Avenues to Close for 3 Weeks
The Sheboygan Department of Public Works is advising of another lane closure on a main City street. In this case, it's the northbound lane of South 14th Street between Indiana and Illinois Avenues. Th...
May 29, 2024 Graphic Courtesy of the Sheboygan DPW
Sheboygan River Not Likely to Reach Flood Stage
Recent rains have saturated soils, keeping farmers out of the fields and helping grass to outgrow the ability to mow. That's also keeping National Weather Service hydrologists on alert for flood-relat...
May 29, 2024 This Graphic Shows Sheboygan River Levels, both Recorded and Projected, at Esslingen Park
Richardson Industries Honored as State's Oldest Family-Owned Business
There are anniversaries, and then there are anniversaries unlike most others. In the case of Richardson Industries of Sheboygan Falls, their recent celebration is exceptional as the business celebrate...
May 29, 2024 State Representative Presents a Legislative Citation to Richardson Industries, Photo Courtesy of Rep. Katsma
Indiana Avenue Between South 9th and 10th Streets to be Closed for 10 Days
Private utility construction has required the Sheboygan Department of Public Works to close Indiana Avenue for 10 days between South 9th and 10th Streets. Through traffic will be detoured via a route ...
May 28, 2024 Graphic Courtesy of the Sheboygan DPW
Habitat-Lakeside Under New Directorship Today
Sheboygan's Habitat for Humanity Lakeside welcomes a new leader today. Daryl Mangeri was welcomed as Habitat's new Executive Director after having led Family Services Association for the past five yea...
May 28, 2024 Daryl Mangeri
Home Fire at Kewaskum Shuts Down Highway 28 for 5 Hours on Saturday, Injures Six
Fire struck a home just west of Kewaskum on Saturday morning, injuring six persons and shutting down a key highway for hours. The Washington County Sheriff's Office got the 911 call from the homeowner...
May 28, 2024 Image Courtesy of Google Maps
Early Morning Fire Destroys Home in Southwest Sheboygan County
A fire early Saturday morning destroyed a home in the Town of Scott in southwestern Sheboygan County. The home on Boltonville Road about a mile and a half southeast of Beechwood was reported in a 911 ...
May 25, 2024 33ft / Depositphotos.com
Alliant's Sheboygan Edgewater Generating Station to Convert to Natural Gas in 2028
Sheboygan's Edgewater Generating Station, which has provided electricity by burning coal since 1931, will transition to natural gas as a fuel source in 2028. The plans were announced on Thursday by Al...
May 24, 2024 Inside the Edgewater Generating Station. Photo Courtesy of Alliant Energy
