Category Archives: Local News
Mayor's, Alders' Proposed Salaries the Result of Commissioned Survey - New Data Supports Proposal
While much attention was drawn to the proposal to raise the wages of Sheboygan's Mayor and Alderpersons, some of that attention resulted in some "truth-bending" in apparent efforts to paint a truthful...
Dec 30, 2023 Observers at a Common Council Meeting at Sheboygan City Hall.
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Third Fatal Crash on Manitowoc County I-43 Within a Week
The third fatal traffic accident on I-43 in Manitowoc County within a week happened on Thursday afternoon. The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office said they were dispatched to the scene beneath the I-43...
Dec 29, 2023 Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept.
Weather Likely a Factor in Fatal Calumet County Crash
Weather likely played a role in a Thursday evening crash in Calumet County. The Sheriff's Office there says that there was poor visibility due to rain falling just before 5 p.m. when a pickup truck we...
Dec 29, 2023 Ramón Peco / CC
Forecasters Say Mostly Minimal Impact Here from Rain & Snow Today...Mostly
Forecasters are confident that a mix of rain and snow in the Sheboygan area today is unlikely to be much of a problem considering what late-December storms could do. Lake Michigan kept things too warm...
Dec 28, 2023 NWS Graphics Show Lots of Color, but Minimal Local Impact Today
November Unemployment Stats Released, Show Continued Tight Labor Market
Although exact numbers vary, most economist would agree that any unemployment rate below 3.0% should be considered "full employment". Given just-released preliminary data on Wisconsin's unemployment i...
Dec 27, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Is Snow Really Going to Fall Here Again This Year?
"Something as rare as a December snow" sounds like a phrase from somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but it seems to apply even in Sheboygan County in 2023. December has been very November-like s...
Dec 27, 2023 NWS Graphics Suggest Snow Early Thursday, but Most Won't Be More Than a Nuisance
Sheboygan DPW Closed for Rest of the Year
Staffing issues have caused the Sheboygan Department of Public Works to temporarily cancel office hours for the public. The City announced the closure on Tuesday, saying that a combination of illness ...
Dec 27, 2023 City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works
Multiple Crashes Take Three Lives in Manitowoc County on Monday, Tuesday
Christmastime has taken a tragic turn in east-central Wisconsin, as three lives were lost in traffic accidents on I-43 in Manitowoc County on Christmas and the following day. At 2:45 p.m. on Monday th...
Dec 26, 2023 Osman Rana / Unsplash
LTC, WGU Announce New Transfer Agreement
A new transfer agreement gives added flexibility to Lakeshore Technical College graduates and employees seeking their bachelor's or master's degrees. The arrangement between LTC and Western Governors ...
Dec 26, 2023
Acquisition of A&B Embroidery Increases Capacity of Falls-Based Reyes Retail
Acquisition of one local company by another puts two frequent collaborators under one umbrella to the benefit of both. Sheboygan Falls-based Reyes Retail acquired Plymouth-based A&B Embroidery in ...
Dec 26, 2023
