Category Archives: Local News
Peterson Elected 3rd District Alderman
Daniel A. Peterson is Sheboygan's new 3rd District Alderman. Peterson was selected by the Common Council to fill the remainder of the term of Amanda Salazar, which expires in April of next year. Salaz...
Mar 19, 2024 Daniel Peterson is Sworn In Following His Election to Fill 3rd District Alder Vacancy. Image from WSCS Live Stream
Sand Trap Traps Driver Who "Likes Looking at the Lake" at the Straits
Sheboygan County Sheriff's Deputies were told by a driver that he comes to Whistling Straits at Haven from time to time because "he likes to look at the lake". That explanation got him nowhere with de...
Mar 18, 2024 BernerAV / Depositphotos.com
Sheboygan Conservation Organization Honored for Fish and Wildlife Stewardship
A Sheboygan Conservation Organization has been honored for its efforts to restore the fishery in the Onion River. On Friday, Lakeshore Trout Unlimited was named the 2023 "Adopt a Fish or Wildlife Area...
Mar 18, 2024 Trout Fishing on the Onion River. Photo Courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR
6 Candidates Vie for Vacant Sheboygan Alder Seat at Tonight's Common Council Meeting
Six candidates have tossed their hats into the ring to fill the 3rd District Aldermanic Seat vacated when Amanda Salazar resigned upon moving from her district. Tonight, the Common Council will elect ...
Mar 18, 2024 City of Sheboygan logo
DNR Advises to Avoid Weekend Burning Due to Elevated Wildfire Danger
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is once again requesting that the public refrain from outdoor burning due to a high fire danger in the state. The latest assessment puts Sheboygan County ...
Mar 15, 2024 The DNR's WisBurn Map Shows the Highest Fire Risk in the Northern 2/3 of Wisconsin as of Friday Afternoon
Flood Risk Here is Below Average, Spring Likely to be Warmer Than Usual
Worries over spring flooding continue fading as the National Weather Service issued its most recent expectations for the season. In the Sheboygan River Basin, as well as for all of southern Wisconsin,...
Mar 15, 2024 The Risk of Seasonal Flooding Remains Low as Seen in This Graphic from the National Weather Service
Sheboygan Area January Unemployment Stats Show Ongoing Demand for Workers
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development said that new numbers indicate most areas of the state experienced either decreasing or stable unemployment during January. For the Sheboygan area, al...
Mar 15, 2024
Trial Date Set for Former Sheboygan HR Director Facing Child Porn Charges
A trial date has been set for Adam Westbrook, the former City of Sheboygan Human Resources Director who was arrested for creating and distributing child pornography. A federal judge has set Westbrook'...
Mar 14, 2024 Adam Westbrook from Sauk County Sheriff, Courtesy of Fox11 Online
SPD Reports Incident That Prompted Lock-downs Concluded With Subject Taking His Own Life
The Sheboygan Police Department spent much of Wednesday managing a tactical situation that began at 9:55 a.m.. That's when a call for assistance was received from a 31-year-old Sheboygan man who was w...
Mar 13, 2024 Sheboygan Police Department
SPD: Two in Custody in Connection to Graffiti, Vandalism on Tuesday Morning
The Sheboygan Police Department has announced that it has two juveniles in custody in connection with an early Tuesday morning vandalism and graffiti spree in the Franklin Park and Swift neighborhoods...
Mar 13, 2024 The Sheboygan Police Department Provided This Photo of Graffiti Attributed to Two Juveniles Now in Custody
