Category Archives: Local News
Senator LeMahieu - Stadium Deal, Other Legislation "Crucial"; Wedding Barns Dealt Blow Tuesday
State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu of Oostburg said that crucial legislation was passed on the last day of the Fall Session of the Senate. LeMahieu commented following a day that saw passage ...
Nov 15, 2023 Matt MacGillivray / CC
Hunting on City Land...Pickleball Courts? Both to be Discussed at City DPW
A couple of items are drawing attention to this evening's 5:30 p.m. meeting of the Public Works Committee at the Municipal Services Building. Discharging a weapon within city limits is against the law...
Nov 14, 2023 John Beagle / CC
Jackson School Locked Down During Pursuit of Suspect
Sheboygan's Jackson Elementary School was put on lockdown for about an hour yesterday while Police looked for a suspect. The school sent out an email to parents at around 11:40 a.m. informing them tha...
Nov 14, 2023 Elena Mozhvilo / Unsplash
Sunday Fire Causes $100K Damage
Three people were displaced after a fire on Sheboygan's South side on Sunday evening. The Sheboygan Fire Department says they were dispatched shortly before 9pm for a report of a kitchen fire on Autum...
Nov 14, 2023
Early Morning Fire Destroys Mich. Ave. Garage
There aren't many details about a garage fire on Michigan Avenue in Sheboygan this Tuesday morning. The Sheboygan County Emergency Dispatch Center got a 911 call shortly after 2 a.m. reporting a garag...
Nov 14, 2023 The Sheboygan Fire Department's Engine 1964 Unveiled in July, 2022
Monitoring Shows COVID-19 Making Comeback in Sheboygan County
We were told that COVID-19 would likely become a seasonal illness like the flu, and evidence collected by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services seems to confirm that its return is upon us. With ...
Nov 13, 2023 COVID-19 Virus Concentrations are Shown for Both Sheboygan and Plymouth Sewersheds. Graphic Courtesy of the Wisconsin DHS
Road Maintenance Will Impose Restrictions, Detour This Coming Week
Operations this coming week by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to maintain area roadways will require drivers to pay attention to road crews and lane restrictions and, in one instance, plan...
Nov 10, 2023 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Wisconsin Dems & Repubs Agree: Old-Fashioned Cocktails Require Brandy to be Legit in Wisconsin
Republicans and Democrats in Madison have been anything but cooperative of late, but there is one subject that's beyond debate: If it's going to be the real deal, a Wisconsin Old-Fashioned Cocktail is...
Nov 10, 2023 Jazz Guy / CC
Georgia Avenue Portions Closed This AM Until Mid-Afternoon
Two portions of Georgia Avenue will need to be closed for a good portion of this Friday. That's so Sheboygan Department of Public Works crews and the City's Forestry Division can remove several dying ...
Nov 10, 2023 Street Closures for Construction, Tree Removal, Are Mapped Courtesy of the Sheboygan DPW
Falls Mayor Meyer Named Second VP of League of Wisconsin Municipalities
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities has chosen Sheboygan Falls' Mayor as its Second Vice President. The move puts Randy Meyer in position to become League President in October of 2025. Meyer was el...
Nov 09, 2023 Sheboygan Falls Mayor Randy Meyer
