Category Archives: Local News
NOAA Says Sheboygan County's Drought is Done - For Now
A new update from the National Weather Service says that the nearly 6-month-long drought is done and unlikely to return to Sheboygan County for now. Drought set in this past April and gradually improv...
Sep 22, 2023 Graphics, courtesy of the National Weather Service Show Current Drought Conditions in Sheboygan County and Wisconsin
Safety Urged on Rural Roads During Harvest Season
That huge tractor or combine might be an unwelcome sight for a driver on country roads, but it's a necessary part of harvest season. That equipment also has "road rights" and the Wisconsin DOT is urgi...
Sep 21, 2023 Jeff Wilson / CC
Driver Deceased After Going Over Lakeshore Cliff South of Pigeon River
A Sheboygan woman has died as a result of driving over a cliff into Lake Michigan. The Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center got the 911 call of the incident just before 11:15 on Wednesday ...
Sep 20, 2023 abarndweller / CC
New Executive Director Will Guide Expansion at Plymouth's Dogs2DogTags
An organization that matches rescue dogs with at-risk veterans has a new director. Tammy Graf was recently named executive director of Dogs2DogTags, which saves at-risk, rescued or donated dogs, train...
Sep 20, 2023 Tammy Graf, New Director of D2DT, and Daisy
Is State-Funded Childcare a Workforce Issue, or Just Another "Entitlement"?
Just about everybody would agree that child care is expensive, and many, but not all, would say that it's a necessity in 2023. For the past several years, Wisconsin child care has been supported by fe...
Sep 19, 2023 Monica Sedra / Unsplash
Vollrath Company Begins 150th Celebration With Mural Dedication
One of Sheboygan County's oldest companies kicked off the celebration of its 150th year in a colorful way on Monday. Framed by blue skies and brilliant white clouds, the south wall of the Vollrath Com...
Sep 19, 2023 The South Wall of Sheboygan's Vollrath Company Hosts a Soon-to-Be Completed Mural by Artist Jessica Rassel. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
Hwy28W/I-43 Access from Taylor Drive Southbound to be Interrupted Next Week
Those needing access to Highway 28 West or I-43 from Taylor Drive southbound will encounter a detour for several days next week. In order to resurface the two right turn lanes of South Taylor Drive at...
Sep 15, 2023 Detour Map Courtesy of the Sheboygan DPW
Details of SASD's New Collective Bargaining Agreement Released
Details of a new collective bargaining agreement approved on Tuesday between the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education and the Sheboygan Education Association have been released. The new c...
Sep 15, 2023 Sheboygan Area School District
Local Products Among "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin" Submissions
How cool are things produced in and around Sheboygan County? That question will be on the line for several products, as Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce launches voting on Monday to determine the ...
Sep 15, 2023
Calumet County Accident Claims the Life of Town of New Holstein Teen
A 16-year-old girl from the Town of New Holstein has died from injuries sustained in a Thursday morning accident in that township. The Calumet County Sheriff's Office's preliminary investigation indic...
Sep 14, 2023 The Site of Thursday Morning's Accident is Marked on This Image, Courtesy of Google Maps
