Category Archives: Local News

Here's Next Week's DOT Maintenance Schedule in Sheboygan County
Several road projects in Sheboygan County will be addressed this coming week by crews from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Cable guard replacement is scheduled to take place on I-43 northb...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 25, 2023 John Kakuk / Unsplash

Thefts From Vehicles On the Rise
There's an uptick in vehicle entries, and not just in Sheboygan. The Sheboygan Police Department is reporting the thefts across several neighborhoods recently, and virtually all of them were the resul...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 25, 2023 Frank Leuderalbert / Unsplash

Drought Little Changed Since Last Week
There's not been any statistical change in drought conditions across Sheboygan County, and the state in general is experiencing much the same. As was the case a week ago, just over 26 percent of peopl...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 25, 2023 The Sheboygan County Drought Monitor from the National Weather Service as of 8-24-23

Weill Center Announces New Board of Directors
Sheboygan's Weill Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2023-24 Board of Directors. The 1,150-seat live event venue in downtown Sheboygan will be under the direction of Board Preside...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 Weill Center Logo

Lake Michigan to the Rescue! No Heat Warnings Here Today
While Wednesday was oppressively, even dangerously hot in the Sheboygan Area, Lake Michigan will cut us a break today while the remainder of southern Wisconsin bakes once again. The high temperature a...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 David Law / Unsplash

DWD Shows Sheboygan Area Unemployment Remains Near Historic Lows
Sheboygan County and its City and Metro Areas remain near historically low unemployment according to data released on Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Seasonally adjuste...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC

Food Truck Workers, Inspector Will Be OK
Two workers and a health inspector will be OK after a food truck experienced a gas leak and fire on Monday night in Sheboygan. In a social media post, Pork in the Road's staff said the incident at Vol...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 ssfaulkn

Camper Rollover Closes Hwy23
Highway 23 Westbound had to be closed down near Sheboygan Falls yesterday afternoon when a camper rolled over on it's side. The Sheriff's Department responded around 4pm - the driver stated he was cha...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 Sheboygan County Sheriff

Swimmers Rescued off King Park Wednesday
Four swimmers were hospitalized after they were rescued from Lake Michigan off King Park in Sheboygan yesterday. The Dispatch Center got a 911 call around 5:30 of multiple swimmers in distress in Lake...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 abarndweller / CC

Vehicle Lands in Acuity Pond
An investigation is underway after a car ended up in a retention pond at Acuity Insurance yesterday. Fire Department Batallion Chief Chase Longmiller says they were dispatched around 1:30 after the di...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 24, 2023 A Car in the Acuity Retention Pond. Photo Courtesy of the SFD
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