Category Archives: Local News
City of Sheboygan Motorists Need to Know About Six Upcoming Road Closures
Sheboygan DPW crews will be going into high gear on street repairs, and with six projects at once motorists are likely going to run into roadblocks for a while. The majority will require detours for s...
Aug 01, 2023 City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works
National Night Out is Tonight
40 years ago an effort began to get to know the neighbors and local law officers through a front-porch gathering. That event has grown to a country-wide observance known as "National Night Out", and t...
Aug 01, 2023
Pair Stopped in Stolen Pickup Near Cedar Grove Had Weapon, Cocaine, Stolen Property
A couple stopped in a stolen pickup truck near Cedar Grove early last Thursday has more than just that crime to account for. The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office started that pursuit early Thursday m...
Jul 31, 2023 Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept.
Manitowoc Meth Distributor Sentenced to Prison
A 40-year-old man illegally in the U.S. has been sentenced to spend another 10 years in the country, this time in a federal prison. Moises Perez-Ochoa was given that sentence along with another five y...
Jul 31, 2023 tsbxbby / CC
June Unemployment in Sheboygan Area Up for the Month, Little Changed Over Last Year
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says that unemployment in the Sheboygan Area rose a little last month compared to May, but since last year there's almost no difference. The Sheboygan...
Jul 28, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Fire Causes Major Damage to Elkhart Lake Area Home
A fire caused major damage to an Elkhart Lake area home on Thursday evening. The Elkhart Lake and Glenbeulah Fire Departments were sent to a home in the N7000 block of Little Elkhart Lake Road in the ...
Jul 28, 2023 Elkhart Lake Fire Department Crews at a Town of Rhine Fire Thursday Evening. Photo from the Elkhart Lake FD
Two City Administrator Candidates to Interview, Meet Council on Monday
The City of Sheboygan has selected two candidates to fill the position vacated when Todd Wolf was fired as City Administrator in January. The two finalists are Casey Bradley of Baraboo and Jesse Thyes...
Jul 27, 2023 City of Sheboygan logo
City Plan Commission Gives Thumbs-up to Froedtert, Popeye's Restaurant Proposals
Plans to construct a hospital and senior living facility on North Taylor Drive, and a Popeye's Restaurant on South Business Drive will be up for a vote at the next Sheboygan Common Council meeting. Th...
Jul 27, 2023 City of Sheboygan logo
Much of Midwest will Bake, But We Get a Break
While the hottest weather of the summer so far is making headlines in Wisconsin, today won't be so oppressive around here. A heat advisory was posted for Wisconsin southwest of a line from St. Croix C...
Jul 27, 2023 Heat Bakes Much of Wisconsin, But Not so Much Here as Shown in This NWS Graphic
Stolen Pickup From Manitowoc Stopped at Cedar Grove
Sheboygan County Sheriff's Deputies helped authorities in Manitowoc County catch a stolen vehicle overnight. It was around 2:30 this morning when the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office contacted Sheboy...
Jul 27, 2023 Sheboygan Cty Sheriff's Dept - photo courtesy of Mark Heitman
