Category Archives: Local News

Appliance Fire Friday Evening Injures One in Sheboygan
The occupant of a home on Sheboygan's south side needed hospitalization after a fire in his apartment on Friday evening. The Sheboygan Fire Department was called to the 1200 block of South 15th Street...
Kevin Zimmermann May 22, 2023

Victims in Double-Fatality, Head-On Crash Identified
The names of those who perished in a Fond du Lac County head-on crash this past Thursday have been released. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office identified Grace Starlight Cruis Thull as the 19-ye...
Kevin Zimmermann May 22, 2023 Mike Skoropad / CC

Smoke From Distant Fire Causing Local Problems
An unwelcome visitor from Canada will make its presence known today in the Sheboygan area and much of the US as winds bring wildfire smoke our way, prompting widespread health advisories. An Air Quali...
Kevin Zimmermann May 19, 2023 Areas in Gray Are Under Air Quality Advisories Due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke. Graphic from the National Weather Service

Fondy County Head-On Takes Lives of Both Drivers
Use of a cell phone while driving might be the reason two persons are dead today. The accident happened about 10 miles west of the City of Fond du Lac on Highway 23 at around 1 p.m. on Thursday. That'...
Kevin Zimmermann May 19, 2023

700+ Students to Become Graduates of LTC on Saturday
More than 700 credentials will be awarded during graduation ceremonies held at Lakeshore Technical College on Saturday. Among those being recognized for competing their educational programs at LTC are...
Kevin Zimmermann May 18, 2023

Largest NSF Grant in Four Years Awarded to LTC For Creation of Cedar Grove-Belgium Charter School
The fourth, and largest grant bestowed by the National Science Foundation in four years has been awarded to Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland. The $650,000 grant will enable LTC to partner with...
Kevin Zimmermann May 17, 2023

Hope Remains for Solving Disappearance of Child 20 Years Ago
The disappearance of a five-year-old from his yard two decades ago is being remembered this week in east-central Wisconsin. It was 40 years ago on Monday that Robert, or "Bobby Joe" Fritz, went missin...
Kevin Zimmermann May 17, 2023

Historic Lake Church Inn Destroyed by Fire
A historic Ozaukee County establishment is no more after fire struck on Tuesday afternoon. Various reports say that the fire at the Lake Church Inn started in the kitchen, but an official cause has ye...
Kevin Zimmermann May 17, 2023 Tobias Rademacher / Unsplash

Search Crews Recover, Identify Drowning Victim
The body of the subject of a search for a possible drowning victim on Monday night came to a conclusion at around 10:45 on Tuesday morning. That's about 45 minutes after the search resumed near the la...
Kevin Zimmermann May 16, 2023 Members of the Sheboygan County Dive Team Conduct a Search for a Drowning Victim in the Sheboygan River on Tuesday Morning. Photo courtesy of the SFD

Plymouth Food Processing Technology Company Receives DATCP Grant
A Plymouth dairy processor that uses pressure to inactivate bacteria in food products without cooking will be able to do more thanks to a grant from the State of Wisconsin. Safety Fresh Foods LLC of P...
Kevin Zimmermann May 16, 2023
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