Category Archives: Local News
American Orthodontics Founder Daniel Merkel Passes Away
The founder and CEO of one of Sheboygan's premiere manufacturers has died at age 95. Daniel Merkel's passing on July 31st was noted through his obituary by his family. After founding his business, the...
Aug 2, 2024 Daniel Merkel
Sheboygan's "Bratmeister" Now Has His Own Bobblehead
If Sheboygan had a mascot, it would surely be the "Bratmeister" that will be seen in Saturday's Bratwurst Day parade. You can't miss him - he's 9-feet tall and 44 years old. And now you can have him i...
Aug 2, 2024 Photo Courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
One in Custody in Washington County Following Apparent Homicide
One person is in the Washington County Jail awaiting charges in connection with the death of a 42-year-old woman in the Village of Richfield. Washington County Sheriff's deputies responded to an aband...
Aug 2, 2024 Washington County Sheriff
Box Truck Hauling Dumpsters Rolls On I-43
There weren't any major injuries in a crash on I-43 involving a box truck Thursday afternoon. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department says the truck flipped while heading southbound near Acuity Insu...
Aug 2, 2024 Sheboygan County Sheriff
Sheboygan County's Share of $1.5 Billion in Shared Revenue Announced
Governor Tony Evers announced the first distribution of increased payments to counties and municipalities under new shared revenue increases signed into law last year. Those payments now include the n...
Aug 1, 2024 Olivier26 / Depositphotos.com
Sheboygan Woman Gets Six Years for Child Neglect
It'll be six years in prison for a Sheboygan woman accused of neglecting her 10-year-daughter and dumping her dog in a ditch. Dawn Astudillo appeared before Judge Rebecca Persick on Wednesday and ente...
Aug 1, 2024 _ella_ / Depositphotos.com
Sheboygan Hosts Delegation From Sister City Tsubame, Japan Beginning Today
It's nearly 6100 miles as the crow flies between here and Tsubame, Japan, but as sister cities, Sheboygan and Tsubame are erasing that gap with the first visit from that city in 13 years. Sheboygan fa...
Aug 1, 2024 Peace Park, and the Empty Space Beyond Receiving Trees in a Ceremony With Delegation from Sister City Tsubame, Japan. Image Courtesy of Google Maps
Area Counties Aim to Shut Down Suspected Poaching Scheme
What's believed to be a large-scale deer poaching scheme has been operating nearby, and officials in the counties involved are moving to shut it down. Attention was drawn when a Fond du Lac County She...
Aug 1, 2024 The General Area Involved in a Poaching Scheme is Shown in This Map, Courtesy of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
Boar's Head Deli Meats Recall Expanded by USDA
A USDA recall of popular deli meats made under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names has been expanded. The recall, due to the discovery of the Listeria bacteria in Liverwurst product on July 26...
Jul 31, 2024 The Label from Boar's Head Liverwurst, the First of 71 Products Recalled by the USDA
Feyen Accuses Senate Primary Opponent Ramthun's Staff of Call on Violence
A bullseye edited onto a picture of State Senator Dan Feyen by an opponent's campaign volunteer is being labeled a "call on violence" by the Senator. The picture, which shows Senator Feyen at a table ...
Jul 31, 2024 Ramthun Volunteer Scott Milheiser of Manitowoc Posted This Picture on Social Media, Prompting Calls for Investigation by Senator Dan Feyen
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