Category Archives: Local News
Summer's Here - The Heat is On
Summer officially arrived at 4:13 this morning and, in case there's any doubt about the warm weather, the National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for the southeast half of Wisconsin, with the ...
Jun 21, 2022 A Heat Advisory Covers Much of the Midwest This First Day of Summer - Graphic from the National Weather Service
Operation Dry Water Hoping to Keep Boating Sober
Operating vehicles while intoxicated is a "no-no" on the road, and also on the water. An effort coordinated between the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Coast Guard, the state DNR and oth...
Jun 20, 2022 Ashlyn Ciara / Unsplash
Storm Cleanup Efforts Make "Significant Progress" in Sheboygan
Cleanup efforts after severe thunderstorms flattened hundreds of trees in Sheboygan Wednesday night have made "significant progress" on the emergency priorities of opening streets and removing trees f...
Jun 17, 2022 Sarah / CC
County Covid Community Level Settles Back to "Low", Another Death, Total Cases Top 31K
After briefly bumping up, the Sheboygan County Community Level of COVID-19 activity returned to "Low" after a week at a "Medium" level. According to the Friday (June 17) update from the Sheboygan Coun...
Jun 17, 2022 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin FoodShare Members Offered Replacement Benefits for Storm-Related Food Losses
Participants in Wisconsin's FoodShare program who lost food due to power outages caused by recent severe weather can apply for replacement benefits. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is maki...
Jun 17, 2022
Sheboygan DPW Director on Cleanup: "It's Going to Take Us Weeks"
Cleanup following Wednesday night's severe thunderstorm that blew through Sheboygan County with winds that, arguably, may have reached hurricane force, could easily take until sometime in July. The Na...
Jun 16, 2022 slgckgc / CC
City Crews Undertake Massive Task of Clearing Sheboygan Streets of Storm Debris
While most damaging storms had left the Sheboygan area before midnight, Department of Public Works crews wasted no time responding to the numerous downed trees and other damage caused by Wednesday's p...
Jun 16, 2022 City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works
Wis DOT Says Watch for Buckling Pavement
With hot summer weather now expected to be frequent, the Wisconsin DOT is advising drivers to be cautious of buckling pavement. Hot weather causes pavement to expand...and slabs to push against each o...
Jun 16, 2022 Buckling Pavement - Graphic Courtesy Wis DOT
Meijer Taking Waste Plastic Out of Environment & Wants Yours
Meijer Sheboygan customers are being encouraged to bring their plastic gardening containers to any Meijer Garden Center - regardless of where they originated - so they can be recycled and not contribu...
Jun 16, 2022 Nenad Stojkovic / CC
Powerful Thunderstorms Ravage Area
A line of powerful thunderstorms ravaged Sheboygan County along with the rest of Wisconsin on Wednesday, downing trees and power lines as they blew through. Attention was piqued by mid afternoon when ...
Jun 16, 2022 Max LaRochelle / Unsplash
