Category Archives: Local News

Sheboygan County COVID-19 Community Level Returns to Medium
The level of community transmission of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County has returned to "Medium" after having been "Low" for about 2 weeks. Last Friday there were 184.67 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 peo...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 10, 2022 Sheboygan County Division of Public Health Coronavirus Case Dashboard from Friday, June 10, 2022

JMKAC Receives $1M Grant, Creates New Endowment
A new endowment will provide expanded opportunities in the arts through the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. The Lenore G. Tawney Foundation granted the $1 million gift to fund the new Lenore G. Tawne...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 10, 2022 Objects from the Lenore Tawney Collection displayed at the John Michael Kohler Art Preserve, Sheboygan, WI.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Collection, gift of the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation and Kohler Foundation Inc.
Photo courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

Saturday Commencement Street Closures, Other Reminders from SPD
Weather permitting, hundreds of students from Sheboygan's Central, Etude, North, South, and George Warriner High Schools will "walk the bowl" at Vollrath Park and receive their diplomas during ceremon...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 10, 2022 National Weather Service Graphic Forecast for Saturday-Sunday at Vollrath Park, Sheboygan

24th & Indiana Intersection to be Closed 4 Weeks
The ongoing project to improve Indiana Avenue on Sheboygan's west side will mean detours for some residents there. The City Engineering Division sent word on Thursday that the intersection of 24th and...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 10, 2022

Elkhart Lake Man Faces 2nd OWI
Only minor injuries resulted, but a 28-year-old Elkhart Lake man will be living with the pain of a second OWI charge after a rollover crash on Wednesday night. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office sa...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 09, 2022 Sheboygan County Sheriff

Races Cancelled in Plymouth After Accident
The racetrack and grandstands at Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth will be silent this weekend. It was supposed to be Fan Appreciation Night for fans of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing, but that can't...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 09, 2022 Phil Roeder / CC

Manitowoc Police Arrest Man After Shots Fired, Home Invaded
A 32-year-old Manitowoc Man was taken into custody after he broke into a home armed with a gun, prompting a SWAT operation. The incident began shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday when Manitowoc Police rec...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 08, 2022 Manitowoc Police

Lakeland University, SCEDC Launch Sheboygan County Innovation Council
A new partnership has been formed that will provide a centralized approach to growing and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Sheboygan County. The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 08, 2022 SCEDC Executive Director Brian Doudna and Lakeland University President Beth Borgen

Software Upgrade Will Interrupt City Customer Services Next Wednesday
Those with business to conduct with City of Sheboygan agencies will be unable to do that next week Wednesday. Director of Planning and Development Chad Pelishek said the upgrade to the City's software...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 08, 2022 City of Sheboygan logo

Creators Converge on Sheboygan for the Fifth Annual Maker Faire
by Jason Howarth Artists, musicians, scientists, engineers, crafters and generally creative people who make things are invited to the fifth annual Sheboygan Maker Faire on Saturday June 18. The...
Kevin Zimmermann Jun 07, 2022 Maker Faire Artists. Photo courtesy of Josh Lintereur of Mead Public Library
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