Category Archives: Local News
Another Area Cheese Maker Earns Master title
A second area resident has earned the prestigious designation as Master Cheesemaker. Erin Radkte says earning the designation of Master Cheesemaker is deeply personal to her as she grew up close to th...
Apr 20, 2026 marimoart / Depositphotos.com
Lakeland U Names Undergrad Teaching Award Winner
Lakeland University has named Assistant Professor of Business Administration Kim Viglietti as the winner of the 2026 Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. The honor recognizes outsta...
Apr 20, 2026
SPD Looking for Bike Crash Witnesses
Officials with the Sheboygan Police Department are looking for witnesses of an accident between a vehicle and a bicycle. Officers say the accident happened just before 7pm on Saturday evening on North...
Apr 20, 2026 Sheboygan Police
Tornado Watch Issued for All of Southern Wisconsin - In Effect Until 8 PM
Once again, the National Weather Service is alerting the public to be on high alert due to the risk of severe weather this evening. A Tornado Watch has been issued from now until 8 PM for all of Wisco...
Apr 17, 2026 NWS Graphic
Victorian Village Has a New, Local Owner
A historic Elkhart Lake resort has been purchased by a local investor group. The Wisconsin business magazine, Insight on Business, reports that the group, led by Paul Weaver, has purchased the former ...
Apr 17, 2026 Ellkhart Lake Photo Courtesy of the Sheboygan County Planning and Conservation Department
No Rest for the Weather-Weary as More Rain, Severe Storms Possible Today
One more day of threatening weather is in store for Wisconsin and Sheboygan County today. First up is a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 this morning. The next threat watched by the National Weath...
Apr 17, 2026 NWS Graphic
Wisconsin DHS Tracking Surge in Sheboygan County Opioid ODs
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has issued a public health alert due to an increase in suspected opioid drug overdoses in Sheboygan County. The DHS reported 3 suspected opioid overdoses se...
Apr 17, 2026 K-State Research and Extension / CC
There's a New Master Cheesemaker in Town
A rare recognition has been awarded to a long-time Sargento employee. Sargento announced on Thursday that Tim Entringer has achieved the status of a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker in recognition of his ...
Apr 16, 2026
26th Assembly District Now Has a Mid-Term Race
A race for local representation in the Wisconsin State Assembly is now officially underway for the November election. John Belanger, who was defeated in his reelection bid as a Sheboygan Alder earlier...
Apr 16, 2026
Severe Weather Cancels Statewide Severe Weather Exercise
It's severe weather awareness week - an observance that gives state and local officials along with the public a chance to test their readiness to respond to a tornado or other weather-related emergenc...
Apr 16, 2026 A Tree was Backlit in Thursday Morning's Fog. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
