Category Archives: Local News
FALLS HIGH SENIOR EARNS $1,000 "MONEY SMART ESSAY" SCHOLARSHIP
A Sheboygan Falls High School senior is one of 12 statewide winners in the Wisconsin Money Smart Essay Contest, a scholarship program of the state Department of Financial Institutions and the Wisconsi...
Apr 12, 2022
VORPAGEL WILL NOT SEEK FIFTH TERM
Wisconsin State Assembly Representative Tyler Vorpagel of Plymouth has announced that he will not seek reelection to a fifth 2-year term in the upcoming November election. In his announcement on Monda...
Apr 12, 2022 Tyler Vorpagel, District 27 State Assembly Representative
COUNTY COVID CASES ON THE RISE AGAIN, NO NEW VAX'd SINCE FRIDAY
After dropping to a 2022 low of 59 active cases this past Thursday, the number of county residents known to have COVID-19 rose by 12 over the weekend to 73 active cases in Monday's update from the She...
Apr 11, 2022 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
FRIDAY FIRE CAUSES $500K DAMAGES TO PLENCO, 1 TREATED FOR SMOKE
A fire on Friday afternoon caused around a half million dollars in damages to Plastics Engineering Company on North Avenue in Sheboygan. The call came in shortly after 2PM reporting the fire on the ro...
Apr 11, 2022 Matt C / Unsplash
100MPH+ I-43 CHASE ENDS IN SHEBOYGAN
It may be later today before we hear more about a car chase on I-43 that ended in the City of Sheboygan on Sunday afternoon. WHBL News contacted the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department, who told us ...
Apr 11, 2022 Rowdy Roddy
INDIANA AVE / PP CONSTRUCTION CLOSURE; PART OF S. 24TH TO BECOME 2-WAY
Construction on Indiana Avenue / County Highway "PP" will require full closure of one stretch on that road on Tuesday. The Department of Public Works said that the Avenue from Taylor Drive to South 24...
Apr 11, 2022 Indiana Avenue / CTH "PP" Project from the Sheboygan Department of Public Works
THIRD COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH THIS WEEK REPORTED FRIDAY BY DPH
The third death attributed to COVID-19 in Sheboygan County this week has pushed the toll to 265. The latest casualty was someone at least 80 years old. One-hundred-sixteen of octogenarians or older ha...
Apr 08, 2022 Martin Sanchez / Unsplash
BY THE DRAW OF A CARD, HEIDEMANN DEFEATS WALTON FOR ALDER
What began as a one-vote victory became a tie, and then a victory once again for Joseph Heidemann. Heidemann had challenged incumbent Andre Walton for the 10th District Alderman seat and, on Wednesday...
Apr 08, 2022 Jack Hamilton / Unsplash
VOLLRATH, UNION REACH STRIKE-ENDING AGREEMENT
The Vollrath Company and the union that represents workers there have come to an agreement that will end the 5-day strike that took place this week. A release Vollrath sent to WHBL on Friday morning s...
Apr 08, 2022 Brian Hawkins / CC
AT LEAST TWO RACES TO BE CLOSELY EXAMINED DURING CANVASS
At lease two races from Tuesday's election will be closely scrutinized when the Municipal Board of Canvassers makes the official review of all Sheboygan County ballots on Friday morning. One of those ...
Apr 08, 2022 Matthew Johnson / CC
