Category Archives: Local News

Resignation Opens Position on County Vets Service Commission
The Sheboygan County Board is looking for someone to fill an open position on the Veterans Service Commission. Board Chairman Vernon Koch said in a release on Wednesday that the vacancy was due to a r...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 23, 2022

Highway 57 Improvement Project Website Now Available from the DOT
A Sheboygan County highway project five years in the future has already been put online for public access. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans a major operation to resurface Highway 57 be...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 23, 2022 Highway 57 Project Map from the Wisconsin DOT

Prescribed Burn Expected at North Point in Sheboygan
A fire on Sheboygan's shoreline is expected within the next few days. That's not a prediction, but a plan by the Department of Public Works. The site is the bluff which rises above North Point's rocky...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 23, 2022 North Point Park from Top of Bluff - Photo by Kevin Zimmermann

Deer Season Opening Weekend in Sheboygan County: 952 Taken - 447 Antlered
Despite a cold and bitter start to the nine-day gun deer season in Wisconsin, numbers so far indicate a larger harvest than last year. The Wisconsin DNR says that in Sheboygan County 447 antlered and ...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 22, 2022 Martin Svedén / CC

Sheboygan Wards Selected For WEC Voting System Audit
Two wards in the City of Sheboygan have been selected by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to undergo a voting system audit. Deputy City Clerk Melissa Clevenger sent out notice on Tuesday afternoon t...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 22, 2022 Joe Hall / CC

DOT: Plan Travels Ahead, Eliminate Distractions During Holiday Driving
The Wisconsin DOT has some advice for holiday travelers: plan ahead and eliminate distractions. Wisconsin's construction season is largely complete, but a few projects could impact your trip in this a...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 22, 2022 Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine

Sheboygan Press, Other Gannett Papers Reportedly Brace for Staff Cuts
The media organization, Poynter Institute, reports that the parent company of the Sheboygan Press and more than 200 other daily newspapers plans another round of staff cuts. Poynter says that Gannett'...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 22, 2022 waferboard / CC

Gingerbread Houses, Special Music to Spice Up the Holidays at Waelderhaus
What's known as the "House in the Woods" will take on a fairy tale look for a month of celebration beginning this Friday. The Waelderhaus in Kohler holds its 26th annual Gingerbread Festival from Nove...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 21, 2022 A mushroom-themed gingerbread house from the 2021 event at Waelderhaus in Kohler. Photo courtesy of Kohler

Kohler Police Hoping to Help Feed Sheboygan County
What must be one of the smallest police departments in Wisconsin is hoping to make an oversized contribution to the fight against hunger in Sheboygan County. The Kohler Police Department's "Stuff the ...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 21, 2022 Stuff the Squad Poster from the Kohler P.D.

Sheboygan County COVID Data Shows "Low", but Wastewater Indicators Presage Uptick
A good detective will look through trash to find the truth behind a story that might appear to be something else. In the case of COVID-19, that trash is the wastewater that's processed through public ...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 18, 2022 Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Plant SARS-CoV-2 Data Updated 11-16-22
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Sheboygan, WI, USA
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Humidity: 79%

