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Sheboygan Fire: Smoke Alarms Alert Sleeping Resident To Fire Monday Afternoon
Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - One person was displaced after a fire at a home and business in the 1400 block of Union Avenue Monday afternoon. The Sheboygan Fire Department responded around 5:30 to find sm...
Sep 5, 2023 Photo Credit: Sheboygan Night Scanner
Elevated Fire Risk Continues Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin DNR is continuing warnings about a high fire danger that exists across Wisconsin. That's the result of hot, dry and windy conditions that set the stage for rapid growth of any fires that...
Sep 4, 2023 Fire Dangers Across Wisconsin as of Monday, September 4, 2023 from the Wisconsin DNR. Areas in Red are "Extreme", While Those in Orange are "Very High". The Remainder of the State is in Either High (yellow) or Moderate (Blue) Fire Danger
Missing Swimmer Found Safe Sunday Evening
Concerns ran high for a time on Sunday as a person was reported missing in Lake Michigan. The report that 17-year-old Jayvion Kelly was last seen off the shore of Sheboygan's King Park came in shortly...
Sep 4, 2023 abarndweller / CC
Drought Eases Further in Sheboygan County
Drought which has gripped Sheboygan County for much of 2023 is easing. All but a small section on the south border of the county are now listed by the National Weather Service as "abnormally dry", wit...
Sep 1, 2023 Most of Sheboygan County is Now "Abnormally Dry". Image from the National Weather Service
Labor Day Changes Garbage/Recycling Pickup Schedule
Monday's Labor Day observance will offset garbage and recycling schedules next week. In Sheboygan, that means delaying everything by one day, so that Monday's pickup route will be covered on Tuesday, ...
Sep 1, 2023 City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works
City Attorney: Allegations of Misconduct by Westbrook Were False
Amid speculation of reasons surrounding Wednesday's resignation of City of Sheboygan Human Resources Director Adam Westbrook, City Attorney Charles Adams has strongly rebuked claims of inappropriate c...
Aug 31, 2023 City of Sheboygan logo
Sheboygan HR Director Resigns - City Attorney Says No Connection to Misconduct Investigation
After just 6 months on the job, WHBL News has confirmed that Sheboygan's Human Resources Director has tendered his resignation. Adam Westbrook, who was appointed to the post in January, gave his notic...
Aug 31, 2023 City of Sheboygan logo
Sheboygan County Fair Opens Today, Runs Through Monday
If you can count on anything during the Labor Day weekend, it's the Sheboygan County Fair. Pausing only in 2020 for COVID during the recent era, the event returns to the fairgrounds in Plymouth today ...
Aug 31, 2023 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Big Tech Upgrades Among Changes at Cedar Grove-Belgium Schools
One would normally expect hallways of a school to be pretty quiet during summer, but in Cedar Grove it's been anything but quiet. Crews have been racing against time to complete revisions and upgrades...
Aug 30, 2023 Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
Drugs, Money, Weapons Cache Seized from Slinger Apartment
Washington County Authorities seized large amounts of drugs, weapons and money from an apartment in the Village of Slinger last week. Sheriff's Detective Lieutenant Tim Kemps said the fact that the su...
Aug 30, 2023 Items Seized Last Thursday from a Slinger Apartment. Photo Courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office
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