Category Archives: Local News
TWO REFERENDA APPROVED BY VOTERS IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
Two referenda on yesterday's ballots in Sheboygan County were favorably received by voters at the polls. Cedar Grove-Belgium School District voters approved a bond issue of $21.5 million for improveme...
Apr 06, 2022 Frankie Roberto / CC
SOME VOTES TOO CLOSE TO CALL IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY SPRING ELECTION
18,906, or 33% of eligible Sheboygan County voters, turned out to cast ballots in Tuesday's Spring Election, and with 100% of results in, one race appears to be up in the air with another extremely cl...
Apr 06, 2022 brian kusler / CC
COVID CLAIMS ANOTHER SHEBOYGAN COUNTY LIFE
Amid mostly good news concerning Sheboygan County's current state of the pandemic, COVID-19 remains a deadly disease and has claimed another life. The most recent casualty was a person in their 60s, a...
Apr 05, 2022 Martin Sanchez / Unsplash
Sheboygan Falls Mother Says She Killed Her Son To Protect Him From Abuse
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - We've learned more about the circumstances that lead up to the death of Oliver Hitchcock last Wednesday at an apartment in Sheboygan Falls. 41 year old Natalia Hitchcock was i...
Apr 05, 2022 wmfawmfa
PUBLIC INPUT MEETING SCHEDULED ON FROEDTERT OFFER TO BUY SCHOOL-OWNED LAND
The Sheboygan Area School District has scheduled a public meeting for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19th in the North High School Commons to talk about the sale of property it owns to Froedtert Health and ...
Apr 05, 2022 Sheboygan Area School District Property for Sale and Development. Image from Sheboygan County IMaps
COVID IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY SHOWING ONLY MINOR CHANGES
Only minor changes in data were noted in Monday's weekly update on the coronavirus pandemic from the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health. There was no change in the active count of 67 cases, gi...
Apr 04, 2022 sergio santos / CC
Union Workers At Vollrath Company Prepare To Strike As Contract Negotiations Continue
SHEBOYAN, Wis. (WHBL) - A press release from The Vollrath Company Monday morning says Sheboygan United Auto Workers Local 1472 plans to invoke it's right to a work stoppage starting today. This comes ...
Apr 04, 2022
LOCAL ELECTIONS: NO HIGH-PROFILE CONTESTS, BUT BUSY AT MANY LEVELS
Those looking for high-profile contests may come up empty, but a review of Sheboygan County ballots for Tuesday's spring election reveals many contests for fundamental governmental roles such as Alder...
Apr 04, 2022 Lola Elfman / CC
Rollover Crash On I-43 Closes Interstate For Several Hours Sunday
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Three people were hurt in a rollover crash on I-43 near Sheboygan Sunday afternoon. The Sheriff's Department says it was around 3pm when an SUV heading south suddenly crossed ...
Apr 04, 2022 Audrey / CC
8-YEAR OLD SON DIES, CHARGE AGAINST MOTHER UPPED TO HOMICIDE
8-year-old Oliver Hitchcock of Sheboygan Falls has died of injuries sustained Wednesday, his mother accused of causing his death. His passing occurred on Friday, two days after police say Oliver's mot...
Apr 03, 2022 Sheboygan County Courthouse
