Category Archives: Local News

4 People Displaced After Weekend House Fire
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Firefighters were called to a home on South 14th Street in Sheboygan after reports of a fire Saturday afternoon. The City of Sheboygan Fire Department responded around 12:30, ...
Jon DeMaster Nov 15, 2021 Firefighters Battle House Fire On Sheboygan's South Side

ACTIVE CORONAVIRUS CASES TOP 800 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 11 - HOSPITALIZATIONS REACH 2021 HIGH
The number of active cases of COVID-19 being monitored by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health has topped 800 for the first time since January 11 according to data posted Friday on the DPH's...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 12, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC

ADVOCATE AURORA HIKES MINIMUM WAGE TO $18 AN HOUR
Competition for workers has employers upping the ante through higher wages to attract new help. The latest to enter the fray is Advocate Aurora, which announced on Thursday that it's raising the minim...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 12, 2021 Nenad Stojkovic / CC

SHEBOYGAN ANIMAL LICENSES AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1ST
City of Sheboygan pet owners are being reminded that they will be able to purchase 2022 animal licenses beginning Wednesday, December 1st. Those pets include any dog, cat or miniature pot bellied pig ...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 12, 2021

SPD REMINDER: WINTER PARKING RULES RETURN ON 12/1
With the first snowflakes expected today, the Sheboygan Police Department reminds drivers that Winter Parking Rules will soon follow. Sheboygan's overnight parking regulations are simple: "Park for to...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 12, 2021

ACTIVE COUNTY COVID CASES HIGHEST IN 10 MONTHS
While many begin planning for celebrating the upcoming holidays as if the pandemic were behind us, the numbers would suggest otherwise. With Thursday's update from the Sheboygan County Division of Pub...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 11, 2021 Active Cases from January 12 to November 11, 2021 from the Sheboygan County Coronavirus Case Dashboard

Report: Federal Unemployment Benefits Slowed Return To Work
(WHBL) - A new report says what many business groups in Wisconsin have been saying for months - extra unemployment benefits from Washington, D.C. kept some workers at home. The Badger Institute releas...
Kelly Meyer Nov 11, 2021 Unemployment Benefits Application

ALLIANT TAKES OWNERSHIP OF ONION RIVER SOLAR PROJECT
A solar power plant planned for the Town of Holland has taken a major step towards reality. On Wednesday it was announced that Alliant Energy acquired ownership of the Onion River Solar Project from C...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 11, 2021 valli_mark / CC

NEARLY $1/2 MILLION TOTAL GRANT WILL SUPPORT COUNTY TOURISM
Three Sheboygan County organizations will be putting nearly a half million additional dollars to use promoting tourism in the county. On Wednesday, Governor Evers awarded a total of around $15 million...
Kevin Zimmermann Nov 11, 2021 Elkhart Lake, WI - photo courtesy of Jim Bauer

Update: Driver Involved In Car-Semi Crash Has Died
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (WHBL) - The driver of the car involved in a crash with a semi near Plymouth last Wednesday has died. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department says 75 year old Frank Cordez of Plymouth...
Jon DeMaster Nov 11, 2021 Audrey / CC
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