Category Archives: Local News
LTC GRAD GIVES BACK BY FUNDING NEW SCHOLARSHIP
A retired Lakeshore Technical College graduate is giving back to his alma mater in a big way, hoping that his gift will enable others to someday pay it forward as well. Two Rivers resident and retired...
Sep 09, 2021 Jesse L. Klein at his May 17, 2014 Lakeshore Technical College commencement. (Empire Photo)
FORMER CALUMET COUNTY POLICE CHIEF FACES NEW CHILD PORN CHARGES
A federal grand jury in Milwaukee has issued additional child pornography charges against a former police chief from neighboring Calumet County. The indictment shows that Calumet and Brown County law ...
Sep 09, 2021 wmfawmfa
SCHOOLS STAY VIGILANT ABOUT COVID IN THE CLASSROOM
While the boards that manage them have not mandated masks in any school districts in Sheboygan County, the administrators of the schools are keeping a watchful eye on the incidence of COVID-19 early i...
Sep 09, 2021 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Poll: Governor Evers' Job Approval Slips
(WHBL) - Governor Evers' approval numbers are dropping. A new poll from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty says 48 percent of voters think the governor is doing a good job, while 47 percent t...
Sep 09, 2021 Governor Evers speaks in Sheboygan along with Department of Tourism Interim Secretary Anne Sayers and Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson in 2021. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
COVID-19 CONTINUES TO ADVANCE AGAIN IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County as reported by the Division of Public Health increased by 18 in the last 24 hours according to the agency's data dashboard on Wednesday. 435 ...
Sep 08, 2021 sergio santos / CC
HIGHWAY 67 FULL CLOSURE BEGINS MONDAY
Reconstruction of Highway 67 has been underway since May, and until now has allowed traffic to flow, but that is about to change. The Wisconsin DOT says that there will be two consecutive 15-working-d...
Sep 08, 2021 Graphics Courtesy of Wisconsin DOT
"SHERIFFS ADOPTING SHERIFFS" WILL HELP LOUISIANA OFFICES HIT BY IDA
When Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, Sheriff employees there were victims like everyone else, some of them suffering personal devastating losses in the storm and its aftermath. That's prompt...
Sep 08, 2021 The National Guard / CC
OZAUKEE ACCIDENT UPDATE - NAMES RELEASED, ONE DECEASED
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office now says that one person involved in an accident on Saturday died of her injuries. The deceased was identified as 89-year-old Nelda Bartz of Port Washington. She wa...
Sep 08, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
ADVOCATE AURORA: INCREASING HOSPITALIZATIONS TIED TO UNVACCINATED
While the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to compete with recoveries for overall dominance in Sheboygan County, the hospitalization data has Advocate Aurora sounding a cautionary note. That org...
Sep 07, 2021
BBB: IT WAS A GOOD SUMMER FOR SCAMMERS, BAD FOR CONSUMERS
Wisconsin residents reported more than $93,000 lost to scams during the summer - that according to the Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin. The stats come from the BBB's Scam Tracker website wher...
Sep 07, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
