Category Archives: Local News

Plan Would Lower Concealed Carry Age To 18
(WHBL) - You can vote and join the military at age 18, and now one Wisconsin lawmaker wants to allow people to carry a gun at that age as well. Republican Shae Sortwell, of Two Rivers, has a plan to l...
Kelly Meyer Jan 18, 2022 WI Representative Shae A. Sortwell
Assembly District 2

CHANGES IN COVID REPORTING, ISOLATION, DRAW NEW PANDEMIC PICTURE
Last week 3 schools in Sheboygan fell under masking mandates by Wednesday, crossing a 5% threshold of student illness that required the measure, and it appeared two more would join those ranks by Thur...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 18, 2022 A Compilation of Displays Available on the Sheboygan County Coronavirus Case Dashboard

TOTAL COVID CASES IN COUNTY INCREASE NEARLY 4-1/2% OVER THE WEEKEND, 3.76% OF THE COUNTY POPULATION NOW ACTIVE
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded during the pandemic in Sheboygan County increased by 4.42% over the weekend, as another 1,090 confirmed positives raised the total to 25,723 cases since Mar...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 17, 2022 Active COVID-19 Cases Through 1-17-22 from the Sheboygan County DPH Coronavirus Case Dashboard

Judge Orders Burger King Robbery Suspect Held On 100 Thousand-Dollars Bail
(WHBL) - The Milwaukee man accused of leaning inside a Burger King drive-thru in a deadly robbery attempt will stay in jail until he comes-up with 100 thousand-dollars. A judge has ordered Antoine Edw...
Kelly Meyer Jan 17, 2022 Danny Ayers / CC

COUNTY BOARD EXPECTED TO APPROVE PREMIUM PAY, RETENTION BONUSES
If the full County Board follows the recommendations of the Human Resources and Law Committees, essential services employees will soon be getting something extra on their paychecks. The committees hav...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 17, 2022 Sheboygan County Courthouse

NEARLY 10% OF ALL COUNTY COVID CASES HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK
The past week in Sheboygan County saw an unprecedented increase in the number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and now the highest number hospitalized for treatment. 2,342 additi...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 14, 2022 Hospitalizations 9-1-20 to 1-14-22 from the Sheboygan County DPH Coronavirus Case Dashboard

2 AREA PERSONS AMONG FIRST 54 PARDONED BY GOVERNOR THIS YEAR
After his predecessor, Scott Walker, finished his 8 years in office without granting a single pardon, Governor Evers on Thursday issued another 54, bringing his total so far to 391, the most of any Wi...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 14, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC

NEW SHEBOYGAN BUSINESS WILL OFFER A CUP OF "BUD"
Two Sheboygan entrepreneurs have launched a new beverage business that will offer a new twist on a Wisconsin classic - the Old-Fashioned. The product, called "Drinkin' Buds", is a powdered, pre-mixed ...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 14, 2022 Photo Courtesy of Drinkin' Buds

Waukesha Judge Strikes Down Ballot Drop Boxes
(WHBL) - A judge in Waukesha says the ballot drop boxes used in the 2020 election are "nice," but he says they are not allowed in the state. The judge on Thursday said the state's Election Commission ...
Kelly Meyer Jan 14, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC

CURRENT ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES EQUAL 13.3% OF ALL COUNTY CASES TO DATE
The current surge of COVID-19 cases in Sheboygan County is leaving many past high marks in the dust. 13.3% of all cases discovered here during the nearly 2-year course of the pandemic are now active a...
Kevin Zimmermann Jan 13, 2022 Sheboygan County Active COVID-19 Cases from March 2020 to 1-13-22 from the Sheboygan County Coronavirus Case Dashboard
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