Category Archives: Local News

ACTIVE COVID COUNT JUMPS 47 AMID 69 NEW CONFIRMED CASES
Recoveries weren't able to overcome 69 new positive test returns as the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County rose to 292 on Tuesday. 7 persons are currently hospitalized. 14,421 case...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 17, 2021 sergio santos / CC

NO MORE OVERDUE BOOK FEES AT MEAD?
The Guinness Book of World Records says that the largest fine for an overdue book was $345.14 after being turned in 47 years late. No records are likely to be set at Sheboygan's Mead Public Library......
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 17, 2021 Evan Bench / CC

RENT SMART TENANT TRAINING PROGRAM OFFERED
Many renters and landlords alike have been stressed during the pandemic, but even those renters with dependable income can benefit from Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Sheboygan's free "Rent Sma...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 17, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC

COVID STILL SPREADING IN COUNTY, LEVELS SIMILAR TO EARLY FEBRUARY
Although the number of active COVID-19 cases was down by 10 since Thursday's semi-weekly report, the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health still added another 53 confirmed cases since then, putti...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 17, 2021 Dashboards from the Sheboygan County DPH and Wisconsin Hospitals Association

Fort Atkinson Fire Finally Out
(WHBL) - The flames are out, but firefighters in Jefferson County's Fort Atkinson will spend a few more days keeping an eye on an old warehouse that burned to the ground last week. The city's fire dep...
Kelly Meyer Aug 16, 2021 Fire

Lawmaker Blasts DWD For Overpayment Collections
(WHBL) - There's more criticism for Wisconsin's unemployment office. Republican State Rep. Barb Dittrich, of Oconomowoc, on Friday blasted the Department of Workforce Development for its handling of u...
Kelly Meyer Aug 16, 2021 Application for unemployment benefits

DROUGHT NO LONGER GRIPS SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
Although there were plenty of reasons to complain about all the recent rains, there's a very good side effect - no more drought. The latest information from the National Weather Service shows that the...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 16, 2021 Drought Monitor from the National Weather Service

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY GROWS 2.2% - LATEST CENSUS DATA
The latest data from the newly-completed U.S. Census shows Sheboygan County ranks 13th out of Wisconsin's 72 counties by population, with 118,034 residing here in 2020. The census is done every 10 yea...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 16, 2021

COUNTY COVID NUMBERS - UPS & DOWNS, MOSTLY UP
If one watched every metric of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County every day the past week, there would be lots of ups and downs, though trends are mostly "up". On Monday the 9th, 185 cases were active, down...
Kevin Zimmermann Aug 15, 2021 Sheboygan County's Weekly Case Trends from the DPH

Wisconsin Grew Slowly Over The Past Decade
(WHBL) - Wisconsin's slow growth continues. The latest Census numbers show the state grew by just over three-and-a-half-percent over the past decade. That's about half of what Minnesota saw. There are...
Kelly Meyer Aug 13, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Fri Jul 24
Sheboygan, WI, USA
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