Category Archives: Local News

LOCAL WOMAN NAMED GLACIAL LAKES CONSERVANCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Glacial Lakes Conservancy has named Jennifer Born Rutten as their new Executive Director. Rutten grew up in Sheboygan and spent time in development, fundraising and marketing in several states bef...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 25, 2021 Jennifer Born Rutten

Numerous Agencies Called To Sheboygan Falls Fire
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (WHBL) - Traffic was snarled in downtown Sheboygan Falls Wednesday afternoon when fire broke out at a downtown business. The Sheriff's Department says the fire was reported a lit...
Jon DeMaster Feb 25, 2021 Fire Trucks

COUNTY ACTIVE COVID CASES RISE FOR A SECOND DAY
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Sheboygan County rose for a second consecutive day - a sequence not seen since early November - as reported in Wednesday's daily update from the Sheboygan County...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 24, 2021 Muenocchio

DMV EXTENDS LICENSE RENEWAL DEADLINE FOR THOSE 60+
If you're 60 or older and are overdue to renew your driver's license due to COVID concerns, the Wisconsin DMV has good news for you - the deadline to renew an expired license has been moved to May 21s...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 24, 2021

ROOTS ORGANIZATION HONORED BY URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL
Restoration of Our Trees Sheboygan has been given the "Project Partnership" award by the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council in recognition of its collaboration with other organizations to replace dying ...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 24, 2021 Kate Ter Haar / CC

ROCKLINE RECEIVES “WISCONSIN FAST FORWARD” GRANT
A grant to help meet the critical need for a skilled workforce has been awarded to 13 recipients across the state, among them - Rockline Industries of Sheboygan. The Department of Workforce Developmen...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 24, 2021 Mark Morgan / CC

REPRESENTATIVE VORPAGEL ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UPGRADE
An aging computer system at the State's Department of Workforce Development was blamed by Governor Evers as the heart of delays in processing the flood of claims for unemployment insurance during the ...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 24, 2021 Tyler Vorpagel, District 27 State Assembly Representative

COVID DEATHS, ACTIVE CASES, HOSPITALIZATIONS ALL INCREASE
Trends are just that - an overall direction over time that is the average of many observations, both positive and negative, of a given subject. Amid mostly positive trends of late, there are days like...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 23, 2021 Muenocchio

VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING ON REDISTRICTING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY
A redistricting group called the People's Maps Commission has been holding virtual public hearings in each of Wisconsin's congressional districts for the past several months, and it's our 6th District...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 23, 2021 edward stojakovic / CC

THREE FREE COVID TESTING DATES REMAIN
Free testing for COVID-19 has been conducted by the Wisconsin National Guard at the ADRC parking lot in Sheboygan Falls since last October, but only three sessions remain in the schedule that wraps up...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 23, 2021 Covid Testing
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