Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Aug 13, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
OVER $1.08 MILLION AWARDED TO 2 AREA OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDERS
Providing care to school-aged children when not in the classroom became a critical issue during the pandemic. Now, two area agencies are getting financial help from the State to ensure that they'll co...
Aug 13, 2021 Fort Rucker / CC
COUNTY'S ACTIVE CASE COUNT DOWN 1 SINCE WEDNESDAY, BUT UP 60 SINCE MONDAY
Although the number of active COVID-19 cases in Sheboygan County dropped one since Wednesday at 245, it's still up 60 since Monday, and the total number of confirmed cases is up 100 in the same period...
Aug 12, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Marquette Poll: Fewer People Think Wisconsin Is On The Right Path
(WHBL) - More people are souring in their view of how Wisconsin is doing. A new Marquette University Law School Poll shows 51% of people think the state is on the wrong track. Just 38% say the state i...
Aug 12, 2021 edward stojakovic / CC
LOCAL COURSES TO HOST 101st STATE OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
For the first time in its 100-year history a Wisconsin State Open golf event will be hosted on two courses at two different golf venues. The 101st Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Op...
Aug 12, 2021
