
Ribbon Cutting Held for New Sheboygan Location of the Regional Child Advocacy Center
There's now a new place for local victims and witnesses of abuse to turn to in times of crisis. The Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Sheboygan location on Thursday, marking a major expansion of services for children and families in Sheboygan County who have experienced...
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Drought is Out - and Not Likely to Return Soon Despite Driest Year on Record So Far
Hydrologists with the National Weather Service report that the Moderate Drought conditions that dominated Sheboygan County for the past several weeks have improved. As of Thursday, all but the far northwest corner of Sheboygan County - which was entirely normal for this time of year - was "Abnormally Dry", a...
Mar 27, 2025

Sheboygan's 8th Street Bridge Due for Inspection
Problems with the nation's bridges have been in the news lately, especially after 68 bridges were identified by the National Transportation Safety Board for risk assessment. While Sheboygan's 8th Street Bridge wasn't among those, the State of Wisconsin doesn't let inspections lapse, with a thorough going-over every tw...
Mar 27, 2025

Significant Increase in Sophisticated Scams Noted in Manitowoc
Most people know that scams aren't unusual over the telephone or internet these days, but apparently many still aren't savvy enough to avoid falling victim to the increasingly shrewd criminals plying their trade. Manitowoc Police are reporting a dramatic increase in scamming there, and they detailed the lengths some p...
Mar 27, 2025
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Washington County Sheriff's Deputy Found on Wrong Side of the Law
A Washington County Sheriff's Deputy appears to have landed on the wrong side of the law. Sheriff Martin Schulteis said that it was "with profound disappointment and a deep sense of anger" that he had to tell citizens of Washington County that one of his patrol deputies was accused of retail theft while on d...
Mar 27, 2025

Calumet County Fire Claims Life of Child
A New Holstein area child has lost their life in a fire. The Calumet County Sheriff's Office along with the State Fire Marshal's office is investigating how a fire started in a home on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Rd. T., about 3 miles north of the City of New Holstein. Crews performed life saving measures to the ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Above & Beyond Names Allie Tasche Its Director of Operations
Sheboygan's Above and Beyond Children's Museum has a new Director of Operations. Allie Tasche has been chosen to run operations at the museum she grew to enjoy as a child in the 1990's. Upon her appointment, Tasche said that she was "...excited and honored to build bridges across the community and make sure every...
Mar 26, 2025

Prominent Area Leader Named to Chair Lakeland U-Owned Japanese Corp
Lakeland University has tapped a well-known area leader to chair the corporation responsible for running its operations in Japan. Cory Bouck, the Global Director of Business & Culture Integration at Johnsonville Sausage, will be responsible for ensuring a location for Lakeland's Tokyo campus and for compliance wit...
Mar 26, 2025

Fond du Lac County Authorities Suspect Medical Emergency Behind Death Near Vehicle
A person found deceased outside of their vehicle in Fond du Lac County appears to have suffered a medical emergency after leaving the road. A Sheriff's Deputy was dispatched to Highway 23 and Willow Road in the Town of Ripon just before 7 a.m. on Monday where they spotted a vehicle in the ditch adjacent to a residentia...
Mar 25, 2025

Manitowoc County SWAT Team, Crisis Negotiators Succeed With Safe Arrest
An early Monday morning crisis in Manitowoc was eventually resolved, but not until after SWAT and Crisis Negotiating Teams got involved. The 1 a.m. call on Monday morning drew City of Manitowoc Police and the two specialty teams to the 1300 block of South 9th Street where a perimeter was established. Attempts to peace...
Mar 25, 2025