MONDAY
– A human trafficking operation in Sheboygan County has been busted and five people have been arrested. Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Spence issued a news release saying that an undercover operation resulted yesterday in charges of soliciting and patronizing prostitutes, child pornography, prostitution, resisting an officer, possession of cocaine, and operating a vehicle without owner’s consent.
– All public schools in Manitowoc will be going full virtual as of October 12th. Superintendent Mark Holzman sent a letter to district families and staff last evening announcing the change from a blended pattern to full distance learning. He cited the recent significant spike in coronavirus cases in the region.
-An individual who made threats toward Manitowoc businesses was arrested late last week. The Manitowoc Police Department received a report of the threats on Friday evening, which were made on social media to the business and its employees. The suspect was quickly identified as a 33-year-old Two Rivers man, who is facing 7 felony charges.
-Manitowoc’s Evergreen Cemetery Division is asking for your help in clearing all summer decorations in order to help maintain Evergreen Cemetery’s park-like beauty. Lot owners are respectfully asked to remove their summer decorations by October 15th. Winter decorations should not be placed until November 15th. The complete set of Rules & Regulations can be found on the Pricing & Policies page for Evergreen Cemetery on the City of Manitowoc website (www.manitowoc.org.)
TUESDAY
– Bail is set at $10,000 cash for a 33-year-old Two Rivers man facing multiple charges for allegedly making threats towards a Manitowoc business. Nathaniel G. Smith is charged with five felony counts of Making Terrorist Threats, one felony count of Threat to Law Enforcement Officer, and one count of failure to comply with an Officer’s attempt to take a person into custody.
– A Two Rivers woman was in court yesterday, facing charges after she put a racist note on a black woman’s car. 47-year-old Cathleen Yauch was initially charged with Making a Terrorist Threat with a Hate Crime Enhancer, however according to CCAP, that enhancer has been changed to Public Panic or Fear. This has led to the Lakeshore’s United Visionaries creating a petition on Change.org to reattach the Hate Crime Enhancer.
– Hearings at the Manitowoc County Courthouse are now going to be held almost exclusively online. In a release issued by the Courthouse cites the “rapidly increasing COVID-19 infection rate in Manitowoc County” and said the decision was made to “to ensure the health and safety of all people who appear in court”.
– The violence continues in Green Bay, as a total of 8 shooting cases were reported in the last 5 days. The Green Bay Police Department is pleading for the violence to stop and calls the trend dangerous. Since August, the Police have responded to a total of 21 shootings in the city, which brings their yearlong total up to 55.
WEDNESDAY
– University Police on the UW-Green Bay campus received a call Tuesday night reporting a confrontation had taken place involving a man with a gun on the Arboretum Trail. During the interaction, the man produced a handgun before leaving the scene. A followup of the initial call determined the male subject did not threaten the two individuals or point the gun at them, but rather showed it after the dog growled at him. It’s possible this was a defensive reaction.
– Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels was elected by his peers from around the State of Wisconsin to serve as the 1st Vice President of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. He is joined in the leadership roles by President Todd Schmidt, the Village Administrator in Waunakee, and 2nd Vice President Maureen Murphy, who is also the Administrator for the Village of Mount Pleasant.
– The Green Bay Packers have teamed up with the American Red Cross to encourage people to “get in the game, give blood.” The Green Bay Packers Give Back Community Blood Drive is scheduled to take place on November 9th 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and November 10th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lambeau Field in the Johnsonville Tailgate Village.
– The City of Manitowoc is going to be adding some new stoplights to the intersection of Crawford Boulevard and Harbor Town Lane next week. The work will begin on Monday and according to Greg Minikel, the Engineering Division Manager, work is expected to be completed by November 6th.
THURSDAY
– The 29-year-old Oshkosh man facing First Degree Intentional Homicide has changed his plea. Ian Suzuki, who is accused of murdering Jay Puestohl, is now pleading not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. His jury trial is scheduled for January 11th.
– Manitowoc County has re-aligned their COVID-19 reporting with the state, which has a different cut-off time to define when the 24-hour period begins and ends. This change allows for the County to pull data from the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System, freeing up staff to provide more essential public health functions such as notifications to positive cases and conducting outbreak investigations.
-Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels promised that “there will not be a tax increase in next year’s budget.” He said that the city is in a good enough position to avoid asking the citizens for more money. The Mayor will deliver his budget October 19th at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
– Shoreline Hometown Credit Union recently awarded $15,000 in grants to three local Women Business Enterprises. The three recipients of this grant are Jenn’s Java, Schroeder’s Department Store and The Crossing of Manitowoc County.
FRIDAY
– A stolen car and firearms from the Sturgeon Bay area wound up in a ditch in Manitowoc County Wednesday afternoon following a brief high-speed chase. The 32-year-old female driver lost control on County Highway B north of Schatzie Lane, and she took off on foot with her 20-year-old female passenger. Both were captured a short time latter thanks to help from K9 Leon.
-A 63-year-old Brookfield man has been arrested for a hit-and-run incident in Ashwaubenon on Monday. John. M. Parnon has been charged with Hit-and-Run Causing Death and is awaiting trial in the Waukesha County Jail. Parnon could spend up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
– Earlier this week the Manitowoc Public School District announced that they would be transferring to an all virtual model as the number of COVID-19 cases in the area has risen dramatically. Superintendent Mark Holzman told SeehaferNews.com that they were “struggling to make sure that we are keeping our staff, our students, and our community safe.” Click here to learn more about the transition.
– The Crossing of Manitowoc County his preparing to host a virtual fundraising gala they are calling Welcome Home. Welcome Home is scheduled for October 22nd, and pre-registration is required. More information on the event and about The Crossing of Manitowoc County can be found at CrossingManitowoc.org/VirtualFundraiserGala.
