Category Archives: Local News
UW-Green Bay's Three Engineering Technology Programs Receive ABET Accreditation
The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay's Richard J. Resch School of Engineering Technology programs have received national accreditation. The bachelor's of science degrees in Electrical Engineering T...
Oct 02, 2022
Local Men's Shelter Leader Addresses Local Homelessness Issues
Inflation has had a negative effect on everyone, especially the homeless in our community. Michael Etheridge, Executive Director of The Haven Men's Homeless Shelter, tells us the lack of affordable ho...
Oct 02, 2022
City of Sheboygan to Offer Landlord Training Class Next Month
The City of Sheboygan has announced a landlord training program. The class will be held in the Council Chambers on November 3rd, and will run from 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. During the training session, those ...
Oct 02, 2022 Charleston's TheDigitel / CC
Manitowoc Public Library's Microfilm Machine Makes Research Easier
The following article was submitted by Meredith Gadzinski, an Adult Services Librarian at the Manitowoc Public Library. I'm really excited to share some of the new things we have done in our local his...
Oct 02, 2022
NEW Zoo and Adventure Park to Host Pumpkin Carving Event Next Week
Families and individuals are invited out to the NEW Zoo and Adventure Park next week for the grand return of the Pumpkin Carving Event. The event will take place at the Pines Shelter, located off the ...
Oct 01, 2022
Two Wisconsin-Based Companies Donate Overdose Aid Kits Containing Narcan to Oshkosh Arena
According to the CDC, 2.1 million people were diagnosed with opioid use disorder, and 100,000 died from a drug-related overdose in 2021. A non-profit named Start Healing Now is partnering with nationa...
Oct 01, 2022
Water Rate Increase Expected in Sheboygan
The City of Sheboygan's Water Utility rates is expected to go up soon. The Board of Water Commissioners recently met, where they reviewed their rates and estimated costs for current and future project...
Oct 01, 2022 Eric Norris / CC
Jury Convicts Green Bay Homicide Suspect
The jury has spoken, and a man accused of a 2020 murder has been found guilty. 31-year-old Waylon Wayman was convicted on a charge of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide following the jury deliberation ye...
Oct 01, 2022
Stories you May Have Missed, A Week in Review
MONDAY - How's everything going in Manitowoc's River Point District? Click here to see what Mayor Justin Nickles had to say. - The School of Agriculture at Lakeshore Technical College has been awarded...
Oct 01, 2022
Civil War Veteran Spotlight: Johnathan "Leonard" Benkelman
Volunteers are out this morning cleaning up some of the gravesites of Civil War veterans in Manitowoc's Evergreen Cemetery. One of those grave sites is that of Private Johnathan "Leonard" Benkelman. L...
Oct 01, 2022
