Category Archives: Local News

The Chamber of Manitowoc County is giving community partners another opportunity to hear about their 2026-2028 strategic plan. Their second virtual session will be held tomorrow (January 7th) at 9:00 ...

The City of Two Rivers is making changes to two of its Tax Incremental Districts, or TIDs. A TID is an area designated by a city that uses municipal taxes from a TIF to develop new projects or help ex...

There is only one meeting on tap for today (January 6th) in the City of Manitowoc. The Finance Committee will be in the Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m., where they will give the public time to comment. ...

The Village of Mishicot will join eight other communities in a program through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Progress Lakeshore explains that the WEDC's Connect Communities Program i...

The Manitowoc Fire Rescue Department is one of many across the country dealing with backlogs in getting fire apparatuses. Fire Chief Todd Blaser explained on WOMT's Be My Guest program that the city w...

A company with a location in Manitowoc is closing its doors. In a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, United Piston Ring plans a full closure and a workforce reduction. The re...

An Oshkosh man is facing numerous charges after leading two sheriff's departments on short chases. The Wisconsin State Patrol says a trooper tried to stop 43-year-old David G. Leatherberry on Intersta...

The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) has made a leadership change. The organization has announced that they have named TJ Crowns as their new Director of Economic Development....

An Appleton man is in custody after robbing numerous people in the City of Oshkosh. Officer Kate Mann with the Oshkosh Police Department has said that they investigated three thefts involving the sale...

Impersonation scams are on the rise, including locally. The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office has received numerous reports of residents receiving calls, emails, or texts from an individual claiming t...