Category Archives: Local News
Manitowoc County Sheriff Gives Advice on Missing Children
Manitowoc County Sheriff Dan Hartwig says games, rides, live music, and food all draw a lot of people to the County Fair each summer. However, Hartwig explains one of the biggest things law enforcemen...
Aug 16, 2023 Manitowoc County Sheriff Dan Hartwig
Manitowoc City Leaders to Discuss the Replacement of the Bison Fence in the Lincoln Park Zoo
There is only one meeting today (August 16th) in the City of Manitowoc. The Board of Public Works will gather in the Council Chambers at 4:00 p.m. During their meeting, the Board will look over an agr...
Aug 16, 2023
New Lincoln High School Principal Excited for His Return to the School
Former Lincoln High School principal Lee Thennes has stepped aside to serve in the District Office, which means the school needed someone to fill his shoes. Nearing the end of the 2022-2023 school yea...
Aug 16, 2023 Photo Credit: CoolestCoast.com
Shady Lane Adds New Board Member
Manitowoc's Shady Lane has a new board member. Although she's a new board member, Amy Fricke-Weigel is not new to this type of position. Amy has been involved in the Manitowoc community for over thirt...
Aug 16, 2023
Lester Public Library to Unveil StoryWalk in Two Rivers
The public library in Two Rivers is inviting the public to celebrate the unveiling of a new feature today. In early 2023, the Lester Public Library was the recipient of the West Foundation's $50,000 D...
Aug 16, 2023 Photo Credit: Lester Public Library
US Highway 10 Construction Complete in Manitowoc and Calumet Counties
The Wisconsin DOT has announced the completion of a major construction project that had occupying US Highway 10 in Manitowoc and Calumet Counties. The $584,000 project saw the replacement of box culve...
Aug 16, 2023
Fond du Lac Man Convicted in 2022 Stabbing Outside of a Bar
The man accused of stabbing a person outside a bar in Fond du Lac has been convicted. 32-year-old Vickendirka Jones was found guilty due to a no-contest plea on a charge of Attempted 1st Degree Intent...
Aug 16, 2023
Fond du Lac Family Mourns the Loss of Two Pets and Home to a Fire
A family in Fond du Lac is now without a home and is mourning the loss of two pets after a fire. The Fond du Lac Fire Rescue Department was called to the 100 block of West Scott Street just after 6:45...
Aug 16, 2023 D4E / CC
Flocks Of White Pelicans Seen Locally, Woodland Dunes Coordinator Explains Why
Some Manitowoc area residents reported seeing flocks of white pelicans over the weekend. The sightings occurred on Stone Road and Pierce Drive, according to Nancy Nabak, the Communications & Devel...
Aug 15, 2023
Manitowoc Resident Motivates to Live Well at Aurora
A local resident is inspiring others to live well. At 70 years old David Rivest has been helping patients and visitors learn to eat well as a part of the Food and Nutrition Services at Aurora Medical ...
Aug 15, 2023
