Category Archives: Local News
De Pere Police Investigating Trespassing Incident at a Church
The De Pere Police Department is investigating a trespassing incident at a church. In a post on Facebook, the Department shared photos of a woman with light brown, shoulder-length hair, who was wearin...
Dec 28, 2022
Art Forward: Food and Drink Pairings 2022
The following article was submitted by Rahr-West Art Museum Staff, Board Members, and Public Arts Committee Members. In honor of a new year, Museum Staff, the Public Arts Committee and Rahr-West Art M...
Dec 27, 2022
Two Music Educators With Manitowoc Ties to Lead Massive Wisconsin Marching Band at Rose Bowl Parade
Two music educators with local ties will be leading a large contingent to play in the tournament of Roses Parade. Manitowoc native Ben Burish and Joe Finnegan, who taught in the Manitowoc Public Schoo...
Dec 27, 2022
Green Bay Police Looking for More School Crossing Guard
The Green Bay Police Department is asking for more volunteers to assist as Crossing Guards at schools this winter. In a news release, Lieutenant Tom Bochmann explained that seasonal illness can have a...
Dec 27, 2022 mario / CC
Two People Arrested Following Separate Thefts from Manitowoc Walmart
Two people were arrested over the weekend in separate theft cases at the Manitowoc Walmart. The first situation occurred last week Thursday (December 22nd). Officers were informed that the suspect had...
Dec 27, 2022
Eastern Wisconsin Gas Prices Rise During Christmas Week
Those who traveled for the Christmas holiday were paying more at the pump than the week before. According to the AAA Gas Prices webpage, the average price per gallon of fuel in Manitowoc County rose 1...
Dec 27, 2022 Robert Geiger / CC
City of Manitowoc to Hold Comprehensive Plan Open House Early Next Year
The City of Manitowoc is continuing its work on an updated Comprehensive Plan. This document, which is made with a lot of community feedback, is a blueprint for the City leadership to follow for both ...
Dec 27, 2022
Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office Continues to Battle Fentanyl
There is new potency in street drugs in the lakeshore area, and it is causing problems. Lieutenant Dave Remiker from the Manitowoc County Drug Unit was on WOMT's Be My Guest program last week, and he ...
Dec 27, 2022
Bay Port Freshman Dies from Complications Caused by Influenza A
A freshman at Bay Port High School has died. Ava Schmidt was battling Influenza A and passed on December 21st. Ava has a sister, which is in 7th Grade, and her mother teaches at Forest Glen Elementary...
Dec 27, 2022
Franciscan Sisters Offer Zoom Retreat For The Faithful
There's an invitation to lakeshore residents to join Young Adult Catholic Women and Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity for a brief Zoom Retreat this Friday evening, December 30th. Organizers say ...
Dec 26, 2022
