Category Archives: Local News
Kewaunee Man Facing Charges After Threatening Cellcom Worker
A 48-year-old Kewaunee man was taken into custody last Thursday morning following a verbal altercation at a retail business in Luxemburg. Sheriff Matt Joski says David Riemer has been charged with Dis...
Dec 27, 2021
Eastern Wisconsin Receives First Significant Snowfall of the Season
It may have come the day after Christmas, but Eastern Wisconsin finally has its first layer of snow. A winter weather system made its way into the area in the overnight hours, leaving roughly half an ...
Dec 27, 2021
Sartori Big Cheese Drop To Ring in the New Year at the Plymouth Arts Center
The annual Sartori Big Cheese Drop is nationally lauded as one of the country's quirkiest New Year's Eve traditions. This year marks the 15th annual event celebrating Plymouth as the official Cheese C...
Dec 26, 2021
Packers Donate to Two Social Justice Organizations
The Green Bay Packers Organization has given out two social justice grants totaling $125,000. These grants are going to the Coalition for Youth/Adult Diversion Program and Sherman Phoenix as a part of...
Dec 25, 2021
Grow It Forward Continues Its Mission in Manitowoc
The director of Grow It Forward Inc. in Manitowoc says the mission of their non-profit organization is to provide dignified access to good food along with opportunities to grow, cook, share and advoca...
Dec 25, 2021
Snowy Owl Sightings in Manitowoc
UW-Manitowoc Professor Emeritus, Charles Sontag, is frequently seen at the local waterfront observing shorebirds. According to Woodland Dunes Executive Director Jim Knickelbine, Sontag has recently sp...
Dec 24, 2021 Charles Patrick Ewing / CC
Ripples from the Dunes: the Importance of Snow
The following article was written for Ripples from the Dunes, by Nancy Nabak, Communications Coordinator for Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. When the white stuff falls, I don't go south. In...
Dec 24, 2021
Lakeshore Technical College Employee Surprises Her Mother by Conferring Her Degree
An unexpected, special mother-daughter moment took place during the fall graduation event at Lakeshore Technical College this week. As LTC's Financial Aid Specialist Mariana GarciaCarle prepared to wa...
Dec 24, 2021
Lester Public Library Concludes Fall Reading Challenge
The Lester Public Library's Fall Reading Challenge recently concluded and participants of all ages have been collecting their fun prizes-from Eric Carle themed book bags and autumn-scented soaps to a ...
Dec 24, 2021
(VIDEO) Stories You May Have Missed, A Week in Review
MONDAY - A Manitowoc Public School District Board Member has voiced his concerns regarding student behaviors and suspensions. Click here to see what Collin Braunel had to say. - Just one day before it...
Dec 24, 2021
