Category Archives: Local News
August's Local Unemployment Numbers Released
Manitowoc's jobless rate rose slightly while the County's declined a bit in August. Non-seasonally adjusted numbers released yesterday by the State Department of Workforce Development show 4.3 percent...
Sep 23, 2021 sarachicad / CC
BayCare Clinic Officially Opens New Lakeside Campus
With about 100 people on hand, the ribbon was cut yesterday afternoon, officially opening the doors of the new BayCare Clinic Lakeside Campus in Manitowoc. Located on the former Elks Club Property on ...
Sep 23, 2021 BayCare Clinic Ribbon Cutting in September, 2021
COVID-19 Claims the Life of a Fond du Lac Police Officer
The Fond du Lac Police Department now has one less officer, as COVID-19 has claimed the life of one of their men in blue. Police Chief Arron Goldstein announced yesterday that 26-year-old Joseph Kurer...
Sep 23, 2021
DNR Asks For Input Regarding Lake Michigan Fishing Industry
As they continue to develop some new regulations for the whitefish commercial industry, the DNR will host a public meeting on the topic next week. This meeting will take place virtually via Zoom from ...
Sep 22, 2021
Sex Trafficking Sting Operation Results in Six Arrested in Sheboygan Area
Six adult men are facing multiple charges after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a successful sex trafficking demand suppression operation. Sheboygan County Sheriff Lieutenant Corey Norland...
Sep 22, 2021 Elvert Barnes / CC
Plymouth Arts Center Accepting Applications for 26th Annual Holiday Membership Exhibit
The Plymouth Arts Center is accepting applications for its 26th Annual Holiday Membership Fine Art Exhibit in Gallery 110 North. The exhibit is open to all current Plymouth Arts Center members and to ...
Sep 22, 2021
Barn Quilts: Sharing Stories Across Shawano County For 11 Years
The following article was written for the weekly Art Forward series through the Rahr-West Art Museum. This week's author is Carrie Estrella. According to the International Museum of Quilts at the Univ...
Sep 22, 2021 Jim and Irene Leuenberger, key contributors behind the Shawano County Barn Quilt Project
LA Rams to Help Clean Up Green Bay's Baird Creek
As a part of their "Leave the City Better Than We Found It" initiative, the LA Rams have organized a clean-up of Green Bay's Baird Creek. The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation is partnering with the...
Sep 22, 2021
UW-Green Bay Students were Awarded Over $4 Million in Grants This Month
In early September, 2,914 UW-Green Bay students were awarded $1,500 grants for a total of $4,371,000. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 has provided funding to the University to assist students who...
Sep 22, 2021
Prevent Suicide Manitowoc County Ready for 10th Annual Walk/Run for Hope
The 10th Annual Prevent Suicide Manitowoc County Run/Walk for Hope will be taking place this Saturday. The local group is looking to raise money so they can continue to aid people in the area who may ...
Sep 22, 2021
