Category Archives: Local News
Campaign Signs are Being Vandalized and Stolen Amid Heated Election
Politics are a divisive topic. That is not an outlandish statement to make, but some people are taking their allegiances a little too far, and either vandalizing, or stealing campaign signs. Earlier t...
Aug 21, 2020 Envelope containing voting ballot papers being sent by mail for absentee vote in presidential election
Active COVID-19 Cases Still Outweighing Recovered Cases in Manitowoc County
There are still more people actively battling COVID-19 in Manitowoc County than there are people who have recovered. As of yesterday's update by the Manitowoc County Health Department, 225 cases are s...
Aug 21, 2020
Are the Masks Working? The Stats Say Yes, A Little Bit
The mask mandate issued by Governor Tony Evers is helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in Manitowoc County, albeit slightly. In the three weeks leading up to the mandate, which was implemented on Augus...
Aug 21, 2020 Man is working in a pizza restaurant drive with his mask and covid 19 protection. Pandemic situation
None Injured in Sheboygan House Fire, Several Displaced
A home in Sheboygan caught fire yesterday afternoon. The Sheboygan Fire Department was informed of the blaze at around 3:30 PM and sent crews to the 100 block of Huron Avenue. The residents were home ...
Aug 21, 2020 Dan Zen / CC
Armed Robbery In Manitowoc Monday
Manitowoc Police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect in an "armed robbery" this week. Detective Mike Stone says that officers were dispatched about 2 p.m. Monday afternoon for a rep...
Aug 20, 2020 Eli Christman / CC
Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Sheboygan County
A 27-year-old Oostburg resident is dead as the result of a motorcycle accident early this morning in Sheboygan County. Kohler Police Chief Shawn Splivalo says the initial call came about 5:45 a.m. fro...
Aug 20, 2020 veggiefrog / CC
Green Bay’s Automobile Gallery to Host Drive to End Alzheimer’s
The Automobile Gallery and Event Center in Green Bay is revving up to host The Drive to End Alzheimer's next weekend. The event, which will take place on Sunday, August 30th, will start with a car cru...
Aug 20, 2020
Wisconsin Farm to School Advisory Council Nominations Still Being Accepted
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now accepting nominations for three seats on the Wisconsin Farm to School Advisory Council, a group that helps guide t...
Aug 20, 2020 Paul Downey / CC
Green Bay Police Chief and Department Receive Award from Optimist Club
The Green Bay Optimist Club has announced their 2020 honorees for the Respect the Law Award, and they are Police Chief Andrew Smith, and the Green Bay Police Department. The Club pointed to the new ch...
Aug 20, 2020
Ascend Services Receives Award from WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) has announced 6 awards statewide, and a Manitowoc business made the cut. Ascend Services is one of the six businesses statewide wh...
Aug 20, 2020
