Category Archives: Local News

A Manitowoc man recently sentenced in a drug case has been sentenced on another drug case. 42-year-old Donald J. Loucks was found guilty due to a no contest plea on a charge of Possession of an Amphet...

Summer programming has officially begun at the Boys and Girls Club of Manitowoc County. The local club served an average of 94 youth per day during the first week. Over the course of the week, 122 dif...

An annual celebration of Polish heritage returns next month. Pulaski Polka Days is from July 16th through the 19th and is one of the Midwest's largest polka festivals. It will include Polish music fro...

Over 100 artists will be converging on Sheboygan next month for an annual arts festival. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center's 56th annual Midsummer Festival of the Arts will be held on July 18th and ...

The duck population in Wisconsin continues to grow. The Wisconsin DNR says the state's breeding duck population is about 571,400 birds, a 1% increase from 2025 and 28% above the long-term average. The...

The following article was written by Betty Schwede, a Youth Services Librarian at the Manitowoc Public Library. When you plan for outdoor programs, it always pays to have a Plan B. The unseasonably co...

Wisconsin Public Service is once again looking to make a canine the face of safe digging. The "Ambassadog" competition is held each year to help highlight the importance of calling 811 before you dig ...

Manitowoc County is looking to make roads safer in the future. The county board applied last week for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant for $200,000. The money would go toward developing a...

Emplify Health is excited to welcome its new Vice President of Compliance and Privacy. This title will go to Rachael Cochart on June 29th. Rachael has been working in healthcare for nearly 20 years an...

Two local tourism leaders have been honored by the governor. Two Rivers' Tourism Director Caitlyn Meola and former Tourism Director Joe Metzen attended the Wisconsin Governor's Outdoor Recreation Awar...