Category Archives: Local News
COVID-19 Business Guidance for Local Entrepreneurs through SCEDC/SBDC Partnership
Submitted by the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation A key mission of the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) is to provide opportunities to Sheboygan County entrep...
Apr 20, 2020
InCourage Takes Extra Precautions During Pandemic
With the COVID-19 quarantine in place, there is an increase in reported domestic abuse cases across the country. Sara Meier, Executive Director of InCourage in Manitowoc County, said her organization ...
Apr 20, 2020
Manitowoc County Rescinds Campground Closure Order, Cautions of Potential Risks
Manitowoc County Health Officer, Mary Halada, has announced that the Manitowoc County Health Order #3 regarding campground closures shall be rescinded effective immediately to reflect the Wisconsin De...
Apr 20, 2020
Clipper City Co-Op Reaches 750 Owner Milestone
The Clipper City Co-op has reached another significant milestone in its quest to open a community-owned grocery store for Manitowoc County, as they officially hit the 750 owners mark last week. This n...
Apr 20, 2020
Sargento Foods Donates Millions to Feeding America
Reports of giving and good deeds continue to come to the surface. Sargento Foods, out of Plymouth has donated $2 million worth of cheese to the largest hunger-relief organization in the country, Feedi...
Apr 20, 2020 Jules Morgan / CC
Nickels Addresses Tourism Concerns Due to COVID-19
UPDATE: SS Badger announced today that they would be delaying their sailing season to June 12th. Local leaders are expressing concern about how the COVID 19 Pandemic will impact an otherwise busy summ...
Apr 20, 2020 Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels
MPU Announces Electric Rate Decrease Effective May 1st
Manitowoc Public Utilities has announced that effective May 1st, all MPU bills will see a 5.56% decrease of the electric rate. MPU had filed the rate reduction request with the Public Service Commissi...
Apr 20, 2020
Downtown Manitowoc Transformation to Begin Soon
While uncertain times continue with the presence of COVID-19, some 'good' things appear to be on the horizon for downtown Manitowoc. We communicated late last week with Nick Mueller, City Planner-in c...
Apr 20, 2020
Grilling Mishap Leads to Garage Fire in Green Bay, Four Displaced
As the weather continues to warm up, more and more people are beginning to break out the grills. As was the case for a family in Green Bay, but a mishap lead to a garage fire. The fire broke out at ar...
Apr 20, 2020 Nick Amoscato / CC
Sheboygan Man Arrested After Robbing Gas Station
An arrest has been made in a robbery case at a Sheboygan gas station. Police were called to Fischer's Food and Liquor in the 4500 block of South 12th Street just after 1:00 yesterday afternoon on the ...
Apr 20, 2020
