Category Archives: Local News
Manitowoc’s Newest Bar and Restaurant to Hold Ribbon Cutting Today
The newest addition to Downtown Manitowoc is celebrating its grand opening tonight. Brix, which is located on the northeast corner of South 8th and Washington Streets, will be holding their ribbon-cut...
Dec 17, 2020
Sheboygan County Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Struggling
The Sheboygan Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign is not going as well as they had hoped it would. With a little over a week remaining, they have only reached 25% of their $150,000 goal. Leaders at t...
Dec 17, 2020
Manitowoc County Adopts Use-Of-Force Policy for Law Enforcement Agencies
The Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that would require all law enforcement entities in the County to adopt a use-of-force policy at their meeting on Tuesday. This ordinance p...
Dec 17, 2020
*UPDATE* MPSD Superintendent Claims Protest Group is Harassing Board Members
***UPDATE 11:30 AM 12/17/2020*** We received the following screenshots from a parent, which were posted in a group on Facebook dedicated to parents of students in the MPSD. Our researcher is not a par...
Dec 17, 2020
One More Person Dies from COVID-19 in Manitowoc County
The death toll from COVID-19 in Manitowoc County has risen by one. This latest death, as reported by the Manitowoc County Health Department, came out of the city of Two Rivers, and the individual was ...
Dec 17, 2020
State Representative from Sheboygan County Re-Appointed to Joint Committee on Finance
Representative Terry Katsma of Oostburg was appointed to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), the state's budget-writing committee, on Wednesday by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester). This will...
Dec 17, 2020
HSHS Hospitals, Prevea Health Administer First Round of COVID-19 Vaccines in Green Bay
HSHS Wisconsin and its physician partner, Prevea Health, administered the first round of COVID-19 vaccines allotted to them by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) for frontline health ca...
Dec 17, 2020
BBB Scam Alert: Think Twice Before Buying from These Social Media Ads
As we get closer and closer to Christmas, some of the products advertised on social media may seem like a good way to finish up your shopping list, but the Better Business Bureau advises that you use ...
Dec 16, 2020 Lyncconf Games / CC
Local Health Official Confirms Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines
"Health professionals have been working for more than a decade to develop a vaccine to combat a long-anticipated pandemic causing coronavirus." Those words come from Manitowoc County Health Officer St...
Dec 16, 2020
Local Metal Worker Gains National Fame
A local metal worker has gained national fame for his charitable works. Shane Henderson is an amateur artist whose handiwork -- rendering the American flag in media like metal, wood, and marble -- tur...
Dec 16, 2020
