Category Archives: Local News
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
Two Rivers City Manager Asking Citizens to Take an Online Survey
The Two Rivers City Manager is asking for the help of the citizens of his community. During his Two Rivers City Update on WOMT and wcub Radio yesterday morning, Greg Buckley asked citizens of the city...
Dec 16, 2020
Local Church Coalition Hosting Community Christmas Dinner Tonight
First Presbyterian Church in Manitowoc has been hosting community meals every Wednesday night since 2008, and tonight, the church parking lot on North 8th Street will be the scene of a Community Chris...
Dec 16, 2020
President and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System Announces 2021 Retirement Plans
Mary Starmann-Harrison, president and CEO of HSHS, has shared her plans to retire in the second half of 2021. Starmann-Harrison has led the system for almost 10 years and will assist in transitioning ...
Dec 16, 2020
Clipper City Chordsmen Support Music Education in the Community
A local all-male a cappella singing group is lending its' support to music education programs in Manitowoc County. The Clipper City Chordsmen recently presented checks for $300.00 each to the music pr...
Dec 16, 2020
Manitowoc Police Department Preparing for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
The Manitowoc Police Department has announced that starting this Friday, they will be participating in another Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign. About every three hours in Wisconsin, someone is...
Dec 16, 2020
Two Rivers City Meeting (Personnel and Finance) 12/16/2020
Finance Committee will be gathering at 3:00 this afternoon in the Council Chambers in City Hall, with only one item on the agenda. They will be entering a closed session, where they will hold a discus...
Dec 16, 2020
Manitowoc City Meetings (Rhar-West, BPW, CDA, and Plan Commission) 12/16/2020
It is a busy day today in the City of Manitowoc, as four different entities are scheduled to meet at various points throughout the day. The Rahr-West Art Museum Board of Directors will start the day o...
Dec 16, 2020
Area Representatives Threatened With Fines over Christmas Tree at the State Capital
Two State Representatives from the Lakeshore area have been threatened with fines if they continue to put a Christmas Tree in the rotunda of the Capitol. Representative Paul Tittl of Manitowoc went to...
Dec 16, 2020
