Category Archives: Local News
December Local Unemployment Numbers Released
Local unemployment numbers mirror those of statewide trends in December. Numbers released this afternoon by the State Department of Workforce Development show Manitowoc's jobless rate last month was f...
Jan 29, 2020 Tax Credits / CC
Orion Energy Systems Secures Multi-Million Dollar Commitment To Expand Turnkey LED Lighting Installation
Orion Energy Systems of Manitowoc announced today that they have received a commitment from a major national account to further expand the retrofit of their lighting systems with the local manu...
Jan 29, 2020
E-Sports Now Available at Sheboygan North High School
High school students who aren't into sports, or music tend to feel left out of the club scene, but now at Sheboygan North High School, there is one more option for those students. E-Sports is now avai...
Jan 29, 2020 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Manitowoc Gas Prices Remain Higher Than Surrounding Counties, Slightly Lower than National Average
Gas Prices in Manitowoc County may be a little below the national average, but they are still the second-highest in Eastern Wisconsin. According to AAA, the average price in Manitowoc County is $2.448...
Jan 29, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
American Lung Association Says the State Needs to do More to Protect Kids from Vaping
In the face of a youth vaping epidemic, is Wisconsin doing enough? The American Lung Association says no. In fact, they claim Wisconsin's not doing much at all. In their 18th annual "State of Tobacco ...
Jan 29, 2020 Lindsay Fox / CC
Five Wisconsin Residents Being Tested for Coronavirus
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is informing the public that there are six residents of the state that are being tested for the novel coronavirus. State Health Officer Jeanne Ayers stated ...
Jan 29, 2020 Matt Madd / CC
Apartment Fire in Green Bay Started by Unattended Stove
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department is blaming an unattended stove for a fire in an apartment on the east side of the city. Fire crews were called to the 800 block of North Webster Avenue at 4:00 PM o...
Jan 29, 2020 Nicolas de Camaret / CC
Meth Dealer and Manufacturer Arrested in Sturgeon Bay
There is one less drug dealer on the streets in Door County. The Sturgeon Bay Police have reported that they arrested a man for manufacturing and dealing methamphetamine. The arrest came about after a...
Jan 29, 2020
Green Bay Hoping Shipyard Development Will Lead To Further Growth
Green Bay city officials are hoping the Shipyard development will serve as a catalyst for further growth in the Broadway District. Ten million dollars has been allocated to the project along the Fox R...
Jan 28, 2020
Grothman Speaks About Getting Caught Up In Impeachment Trial
A local legislator is concerned that members of his party are getting caught up in the so-called "impeachment frenzy." Sixth District Congressman Glen Grothman says his Republican constituents need to...
Jan 28, 2020
