Category Archives: Local News
WOMT Continues Celebration Of 100 Years With Local Radio Collector
Residents still interested in seeing a display recognizing 100 years of WOMT radio still have a chance. WOMT 100 and Radio Collector Steve Kanter have teamed up with the Manitowoc Public Library (MPL)...
May 3, 2026
SASD Offering Urban Middle School Open House Ahead of Construction
Residents in Sheboygan will have one last chance to see inside Urban Middle School before construction begins. The Sheboygan Area School District is inviting the community to visit Urban on May 11th f...
May 3, 2026
Two Rivers Optimist Club Hosting an Electronics Recycling Event
The Two Rivers Optimist Club and Fox Communities Credit Union are teaming up for an electronics recycling event later this month. Residents are invited to drop off their unwanted electronics in the pa...
May 3, 2026
Manitowoc County Boys and Girls Club Honors Women in History
The Boys and Girls Club of Manitowoc County spent an entire month honoring iconic women in history. As a part of Women's History Month, the Club had a different member read a short paragraph each day ...
May 3, 2026
Ground Broken at Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Middle, High School
Work has officially gotten underway for a major update in the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District. The district held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday (April 30th) at the high school and site ...
May 3, 2026
WOMT Collects 7th Straight Station of the Year, 3rd News Operation of the Year Honors
For the seventh year in a row, WOMT has been named the Medium Market Station of the Year by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. WOMT had several representatives on hand at the 2026 Awards of Disti...
May 3, 2026
MPSD School Board Reorganization For 2026
The Manitowoc Public School District has reorganized after the 2026 Spring General Election. Board Members Paul "Biff" Hansen and Chris Able were sworn in on Tuesday (April 28th) after they both ran u...
May 3, 2026
Sen. Baldwin Takes Aim at the Transmission of Wildlife Diseases
Senator Tammy Baldwin has introduced a new bill, which she says will prevent the transmission of wildlife diseases. The Wildlife Health Coordination and Zoonotic Disease Prevention Act increases inter...
May 3, 2026
Oshkosh Man Heading to Prison for Kwik Trip Armed Robbery
An Oshkosh man is heading to federal prison for robbing a gas station last year. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has announced that 59-year-old Lorenzo Wood Jr. has be...
May 3, 2026
Manitowoc Pokémon Card Thief Sentenced
A Two Rivers man accused of stealing $600 worth of Pokmon cards has been sentenced. 38-year-old Brandon E. Hornburg was found guilty due to a no contest plea on a charge of Retail Theft, and was order...
May 3, 2026
