Category Archives: Local News
Rahr-West Art Museum Looking for Sputnikfest Volunteers
Are you ready for an out of this world experience? Sputnikfest will take place on Saturday, September 7, and the committee is currently seeking volunteers for this fantastic event. Most shifts are onl...
Jul 11, 2019
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family to host Kodály Graduate Music Choral Concert
Students of Silver Lake College of the Holy Family's Kodly Summer Graduate Music Program will perform a concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the Franciscan Center for Music Education and Performance. The publ...
Jul 11, 2019
Manitowoc City Meeting 7/11/2019
The Manitowoc Committee of the Whole will be gathering in the Council Chambers this evening. The meeting will commence at 6:00 PM, and the only topics listed on the agenda are discussions related to s...
Jul 11, 2019
DNR Secretary Appoints Beth Bier to Deputy Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary-designee Preston Cole today announced that Beth Bier will serve as DNR Deputy Secretary beginning August 5th. Beth began her career at the DNR in 20...
Jul 11, 2019
Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department Searching for Roaming Ram
An Outagamie County woman had the shock of her life on Tuesday, when she found a ram in front of her home. The woman, a resident in the town of Center named Debbie Reed, said that she tried to give th...
Jul 11, 2019
Manitowoc More Than Doubles Construction Numbers Over Last Year
The value of construction in the city of Manitowoc through the first half of the year has totaled over $39.4 million. This more than doubles the figure through June of 2018 which was just over $17.5 m...
Jul 11, 2019
Another Garage Catches Fire in Sheboygan
For the second day in a row, a garage caught fire in Sheboygan County. This fire was called into the Sheboygan Fire Department Dispatch Center at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, and was located at 2606 Nort...
Jul 11, 2019 Andrew Magill / CC
Convicted Killer Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison
A Brown County Circuit judge has sentenced a convicted killer to 25 years in prison. Thirty-one-year-old Richard McKinney entered an Alford plea to charges he killed another man during a 2016 drug dea...
Jul 10, 2019 Daniel / CC
Red Cross issues urgent call
for blood and platelet donors
Following a difficult Fourth of July week for blood and platelet donations and ongoing challenges finding new blood donors, the American Red Cross now faces a blood shortage and has issued an emergenc...
Jul 10, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Treehouse Theater purchases building in downtown Manitowoc
Treehouse Theater, a youth performing arts group, has invested in downtown Manitowoc by purchasing the old Antique Mall at 910 Washington Street. According to Executive Director Karen Rohrer, Treehous...
Jul 10, 2019 Rosmarie Voegtli / CC
