Category Archives: Local News
Brown County Labels September as Recovery Month
September in Brown County is soon to be known as Recovery Month. Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt and De Pere Mayor Mike Walsh will be issuing a joint proclamation...
Aug 31, 2018 Loren Kerns / CC
Reedsville Teacher Nominated For Presidential Teaching Award
Four Wisconsin educators including one from Manitowoc County have been named as finalists for the 2018 Presidential Awards for Excellence in mathematics and science. Michelle Butturini a fifth and six...
Aug 30, 2018
Manitowoc Common Council Votes To Regulate Donation Bins
On a 9 to 1 vote the Manitowoc Common Council recently approved a new ordinance---Effective immediately---regulating donation collection bins in the city. Common Council members responded after many c...
Aug 30, 2018
8 Year-Old Dies After Being Struck By Baseball
There was a tragic accident in the town of Mishicot where an 8-year-old child collapsed and died while playing baseball. Manitowoc County Deputy Inspector Jason Orth said in a news release this mornin...
Aug 30, 2018
Kiel City Administrator Addresses Damage in City and Surrounding Area
The Eastern side of Wisconsin is still recovering from the massive storm system that ravaged the area on Monday and Tuesday. One city that was hit hard was Kiel, as they had a tornado touch down just ...
Aug 30, 2018
Manitowoc Man Tackled by Man He Was Trying to Steal From
A Manitowoc man was taken into police custody after the owner of a vehicle he was attempting to burglarize chased him down and put him in a chokehold. It all went down on the 1200 block of South 7th S...
Aug 30, 2018
Two Tornadoes Confirmed in Lakeshore Area
At least two tornadoes touched down in Wisconsin on Tuesday evening, including one north of Kiel. The tornado near the Calumet and Manitowoc County lines destroyed a barn and uprooted several trees. T...
Aug 30, 2018 NOAA Photo Library / CC
In the Moment Restorations Holds Ribbon Cutting In Downtown Manitowoc
In the Moment Restorations held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, August 28 to celebrate their third year in business and recent move to their brick and mortar retail location. Assisting owner Jennifer Kal...
Aug 29, 2018
Senator Devin LeMahieu Presented with WNA “Friend of Nursing” Award
The Wisconsin Nurses Association presented Senator Devin LeMahieu of the 9th Senate District, Oostburg the 2018 WNA "Friend of Nursing" Award. LeMahieu was the lead sponsor of this biennium's Advanced...
Aug 29, 2018
County Fair Wrap-Up with Expo Facility Manager Jennell Shelton
The final numbers are in for the 2018 Manitowoc County Fair. Expo Facility Manager Jennell Shelton said the total general admission attendance was just under 40,000 for the event which ran Tuesday nig...
Aug 29, 2018 otakusan555 / CC
