Category Archives: Local News
Group Travel Pumps Billions into Wisconsin Economy, Manitowoc County Among Beneficiaries
Explore Two Rivers is highlighting an organization that is helping promote tourism in our area. Circle Wisconsin is a state-wide non-profit organization that helps organize motorcoach tours of the sta...
Sep 30, 2025 Photo Credit - Circle Wisconsin
Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum Names Next Executive Director
The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum has appointed its next executive director. Beth Kowalski is now serving as the person in charge of the museum after she resigned as head of the Neville Publi...
Sep 30, 2025
Point Beach Nuclear Powerplant Reactor Licenses Renewed
After years of review, a nuclear power plant in Manitowoc County will be permitted to continue operation for an additional 25 years. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy stated tha...
Sep 30, 2025
DNR Worker, Victim of Fatal Lightning Strike, Identified as Plymouth Man
Authorities have identified the DNR worker who was killed by a lightning strike last week. The Washington County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that 48-year-old Adam Zirbel of Plymouth lost his life a...
Sep 30, 2025 Courtesy of Ryan Funeral Homes
ATF, Local Police Aid in Conviction of Appleton Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Crimes
An Appleton man has been sentenced in a federal firearms case. 42-year-old Jason J. Evans was ordered to spend 10 years in prison by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach after bein...
Sep 30, 2025
58 million Pounds of Jimmy Dean, State Fair Products Recalled due to Foreign Contamination
Millions of pounds of food sold nationwide have been recalled due to the possible presence of foreign objects. The Hillshire Brand Company has issued the recall of 58 million pounds of corn dog and sa...
Sep 30, 2025
Manitowoc County Woman Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions of Dollars
A Manitowoc County woman is set to be sentenced for laundering millions of dollars. Acting U.S. Attorney Richard Frohling has announced that 64-year-old Cherie Campion of Mishicot has pled guilty to t...
Sep 30, 2025
Department of Homeland Security Says 24 People in Manitowoc County Arrested By ICE
It looks like there were more than 21 people who were arrested during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Manitowoc County last week. WISN 12 in Milwaukee says that the US Depart...
Sep 30, 2025
Two Rivers Optimist Club Hosting Electronics Recycling Event this Weekend
Two Rivers residents will have the chance to dispose of unwanted electronics this weekend. The Two Rivers Optimist Club will be hosting an electronics recycling event on Saturday (October 4th) from 9:...
Sep 29, 2025 photographee.eu / Depositphotos.com
Two Rivers Youth Apprenticeship Program Reaches Record Numbers
It's been a big year of growth for the Two Rivers High School Youth Apprenticeship Program. CESA 6 reports that more than 60 students are participating during the 2025-26 school year, marking a signif...
Sep 29, 2025
