Category Archives: Local News
Suspect Charged in Deadly Oconto Hit and Run
The alleged driver in the deadly Oconto County hit and run incident has been charged. WBAY reports that 32-year-old Obilio Tomas Sargento Roblero of Gillett has been charged with hit and run causing d...
Oct 30, 2024
Man Sentenced in 2023 Appleton Homicide
A man convicted for an Appleton homicide has been sentenced but with a chance at parole. WFRV reports that 39-year-old Yia Lor was found guilty in the shooting death of 56-year-old Paul Rhoads in Janu...
Oct 30, 2024
Civil War Gravesite Restoration Moving to a New Cemetery
The crew behind the Civil War Gravesite Restoration project is starting on a new set of gravestones. Dan Reinke, the organizer of the restoration project, has announced that on Veterans Day (November ...
Oct 29, 2024
Manitowoc County Historical Society Announces Winter Hours
The Manitowoc County Historical Society is inviting guests to visit throughout the winter despite changing their hours. Winter hours at the historical society will be Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 ...
Oct 29, 2024
Overnight Parking Requests Made More Convenient in Sheboygan Falls
Overnight parking requests will now be more convenient in Sheboygan Falls. The Sheboygan Falls Police Department has announced overnight parking requests can now be submitted online on their website. ...
Oct 29, 2024 Qfamily / CC
Sheboygan County Chamber to Hold Assembly Candidate Forums
The Sheboygan County Chamber will be holding candidate forums for four Wisconsin Assembly Districts. The candidate forums will be held at the Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce in the large conferen...
Oct 29, 2024
Hours Changing from Manitowoc County Compost Site
Hours are changing again at Manitowoc County Compost sites. An announcement from Operations Manager Jon Reisenbuechler explains that beginning this Saturday (November 2nd), the Recycling Center Main O...
Oct 29, 2024
Manitowoc and Two Rivers Finance Committees to Review Proposed 20205 Budget
There is one meeting on tap for today (October 29th) in the City of Manitowoc. The Finance Committee will be in the Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m., where they will hear comments from the public. Then t...
Oct 29, 2024
Manitowoc County Public Safety Departments Review 2025 Budgets
There is only one Manitowoc County governmental meeting scheduled for today (October 29th). The Public Safety Committee is slated to be in the Communications and Technology Building at 5:00 p.m., wher...
Oct 29, 2024
Successful Drug Take-Back Day in Door County
It was a very successful Drug Take-Back Day in Door County. The Door County Sheriff's Office announced that deputies collected 110 pounds of unused prescription medications. Since the last drug take-b...
Oct 29, 2024 FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl. The Senate on Thursday, April 29, 2021, approved legislation extending until October an order that allows the federal government to classify so-called fentanyl analogues as Schedule I controlled substances. The drugs are generally foreign-made with a very close chemical makeup to the dangerous opioid. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File)
