Category Archives: Local News
MPU Workers Return from Florida - "This is Why We Became Linemen."
After spending just over a week in Florida, four linemen with Manitowoc Public Utilities have returned home. Jake Zipperer, Kline Vogel, Sean Thomas, and Ed Kakes packed their bags and drove down to F...
Oct 24, 2024
Brown County Authorities Seek Help Locating Reckless Driver
Law enforcement in Brown County is seeking the public's help to identify a reckless driver. In a Facebook post, The Brown County Sheriff's Office posted a picture of the suspect accused of reckless dr...
Oct 24, 2024
Woman Officially Charged in Animal Poaching Ring
One of the suspects accused of being involved in several poaching incidents has been officially charged. WBAY reports that Jessica Kroening of Washington County is charged with misdemeanor counts of i...
Oct 24, 2024
Girl Scouts of Manitou Offering Information for Prospective New Scouts
The Girl Scouts of Manitou are looking to welcome new scouts into their organization. The local council will be at the Manitowoc Public Library this coming Monday (October 28th) for a recruitment even...
Oct 23, 2024
Clipper City Chordsman Named Barbershopper of the Year
A member of the Clipper City Chordsmen has been honored. An announcement from Don Lewellen says that Jim Rasmus was named the district Barbershopper of the Year at the Land O'Lakes District Barbershop...
Oct 23, 2024
$77 million Waterfront and Marina Master Plan Adopted in Sheboygan
The City of Sheboygan has officially adopted the waterfront and marina master plan despite pushback from some Common Council members. The master plan was brought before the council by the Public Works...
Oct 23, 2024
Manitowoc Police Looks to Adopt 25 Families in Shop with a Cop
The Manitowoc Police Department is asking for help as they look to help 25 local families. The Department is bringing back its Shop with a Cop program, in which officers take children out shopping for...
Oct 23, 2024
Public Hearing Set for Two Rivers Gardening Program Future
The Two Rivers City Council wants the public's input on the community garden program. The council voted unanimously to set a public hearing on a zoning code amendment to allow front yard gardens to be...
Oct 23, 2024 Pussreboots / CC
Veterans Affairs Encourages Vets to Check on their Battle Buddies
This week is Veteran Buddy Check Week. For many veterans, life after service can be a big struggle. Some suffer from PTSD, while others have issues transitioning back to civilian life. Veteran Buddy C...
Oct 23, 2024
Drug Take Back Programs Being Held in Door and Brown Counties
Drug take-back programs will be held this weekend in Door and Brown Counties. Brown and Door Counties are joining Sheboygan in holding their drug take-back days on Saturday (October 26th) in various l...
Oct 23, 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)
