Sheboygan News

Increased Fire Danger Prompts Warnings from State DNR
Dry vegetation, low humidity and very high winds are combining to present an elevated fire danger and subsequent warnings from the Wisconsin DNR. Although only two small wildfires were active on Monday, one each in Clark and Portage Counties, the potential for far more extensive fires exists to the extent that burn pe...
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Minimal Highway Maintenance Scheduled in Sheboygan County This Week
Maintenance projects on Sheboygan County highways by the Wisconsin DOT will be minimal this week, while the major reconstruction of Highway 32 between Cedar Grove and Sheboygan Falls will continue diverting traffic around the south leg of the project. With work now underway between Highway "V" and Cedar Grov...
18h ago
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ROOTS Joins Town of Sheboygan Lions Club to Reforest Town Properties
Four Town of Sheboygan properties will be looking greener in years to come thanks to reforestation efforts that get underway in under two weeks. The project that begins in earnest on Saturday the 26th, the day after Arbor Day, is a collaboration of the Town of Sheboygan Lions Club along with Restoration Of Our Trees Sh...
18h ago
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FINALLY - Phone Scammer Arrested, Held in Washington County Jail on ICE Detainer
A 24-year-old California man has been arrested after trying to defraud an elderly Village of Richfield woman of money through a phone scam. The arrest happened during a sting last Wednesday afternoon following a call from a victim whose bank account had already been accessed by the suspect claiming to be a computer te...
18h ago
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UPDATE - Sheboygan Police Locating Missing Person
A person missing for several days is the subject of a search by Sheboygan Police. The person, 68-year-old Charleen Johnson, was last seen last Thursday. Johnson is described as 5'4" tall, 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last known to be wearing a beige and white striped long-sleeve shirt and ...
18h ago