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Sheboygan News for Wednesday, July 6, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Tuesday, July 5, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Monday, July 4, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Monday, July 4, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Friday, June 24, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Friday, June 24, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Saturday, June 18, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Saturday, June 18, 2022

Sheboygan News for Friday, June 17, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Friday, June 17, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Thursday, June 16, 2022

The latest Sheboygan news for Thursday, June 16, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Sunday, June 12th

The latest Sheboygan news for Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Sheboygan News for Saturday, June 11th

The latest Sheboygan news for Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Construction on Calumet Drive begins May 2

Construction on Calumet Drive between Saemann Avenue and Geele Avenue will begin on Monday, May 2nd. The project includes the replacement of damaged and cracked concrete pavement. Repairs will also be made to the sanitary and storm sewer. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan County inmate taken to hospital after being found unresponsive

An inmate is recovering at a local hospital after being found unresponsive at the Sheboygan County Detention Center on Wednesday. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan's Kiwanis Park Road to be repaved

Repaving of Kiwanis Park Road will begin on Tuesday, May 3rd. The City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works will repave Kiwanis Park Road between the Kiwanis Park Field House and North 14th Street. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan County Sheriff Cory Roeseler running for reelection

Sheboygan County Sheriff Cory Roeseler confirmed to WKTS News on Tuesday he is running for a second term. Roeseler, a Republican, was appointed Sheboygan County Sheriff by former Governor Scott Walker in 2017 to fill the term of Todd Priebe, who resigned to take a role in the private sector. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Woman found dead on Sheboygan’s north side

A woman was found dead on Sheboygan’s north side early Saturday morning. The woman, a 44-year-old Sheboygan resident, was discovered lying on the sidewalk at North 11th Street and Superior Avenue in the Maple Heights neighborhood shortly before 3 AM on Saturday, April 23rd. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Van Horn eyes Town of Sheboygan for major development

A major development project in the Town of Sheboygan is in the works. Van Horn Development is proposing to build a large complex on nearly 100 acres of land near Highway 42 and County Road J that could include a community center, retail space, town houses and single family apartments. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan’s largest employers refuse to answer questions about vaccine mandates

The largest employers in the Sheboygan area refuse to answer questions about mandates and safety precautions when it comes to the coronavirus. WKTS News reached out to 18 of the largest employers in Sheboygan County and the majority of them refused to answer questions. WKTS inquired about vaccine and mask requirements at each employer. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Nemak lands Tesla contract, 53 new jobs created in Sheboygan

Nemak has been awarded a contract with Tesla and will add 53 high paying jobs. Tesla’s electric vehicle project requires a $33 million investment in Sheboygan for equipment and upgrades. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Cousins Subs to open two new restaurants in Sheboygan

Work has started on a new Cousins Subs restaurant on Sheboygan’s south side in the Conoco neighborhood. Demolition of the former Gilles Frozen Custard drive-in restaurant on South Business Drive was completed this week to make way for a new Cousins Subs location. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan loans $375k for ShopKo redevelopment

Two stores could be opening in the former ShopKo on Sheboygan’s west side. On Thursday, the Redevelopment Authority approved a $375,000 economic development loan to be provided to Dallas-based Netstreit, contingent on 15 new jobs being created. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Biggby Coffee considers building store in Town of Sheboygan neighborhood

Biggby Coffee could be opening a second location in the Sheboygan area. Mike McKee is considering building a Biggby Coffee at the northwest intersection of County Road J and County Road Y in the Town of Sheboygan. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Homeless in Downtown Sheboygan ‘exacerbated’ by pandemic

Some business owners in Downtown Sheboygan are concerned about the increase in homelessness visibility which has been ‘exacerbated’ by the coronavirus pandemic. This summer, several individuals could be found sleeping in Fountain Park, City Green and on benches that line North 8th Street. Read the full story on WKTS.org

24th home to be built by Sheboygan high school students

The North and South High School House Construction students held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday on Sheboygan’s far south side. The construction site is located in the new Stonebrook Crossing Subdivision located along South Business Drive. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Milwaukee PC closes Downtown Sheboygan store after 23 years

Milwaukee PC has closed their Downtown Sheboygan store for good. The store opened in 1998 and has remained a part of the downtown landscape ever since. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Starbucks to open fourth Sheboygan café

Coffee lovers rejoice; there will soon be another option in Sheboygan for lattes and iced espresso. Starbucks plans to open their fourth location in the City of Sheboygan on vacant land near Calumet Drive and North Avenue. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Apartment building proposed on Sheboygan's south side

A three-story apartment building is being proposed for a vacant lot on Sheboygan's south side. Preliminary plans call for a single 48-unit building to be built at the southeast corner of South 14th Street and Illinois Avenue in the Sheridan Park neighborhood. Read the full story on WKTS.org

24-hour daycare planned for Sheboygan’s northwest side

Despite delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a 24-hour daycare still plans to open on the city’s northwest side. In October 2019, the city’s Plan Commission and Architectural Review Board approved plans for a non-profit organization’s proposal to operate a daycare at the southeast corner of North 29th Street and Superior Avenue. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Downtown Sheboygan stores targeted in overnight burglaries

In recent weeks, at least one burglar appears to be targeting stores in Downtown Sheboygan. During the early morning hours on Wednesday August 18th and Wednesday August 25th, smash and grab style burglaries occurred at two stores in the 500 block of North 8th Street. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Overnight closure of Sheboygan's Kwik Trip South is permanent

An overnight closure of the Kwik Trip store on Sheboygan’s south side is permanent while a fifth store will be built less than a mile away. Kwik Trip South, located at 2622 South Business Drive, began closing during the overnight hours on June 18th due to a lack of employees. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Milwaukee PC owner plans facelift of Sheboygan strip mall

A facelift is in the works for the Oakland Center strip mall in the Conoco neighborhood on Sheboygan’s south side. Jim Petr, owner of Milwaukee PC, owns the strip mall located near South Business Drive and Union Avenue. Read the full story on WKTS.org

St. Nicholas Hospital now offers 24/7 walk-in care for opioid treatment

St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan recently announced it has expanded its emergency services to include an opioid recovery program. The project is funded by a $134,499 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Charcoal Inn South closes

The owner of Charcoal Inn announced the closure of his south side Sheboygan restaurant last month. Scott Prescher, owner of the Charcoal Inn restaurants, announced the heartbreaking news in August. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Road diet planned for Sheboygan's Indiana Avenue

Indiana Avenue in the Town of Sheboygan will be reconstructed from South 24th Street to Esslingen Park, which is located west of the South Taylor Drive Beltline. The project will reduce the number of traffic lanes from four lanes to two, which will be consistent with the rest of the corridor that stretches from Lake Michigan to Sheboygan Falls. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Menzer Glass to be demolished for $3 million Kwik Trip expansion

Changes are coming to Sheboygan’s very first Kwik Trip store. Kwik Trip Central, located at 1618 Calumet Drive in Sheboygan’s Kuehne Park neighborhood, will get a facelift after the City of Sheboygan Plan Commission approved the company’s plans last month. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan’s Noodles & Company reduces hours, closed for dinner

Noodles & Company on Sheboygan’s west side will not be an option for dinner for the foreseeable future. Noodles & Company, located at 555 South Taylor Drive, began closing their doors at 4 PM on weekdays and will close at 3 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Sheboygan’s Work Zone Bar and Grill temporarily closes

On what would be a hustling and bustling Friday night, the doors were locked at Work Zone Bar and Grill on Sheboygan’s far south side. Read the full story on WKTS.org

St. Nicholas Hospital purchases property on Sheboygan’s south side

St. Nicholas Hospital purchased property on Sheboygan’s south side for what could possibly be a clinic or urgent care center. Last summer, St. Nicholas Hospital purchased the former Maple Lanes Bowling Funplex, located at 3107 South Business Drive in Sheboygan. After acquiring the 24,418-square-foot bowling alley, the hospital filed a demolition permit with the City of Sheboygan in December 2020. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Viking Masek names Robb Leonhard as new president

Viking Masek Packaging Technologies, a leading manufacturer of innovative automated packaging systems, recently announced a new president. The Oostburg-based company named Robb Leonhard as its new president. He succeeds Rick Leonhard, his brother and Viking Masek’s co-founder, who passed away in July 2021. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Pentecostals of Sheboygan County move to Southtown Mall delayed

Plans for the Pentecostals of Sheboygan County to relocate to Sheboygan's south side have been delayed. In November 2017, the Pentecostals of Sheboygan County were granted a Conditional Use Permit from the city's Plan Commission to open a church in the Southtown Mall at South Business Drive and Washington Avenue. The church had sought to relocate to the former Goodwill store. Read the full story on WKTS.org

City of Sheboygan announces winners of the 2021 Utility Box Wrap Project

The City of Sheboygan recently announced the winners of the April 2021 call for artists for designs to be placed on utility boxes. Over 25 applications were submitted with various works of art. A review committee represented by the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the Sheboygan Area School District, Visit Sheboygan, the Department of Public Works and the Department of Planning & Development ranked the applications. Read the full story on WKTS.org

Police investigates Downtown Sheboygan burglaries

During the early morning hours on Wednesday, August 18th and Wednesday August 25, smash and grab style burglaries occurred on North 8th Street in Downtown Sheboygan. Both businesses are retail dispensaries for Hemp Derived CBD products. In both cases the suspect(s) fled on foot from the area. If you have information about this crime or any other crime in Sheboygan County, call 1-877-283-8436. You will remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.

Lakeland University partners with Sargento

Lakeland University is partnering with Sargento Foods to create unique job opportunities for students. The new effort is part of Lakeland University’s Cooperative Education program which helps students gain valuable work experience and help Sargento fill open positions. Read the story on WKTS.org

Alliant Energy to close Sheboygan power plant

This episode is also available on the WKTS website: https://wkts.org/2021/09/02/alliant-energy-to-close-sheboygan-power-plant/

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