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Hardman inks deal with Packers
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Mecole Hardman. The transaction was announced Thursday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Hardman (5-10, 187), a seventh-year player out of the University of Georgia, was originally selected in the second round (No. 56 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft by t...
Mar 20, 2025
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Rodgers still without a team
(247NEWSSOURCE) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Minnesota Vikings are uninterested in signing a former Packers' legend. ESPN reported yesterday that the team is moving past their discussions with free agent Aaron Rodgers. The 41-year-old preferred to join Minnesota after he got released by the Jets.
Mar 20, 2025
Packers sign a wide receiver, Steelers getting cranky with Rogers
(WNFL/247NEWSSOURCE) - ESPN reports that the Green Bay Packers have signed free agent wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman to a contract. This past season, Hardman played in 12 games for Kansas City. He caught 12 passes for 90 yards and ran the ball 5 times for 62 yards. Hardman was named to the Pro Bowl in his rookie...
Mar 19, 2025
Green Bay Packers add Banks
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers have signed guard Aaron Banks. The transaction was announced Tuesday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Banks (6-5, 325), a fifth-year player out of the University of Notre Dame, was originally selected in the second round (No. 48 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Francis...
Mar 18, 2025
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Local News
Sheboygan County Home Prices Drop, Sales Numbers Increase
With falling home prices, Sheboygan County has seen a significant rise in year-over-year sales numbers according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association's February summary. The price of a Sheboygan County home fell 3.1% since last year, with this February's median price coming in at $271,250. At the same time, sales numbers ...
Mar 21, 2025
January Unemployment Data Released by DWD - Local Data Included
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is out with its January 2025 assessment of employment and unemployment statistics as supplied by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. In brief, the report says that preliminary January unemployment rates in Wisconsin's Metropolitan Statistical Areas increased by between four-...
Mar 20, 2025
City of Sheboygan Suffers Communications Issues - Resolved by Day's End
The City of Sheboygan reported outages in its telephone system on Thursday morning, with incoming calls disabled. At the same time outgoing calls were unaffected and the 911 system remained fully operational. That outage lasted most of the day, during which email became the go-to method of getting in touch with City Hall. ...
Mar 20, 2025
Highway 32 Reconstruction Signed, Sealed, and Will Be Delivered With Closure Set for March 31
Highway 32 will officially be closed in portions between Sheboygan Falls and Cedar Grove beginning Monday, March 31st as Governor Evers has signed the $5.1 million contract for its reconstruction. The project includes replacing five large box culverts and seven smaller cross culverts, resurfacing the roadway with a new 2-i...
Mar 20, 2025
Winter Puts Up Fight to Overstay its Welcome With 3+ Inches of Snow, Sleet
With only hours left in astronomical winter, the season departed by throwing a tantrum, resulting in dozens of cars going into Sheboygan County ditches, hundreds without power at times, and a sloppy mess to clean up. Timing was as expected, with rain and thunderstorms transitioning to a wintery mix soon after sunset making ...
Mar 20, 2025
Entertainment News
Tom Cruise, Superman and 'Avatar' hold keys to 2025 box office
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Cruise takes on what may be his final "Mission: Impossible," a new Superman will wear the red cape, and the record-setting "Avatar" sci-fi series will return to movie theaters this year. Those films and ...
Mar 21, 2025
South Korea court blocks K-pop group NewJeans from leaving agency
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court issued an injunction on Friday to stop members of K-pop group NewJeans from pursuing independent projects, marking the latest twist in a long-running dispute between the stars and their label th...
Mar 21, 2025
French film star Depardieu faces trial over sexual assault allegations
By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu faces trial on Monday over alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set, a case placing one of the world's best known movie stars at the heart of France's broader reckoning...
Mar 21, 2025
Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from a country song of the same name. U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Lo...
Mar 20, 2025
U2 to get highest honour at Britain's Ivors songwriting awards
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rockers U2 will receive the Ivors Academy Fellowship at this year's Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, organisers said on Thursday. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. will fo...
Mar 20, 2025
