Public protection agencies throughout the area are reminding their residents of good practices to follow in order to keep trick-or-treaters safe. Among the most often-mentioned is that of wearing high-visibility, light-colored costumes, incorporating reflective tape, glow sticks or flashlights for extra attention. If ...

While the threat of severe thunderstorms has departed, howling Halloween winds remain a concern worthy of a cautionary warning from the National Weather Service. That warning is a Wind Advisory in effect between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. today for westerly winds behind a fast-moving cold front that will gust to as high as 5...

There may be no more "park for tomorrow" in practice during Sheboygan snow emergencies after the Public Works Committee took up proposed changes to the ordinance on Tuesday. The first change involves redefining the winter season as the period from December 1st until March 31st of the following year, shortenin...

Voters in the Sheboygan Area School District are being asked to pass a referendum to rebuild the Urban and Farnsworth Middle Schools, a move the District says is good for the taxpayers' bottom-line. The referendum is asking for a $121 million investment for rebuilding and improving the nearly 100-year-old buildings whi...

Trick-or-treaters are hoping for favorable weather as they make their rounds on Thursday, but not all municipalities will be hosting the young goblins & ghouls on the actual Halloween. Plymouth, Elkhart Lake and Random Lake held their trick-or-treat events last Sunday. However, the Cities of Sheboygan and Sheboyga...