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Arbor Day Foundation Names Sheboygan "Tree City USA" Once Again
Efforts by the City of Sheboygan plant, grow, and maintain trees to benefit its community have earned the "Tree City USA" designation from the Arbor Day Foundation. The designation establishes Sheboygan as the longest Tree City USA in Wisconsin at 48 years. City Forester, Tim Bull, said that he was inspired...
May 06, 2026
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City of Sheboygan Refers Data Center Limit Proposal to Plan Commission
The Sheboygan Common Council heard from many residents opposing data centers in our area. The measure before the Council last night was not to take action, but rather to decide whether to refer the measure regarding a moratorium on data centers to the plan commission. Alderman Heideman expressed concern that the Counci...
May 05, 2026

Autonomous Marine Drones to Operate on Lake Michigan, Other Great Lakes Now Thru October
It's time to think more broadly about drone operations now, as the US Coast Guard has announced a program that involves the operation of autonomous, wind and solar-powered drones on the surface of the Great Lakes from May through October this year. According to Monday's announcement the drones, which were contracted t...
May 04, 2026

Cost Overruns on Plymouth Reliability Project Filed with Public Service Commission
Cost overruns have been noted by American Transmission Company in a filing with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The new 138 kV transmission line, intended to serve expanding demand near Plymouth, has been under construction since October following years of planning and debate. A quarterly progress report f...
May 04, 2026

I-43 Construction Closures Will Impact Traffic Around Sheboygan Next Week
Work to resurface I-43 around the City of Sheboygan and Highway 23 will pose several challenges to area motorists next week. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said that ramp paving operations will necessitate closures requiring advanced planning to get around smoothly. On Monday, the northbound I-43 off ramp ...
May 01, 2026



