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Highlights this issue:
Salvation Army’s meat giveaway draws many – pg. 4
un-Brew-lievable – pg. 5
Wisconsin sports romance – pg. 11
A look back on Sheboygan beer – pg. 12
WEC finds county clerk improperly shared voter’s record, refers case to DA
In a letter sent Sept. 10 to Sheboygan County Clerk Jon Dolson, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) said it found probable cause that Dolson violated state election laws, and that it referred a complaint for potential criminal charges to the Sheboygan County District Attorney. No charges have been filed as of Oct. 30. The county clerk is the county’s chief election official, and Dolson was first elected in 2012.
Lakeshore Book Show author line-up set
A roster of authors covering a wide range of genres is in place for the fifth annual Lakeshore Book Show and Author Signing at 3 Sheeps Brewing Co. in Sheboygan, Wis., on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Salvation Army feeds families in need after receiving influx of food
SHEBOYGAN – A unique situation that presented itself to the Sheboygan Salvation Army resulted in multiple families going home with bags of groceries.
un-Brew-lievable!
Brewer Fever has spread through the state, and it hit Sheboygan hard.
South grad Leikam has reason to root for Rays
There was at least one Wisconsinite hoping the Brewers would lose the World Series: Jason Leikam, a 1987 graduate of Sheboygan South.
Wisconsin sports settings for local’s romance novels
It isn’t a surprise Vicki Losson is an author.
A Look Back… at Gutsch Brewing Co. more than 100 years ago
When twin brothers and recent Prussian immigrants Leopold and Francis Gutsch founded Gutsch Brewing Company in 1847, they surely never imagined that their start-up would stay in business for 127 years, produce what became nationally known a century later as the “Aristocrat of Beers” and close only after a contentious strike in the 1970s.
Life Lessons
Not to go all Daniel Tiger on you (as my twelve-year old friend said when I was getting too moralistic with her one day), but a vegetable farm is an environment well suited to learning life lessons.
Court Report – Nov. 3, 2026
Second-grader turns entrepreneur
When thinking about the prototypical business owner, an elementary school student probably doesn’t come to mind.