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Highlights this issue:
Back to School – Special Section – pg. 27
Habitat seeks to build more homes – pg. 2
Retro candy shop opens – pg. 3
A’s are champs – pg. 5
Habitat for Humanity Lakeside invites public to home dedication; in talks to purchase land for 21 homes
Habitat for Humanity Lakeside invites the public to attend the dedication for its 54th home, located at 2126 Geele Ave. in Sheboygan.
Retro candy & ice cream shop opens up in Sheboygan
Consider this a warning: “I’m probably every parent’s nightmare,” Angie Schoen said. Welcome to Malt Shop Memories, which has been open since mid-July at 1323 Michigan Avenue in Sheboygan.
Quarter-century drought ends – A’s win Wisconsin State League title for first time in 26 seasons
For the first time in 26 years, the Sheboygan A’s are Wisconsin State League champions. The baseball team defeated Kenosha, 11-7, on July 30 to secure its first WSL title since 2000 and the fourth league championship in franchise history.
Legion Post 83 takes second at state
For just the second time, Sheboygan Post 83 reached the state championship game of the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Association Class AAA Tournament.
Konrad Cullen Testwuide III
Konrad Cullen Testwuide III of Sheboygan passed away peacefully on July 24, 2026, at the age of 93.
New website shows local likelihood of tick encounters
A new website is focused on bringing you the latest data on the risk of tick encounters in our area. TickZone is a free website that scores the tick risk, updated daily, for every town in the country, including right here in Sheboygan County.
Trapped – The Veg Patch Dispatch
First thing on a summer’s morning, I go to check the animal traps in my sweet corn field. Raccoons, if left unchecked, can demolish whole plantings of sweet corn meant for my farm’s members.
Backcountry Survival Trip – Wilderness Journal
With my golden retriever, Red, due to have pups, I have to get ahead on my deadlines so I can be home when the golden puppies are born. For this week’s column I chose a rather unusual way to spend two nights outdoors.
Court Report – August 11-24, 2026
No safety review, little public notice for county herbicide program that now covers most roadsides
In an expansion of a more narrowly-targeted invasive species control program that started five years ago, the Sheboygan County Transportation Department is now spraying most county roadsides with herbicides or growth inhibitors, according to county Transportation Department officials.