The other day I was arriving at O’Hare where I was to meet a friend and we would take his car to Sheboygan. His flight was delayed and eventually cancelled. My options were to stay overnight at an airport hotel, work my way towards downtown Chicago and surprise my son, or find a way to get to Sheboygan using public transportation. I love a good challenge so the last option seemed like a good challenge.
Sheboygan Beacon
Dynamite Bill: mischievous man, master blaster
“You can make only one mistake with dynamite,” legendary explosives expert George “Dynamite Bill” Gardner told the Plymouth Kiwanis Club in the summer of 1943.
Bing’s Sweet Corn
I can still remember the first time I went to Bing Drewry’s farm to help him harvest sweet corn. It was more than a decade ago, when I was a young farmer and Bing was an old man living on the Drewry homestead down on Winooski Road. He was a nice neighbor who I was just getting acquainted with, and our shared love of growing vegetables led us to become good friends in his last years of life.
Sheboygan South High School students and staff honored during Redwing Pride Assembly
South recently hosted the 2026 Redwing Pride Assembly to honor many students and staff members at South High School. The awards included areas of academics, athletics, and fine arts.
Court Report – July 14-27, 2026
Bergstrom overcomes injury to get all-league
Haley Bergstrom earned all-conference again, but the North softball player had a harder time repeating. She suffered a major injury over the summer and lost about five months of training, but led the team both on and off the field.
WIAA allows shot clocks in non-conference games
The WIAA Board of Control approved limited use of the shot clock in basketball games next season at the Winter Coaches Advisory Committees affecting season regulations and membership policies at its June meeting on Monday.
Freedom Cry expands human trafficking response
About 12 years ago, a group of concerned parents in the area met at a coffee shop to discuss how to keep their children safe from human trafficking. In 2017 it evolved into a volunteer-based nonprofit called Freedom Cry, which recently opened its first office at 124 East Mill Street in Plymouth.
Check Out My Lincoln, Babies!
Josh and Breyanna Budrecki of Sheboygan brought their 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe to the Wings and Wheels event at the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport. Lincoln Motor Company verified it as one of just twelve of its kind left in existence.
Local businesses invited to join 8th annual Goga and Brew fundraiser
Pawsitism Inc. is inviting local businesses and community organizations to participate in its new Goats Around Town social media and photo campaign leading up to the nonprofit’s 8th Annual Goga and Brew fundraiser on August 16th, 2026 at Tributary Beer Garden.