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.
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.
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.
Prevea Health officially opens new health center in Sheboygan
Prevea Health’s newest health center in Sheboygan, located at 1703 N. Taylor Dr., is officially open for patient care across several service lines, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care, Occupational Health, Behavioral Care, Lab and X-ray.
Knocking on Summerfest’s Door: Sheboygan teen rock band The Doorknobs takes the big stage
Who hasn’t attended Summerfest, the popular music party held for nearly 60 years in Milwaukee? Who has, however, performed there along the shores of Lake Michigan? The Doorknobs, a four-piece rock band that formed in 2023 and consists of 16-year-old high school students from Sheboygan, have.
Taylor Swift tribute band Swift Nation to headline 2026 Fallooza Fall Festival
Fallooza 2026 is ready to ‘Shake It Off’ as organizers announced Swift Nation, a Taylor Swift tribute production, as this year’s headline performer. During a press conference on June 4, Wendy Siegert, Board Secretary with the Plymouth Advancement Association, shared that the tribute band from Northern California will be taking over the Weill Center stage on Friday, Sept. 26.
JMKAC invites community to 56th Annual Midsummer Festival of the Arts
SHEBOYGAN — The John Michael Kohler Arts Center invites you to experience the 56th Midsummer Festival of the Arts, taking place July
18–19, 2026, on the streets surrounding the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Sheboygan’s City Green.
Sheboygan named as a top Great Lakes retirement destination
A new national ranking has again named Sheboygan as one of the top places to retire in the Great Lakes region. “We’re thrilled to see Sheboygan continue to receive positive national attention,” City Administrator Casey Bradley said in a release.
The Veg Patch Dispatch – Hail Storm
On June 16 at 2:00pm, my biggest concern was which beds we should use that afternoon to plant our second round of zucchini. The tractor was idling in the pathway behind me and my driver–dairy farmer and part-time crew member Bob–sat patiently waiting and watching me for a signal.
A Look Back on a human firecracker: Dynamite Bill
After all he’d been through, it’s no wonder he felt confident handling explosives.
Born on May 22, 1887 as George Gustave Gartmann in Door County, the man better known as Dynamite Bill ‘packed a thousand and one adventures into his life as an explosives expert,’ according to his 1966 obituary.
