Being on the job for only 10 months, Sheboygan police officer Ryan LeFebvre hasn’t saved anyone’s life or solved any murders. He has, however, rescued a baby fawn from perhaps getting run over on May 19.
Wilderness Journal – Never say never
Each May I go trout fishing somewhere in Wisconsin, so this week I headed down to Columbia County to fish Rowan Creek.
Foundation awards $1.2M scholarships
The Sheboygan Public Education Foundation (SPEF) recently awarded 95 scholarships, totaling $1.2 million, to 67 high school graduates at its 2024 SPEF Scholarship Night at the Stephanie H. Weill Center.
Memorial expansion could honor 4,000 more veterans
As the Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial Board closes in on its $200,000 fundraising goal to expand the sprawling monument and honor more local veterans, it is seeking donations from county-wide in the final stretch of its campaign and hoping to begin construction on phase one of the project in just two weeks.
District lays groundwork for two new schools vote
Sheboygan residents have three upcoming opportunities in May to learn more about the Sheboygan Area School District’s plan to rebuild Urban and Farnsworth Middle Schools – both approaching 100 years old – and offer feedback prior to a proposed $126 million referendum in November.
Mental health activities set for Lakeshore
Following the recent release of the Healthy Sheboygan County Community Health Assessment reporting that mental health is Sheboygan County’s top public health concern, MHA Lakeshore is taking additional action throughout the month of May and beyond.
A piece of WWII history finds a way home
A small wooden boat hand-crafted by a German at a Prisoner of War Camp in Plymouth in the mid-1940s will soon be on display at the city’s Historical Society.
Library packed for ‘listening session’ on waterfront and marina
If the overwhelming turnout at the first public meeting for the $12 million Sheboygan Waterfront and Marina Revitalization Project was any indication, interest is surging as strong as the spring surf.
Sheriff Roeseler to retire; Sheehan to run for 26th; Katsma will not seek reelection
Joe Sheehan, former superintendent of the Sheboygan Area School District and executive director of the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation, has announced his candidacy for the 26th Assembly District.
They knew how to spell ‘incunabulum’ – they deserved to win
A charmingly costumed duo from Mead Public Library emerged victorious at the Family Resource Center of Sheboygan County’s first-ever Corporate Spelling Bee on April 18, correctly spelling “disingenuousness” for the win.