Category Archives: Local COVID-19 Updates
Packers Chip In $1.5M For COVID-19 Relief
The Green Bay Packers are chipping in $1.5 million to the state's COVID-19 relief fund. $1 million will go to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and the other $500,000 will go to Milwaukee-are...
Mar 25, 2020 Ryan Schmitz / CC
No New Cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County, Multiple Negative Results
More good news from Sheboygan County, as they continue to remain stagnant in the number of positive cases of COVID-19. No change from yesterday, as six cases have been confirmed, two of which have rec...
Mar 25, 2020 sergio santos / CC
City of Sheboygan to Suspend Winter Parking Rules Effective March 28
The City of Sheboygan will suspend the enforcement of alternate side winter parking rules effective Saturday, March 28, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 circumstances. The city is asking for resident...
Mar 24, 2020
Manitowoc Services Exempt From Governor’s Safer At Home Order
Manitowoc County Departments are exempt as an "essential service" under Governor Evers "Safer at Home" Order issued today and will remain open for business. However, Emergency Management Director Trav...
Mar 24, 2020
MPSD Free Lunch Program is a Huge Success
Amid all the negative news surrounding COVID-19, there are a few shining lights that remind us that the world is still a great place. Once all schools were ordered to be closed, the Manitowoc Public S...
Mar 24, 2020
Gov. Evers Issues Safer at Home Order That Will Remain in Effect Until April 24
Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services has issued a Safer at Home order that prohibits all nonessential travel, with some exceptions as clarified and defined in the order. The complete ...
Mar 24, 2020 Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
New Date Set for Local Hall of Fame Banquet
An announcement today regarding a makeup date for the 44th annual Lakeshore All-Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet. According to Chairman Keith Bonde, the major sports gathering originally set f...
Mar 24, 2020
Summerfest Changes Dates
Another major event has been postponed due to concerns over COVID-19. In a news release, President and CEO of Milwaukee World Festival Inc., the company behind Summerfest stated, "The music industry h...
Mar 24, 2020 James Cridland / CC
Manitowoc Mayor Encourages Support for Those Less Fortunate, and Local Restaurants
Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels is "generally pleased with how city residents have cooperated with local-state and federal mandates to help combat the COVID 19 pandemic. He has one concern in regard to...
Mar 24, 2020 Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels
State Parks and Trails Remain Open Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
A reminder during this COVID-19 shutdown that Wisconsin State Parks and Trails remain open to the public. That of course includes nearby Point Beach State Forest north of Two Rivers. DNR Secretary Pre...
Mar 24, 2020
