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Aldermen Support Binding Referendum on City Attorney

June 25, 2014, 7:02 pm
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - It looks like the people of Sheboygan will decide the future of the office of city attorney.  The city council, meeting Wednesday night as a Committee of the Whole, endorsed the idea of a binding referendum in November which would ask if the office of city attorney should remain elected or should become appointed.  Alderperson Mary Lynn Donahue initiated the discussion after learning that the office hadn’t been contested in 49 years.  She said  by making the job an appointed position "we have the ability to make sure the person who is sitting here is the very best, the most skilled, and the best suited for the position."  The recommendation to hold the referendum will go to the council when it meets on July 7th.  Donahue said it won’t be the first time.  She said the city council voted in 1974 to make the position appointed, but that was overturned by voters in a subsequent referendum.  She said the same scenario occurred in 1980. 

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It Could Cost 2.5-Million to Fix Marina

June 25, 2014, 7:42 pm
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The city of Sheboygan could be faced with a 2.5-million dollar project to prevent future wave damage in the Harbor Centre Marina.  Chris Matheson of Siegl Gallagher which manages the marina, told aldermen during Wednesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting that wave action causes an average of $45,000 in damage to the marina docks each year, but last winter the damage came to $350,000. He said that is the most damage suffered by any marina in the country.  Matheson said a 400 lineal foot rip-rap wall made up of 47,000 tons of rock built at the marina entrance would prevent it.  Aldermen took no action but heard from City Planning Director Chad Pelishek who said there may be grant money available to help with the project.  Pelishek said the next step is for the city to take Matheson's proposal to various state or federal agencies to determine how receptive they are and what level of grants are available and then bring that information back to the council for action.

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Officer Shoots Agressive Pit Bull

June 25, 2014, 8:43 pm
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan police officer shot and wounded a pit bull that attacked him Wedneday night.  Lt. Scott Mittelstadt said police received a call about 7 o’clock that there was an aggressive pit bull at large in the area of North 4th and Superior Avenue.  Mittelstadt said an officer was dispatched and located the dog on the grass near the sidewalk.  That’s when the dog came at  the officer who shot and wounded him at close range.  The officer suffered a minor abrasion when he fell as he attempted to retreat from the dog.  Mittelstadt said the dog’s owner was located and he took the dog for medical attention.  The incident remains under investigation.

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UPDATE- Another Million Dollar Lottery Winner in Sheboygan

June 26, 2014, 4:44 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Powerball ticket sold in Sheboygan won a million-dollars in Wednesday night's drawing.  The ticket sold at the Q-Mart on Weeden Creek Road matched all five regular numbers, but not the Powerball, to win the game's second prize. It’s the second million dollar Powerball winner in Sheboygan County in recent weeks.  Joe Powers of Sheboygan hit for a million dollars when he bought a ticket in Kohler on May 31st.  He claimed the prize 11 days later. There was also a $199,000 Badger 5 winning ticket bought at the northside Piggly Wiggly back on Memorial Day, but no word if that has been claimed.

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Sheboygan County Way Ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court

June 26, 2014, 9:22 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Wednesday's U-S Supreme Court ruling requiring police to obtain warrants to search cell phones won’t have an impact in Sheboygan County.  DA Joe DeCecco says his policy has always been to be very conservative and do everything possible in anticipation that a higher court might say it is needed.  Therefore, he said, "we have always done search warrants for cell phones, for computers, for harddrives all the time."  DeCecco said he also requires search warrants for all GPS records as well.

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Motorcycle vs deer accident injured one

June 26, 2014, 9:54 am
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TOWN OF RUSSELL, WI (WHBL) - A St. Cloud man was injured after a deer struck his motorcycle in the Town of Russell Wednesday afternoon.  Lt. Mark Rupnik of the Sheriff’s Department said 53 year old Daniel Schwind were traveling northbound on County J south of Grogen Road just after one when a deer ran onto the road and collided with the right side of the motorcycle.  Schwind was ejected, and was transported to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac for treatment of injuries.

He is the second Sheboygan County motorcyclists to encounter a deer this week.  36 year old Todd Hughes of Glenbeulah died Saturday after colliding with a deer near Wisconsin Dells.

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Sheboygan woman charged for unlawfully using checks

June 26, 2014, 10:57 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan woman is charged for unlawfully cashing and using checks totaling over $6,700.  31 year old Adelia Beecher faces 16 forgery counts for her alleged actions during the first three months of the year.

According to the criminal complaint, a Sheriff’s Department investigation found a Town of Sheboygan resident had 28 checks used without his permission.  The victim blamed Beecher, who had been living with him since last November.  Authorities found Beecher would use the checks mostly either at Wal-Mart for purchases, which were then returned for cash back; while other times the checks were written out to other people so they could cash them for her.

She now faces up to six year in prison for each charge.

 

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Grothman gets Santorum endorsement for Congress

June 26, 2014, 1:27 pm
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OSHKOSH, WI (WHBL) - Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum has endorsed State Senator and U.S. House candidate Glenn Grothman for Tom Petri’s House seat.  Grothman announced the endorsement Thursday and said he is honored.  In a statement, Santorum said he is supporting Grothman because he has the bold leadership skills that Congress needs and has the courage and the conviction to stand up for conservative values.

Grothman faces State Senator Joe Leibham of Sheboygan and State Assemblyman Duey Stroebel of Saukville in the August 12 Republican primary.

 

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SASD begins work on long term capital improvement plan

June 27, 2014, 8:18 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The Sheboygan Area School District has begun looking at developing a long range capital improvement plan for their facilities.  On Sheboygan’s Morning News Friday, Superintendent Joe Sheehan said administration presented to the board last week a list of projects that are needed at the various school buildings, which could cost around $26 million over the next ten years.

Sheehan said, for now, the district is looking at what can be done internally to finance some of the projects, including increasing  the one million dollars a school year that is currently set aside.  He said the community will get involved in the future through organized discussions and a possible survey.

 

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Walking, biking on the rise in Sheboygan County

June 27, 2014, 1:37 pm
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SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - The building of more sidewalks, trails and bike lanes in Sheboygan County has led to more walkers and bicyclists.  A recent report for the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program shows the county has seen an increase in those walking by 85 percent since 2007, and those biking are up at time by 15 percent.

Aaron Brault with the county Planning and Conservation Department said the projects they have completed and still have planned were designed to give people more opportunities to walk and bike in a safe environment, and they have used them.  He added the participation numbers for the county may actually be lower than what was reported since it is tough to accurately count all users.

The report also showed injuries for pedestrians are roughly half of what they were in 2002, while bicyclist injuries are down about a third.  Brault said this matches what has happened in other communities across the country; the more people who walk and bike, the fewer injuries you have.

 

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Brewers Win a Thriller

June 28, 2014, 2:54 am
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MILWAUKEE, WI (WHBL) -  Ryan Braun singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Brewers a 3-2 win over the Rockies at Miller Park.  Braun finished with two RBI while Jonathan Lucroy plated the other run in the win.  Kyle Lohse took a no-decision after seven innings of one-run ball, and Francisco Rodriguez grabbed the win after blowing the save.  Milwaukee has won three straight.  Josh Rutledge collected three hits and went deep in the loss while Brandon Barnes added a RBI.  Matt Belisle took the loss for Colorado, which has lost 10 of 11.

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Sheboygan Man Claims Lottery Prize

June 28, 2014, 3:27 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man described as a long-time lottery player has claimed his million dollar prize.  The state lottery said David Resnick brought his million dollar Powerball ticket to lottery headquarters yesterday afternoon.  He will receive a lump sum payment of $673,500.  Resnick will appear at a news conference at 10:30 Monday morning at the Q Mart on Weeden Creek Road where he bought the ticket.  The Q Mart earns a $20,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.  Resnick matched five of the numbers in Wednesday’s drawing.  Earlier this month Joe Powers of Sheboygan collected a million dollar jackpot with a Powerball ticket purchased in Kohler.

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Sheboygan Falls Man Dies in Rollover

June 29, 2014, 6:03 am
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SHEBOYGAN Falls, WI (WHBL) -A rollover accident in the Town of Sheboygan Falls has claimed the life of a rural Sheboygan Falls man.  The Sheriff's Department said 37 year old Ian Fintak was driving his 2000 Malibu northbound on County M when he a witness said the car drifted onto the east shoulder, then corrected itself, then rolled over.  Fintak was ejected and dead at the scene.  The accident, which occurred about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, remains under investigation.

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Two Injured in Separate Weekend Crashes

June 30, 2014, 2:50 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) -  Two people were injured, one seriously, in separate crashes in Sheboygan County late Saturday and early Sunday morning.  The Sheriff’s Department said 49 year old David Flanum, of Sturgeon Bay, was hospitalized with serious injuries around five o’clock Sunday morning when he fell asleep at the wheel as he headed north on I-43.  His car went into the median and crossed into the southbound lanes before striking a bridge abutment.  Flanum was taken by ambulance to St. Nicholas Hospital.  The other accident occurred about 11:30  Saturday night on Highway 57 just south of Plymouth when an SUV driven by 67 year old Alan Boogren, of Fond du Lac, swerved to avoid three deer, went into the median and then rolled over.  Boogren’s wife, Dianne, was hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries.

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Police Investigate Burglary

June 30, 2014, 2:56 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Someone broke into the Cellcom office on South Taylor Drive in Sheboygan early Sunday morning and stole an undetermined number of Apple I-pads and other items.  Sheboygan Police said officers responded to an alarm at Cellcom around 3:30 Sunday morning and found that the suspect had smashed a door window and entered the business.  The burglary remains under investigation.

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Lottery Winner Will Keep on Working

June 30, 2014, 9:28 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Dave Resnick, of Sheboygan, says he intends to keep on working even though he's Wisconsin’s latest millionaire.  Resnick won a million dollars in last week’s Powerball drawing and appeared Monday morning at a news conference at the Q Mart on Weeden Creek Road, where he bought the ticket.  He said he's been playing the lottery since it began in 1988.  Resnick says he never picks his own numbers.  He said he always checks his tickets the following day and was shocked last Thursday when he put it in the machine at Q Mart and the machine indicated "claim your lottery ticket at the Madison office."  Resnick said he had won $500 playing the lottery about five years ago.  Resnick is 52 years old, married with a daughter, who just graduated from Sheboygan South High School.  He says he intends to bank the money and let it grow, help his daughter through college, and take a trip to South Dakota.

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Sheboygan County's state senators react to Hobby Lobby ruling

June 30, 2014, 11:01 am
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SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan County’s two state senators are reacting positively to the Supreme Court decision that Hobby Lobby does not have to provide certain contraceptives to its employees due to religious reasons.

Glenn Grothman says he’s thankful that the court ruled in favor of Christians' first amendment rights to religious freedom.  Joe Leibham called it a victory for religious liberty and yet another sign that ObamaCare ought to be repealed and replaced.

Both men are seeking the Republican nomination for the 6th Congressional District in the August primary.

 

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Heavy Rain Causes Problems in the Sheboygan Area

July 1, 2014, 4:49 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The Sheboygan area received nearly two inches of rain in a storm that rolled through the area around 8 o’clock Monday night.  There were reports of street flooding in the city of Sheboygan.  Meanwhile, in the town of Wilson on Old Park Road, volunteer firefighters were called to assist Steve Schad and his wife, whose home was flooded.  Wilson Fire Chief Brian Schmitt said firefighters encountered several inches of water inside of the home, which had no basement.  He said they helped get valuable belongings to higher parts of the house and also used portable pumps to get water out.   A restoration company has been called in to assist the homeowner.

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School Aids Increase for Most Districts

July 2, 2014, 4:57 am
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MADISON, WI (WHBL) - The majority of the school districts in Sheboygan County will be receiving increased state school aids for the upcoming school year.  Figures released by the Department of Public Instruction show the Sheboygan Area district will get 3 percent more than last year - an increase of about 2-million dollars.  Sheboygan Falls will see a 6 percent increase - about 573,000 dollars.  School aids for Plymouth will be up 6 percent - about 560,000 dollars.  Three districts will get less.  Howards Grove will lose 102,000 dollars - down 2 percent.  Kohler school aids will decrease 15 percent - about 57,000 dollars.  And, Random Lake will be down about 9 percent, or 444,000 dollars.  The other districts receiving more are:  Cedar Grove, up 1 percent or $102,000, Howards Grove up 2 percent or $102,000 and Oostburg up 6 percent or $343,000.   Bob Soldner, Director of School Financial Services with the DPI, says a number of factors determine who gets more or less next year, including student counts, property values, and on the amount the district spends to support their schools.  He said, statewide, 225 districts will see increases while 197 will see a drop in state aid.

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Sheboygan Police looking for vehicle involved in minor accident

July 2, 2014, 10:40 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan Police are asking for public help in trying to find a vehicle involved in a minor accident Tuesday evening.  The department says a newer white Jeep Grand Cherokee was involved in a collision with a bicyclist.  It occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of South 16th Street and Union Avenue.  Anyone who knows the vehicle or driver involved is asked to contact the department at 459-3333.

 

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