Emmitt B. Feldner

WALDO – Suffering sticker shock, the Village Board would like to meet with Department of Natural Resources representatives to consider the fate of the Mill Pond dam. Trustees Monday learned the cost estimates for two alternatives to upgrade the dam from Ayres Associates of Green Bay and the numbers exceeded the board's expectations. The village is under a DNR order

SHEBOYGAN – The County Board approved a permit system for outside vendors at the Sheboygan County Memorial International Airport at their Dec. 16 meeting. The ordinance sets standards for those providing services at the airport such as aircraft maintenance, parts sales or replacement, detailing and washing services, car rentals and more, County Administrator Alayne Krause explained. The $50 permit will

ELKHART LAKE – The village received an early Christmas bonus with the sale earlier this month of promissory notes for a major borrowing. Village Administrator/Clerk- Treasurer informed the Village Board at their Dec. 15 meeting that the $8.94 million loan was sold to BOK Financial Securities of Milwaukee at a 3.782 percent interest rate, lower than had been projected. That

SHEBOYGAN - The County Board Tuesday approved borrowing $14.8 million to pay for projects in the five-year capital improvement plan. County Administrator Alayne Krause told the board the borrowing will follow new parameters designed to ensure the county will get the interest rate it desires, not to exceed 4.5 percent. Under the provision, the notes will be offered for sale […]

While there are no statewide races drawing the attention – or money – of last year’s spring general election, there are still some decisions facing county voters next Tuesday. For township voters, especially, there are races to be decided, with contests for Town Board seats in five of the county’s 15 townships. City of Plymouth voters have no local races […]

PLYMOUTH – City residents could have a new place to take bulk waste items and recyclable cardboard by the end of the year – the city garage on Valley Road. Director of Public Works Cathy Austin outlined the proposal for expansion of the Public Works garage on Valley Road for the City Council’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday. “As we […]

Without the record campaign spending and national media attention on the top race on the ballot as a year ago, Tuesday’s spring general election drew a smaller voter turnout than a year ago. The vote total for the county was down roughly 40 percent from the 2025 spring election. Incumbents prevailed, for the most part, in local races. The lone […]

PLYMOUTH – Downtown will have a new dog park by the end of fall. Lee Gentine of the Plymouth Advancement Association presented plans and the timeline for the new park adjacent to Stayer Junior Park to the City Council’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday. “We want to take this park to the next level,” Gentine said of plans for the […]

WALDO – The village is ready to start over on the issue of the future of the Mill Pond dam and spillway. “A couple of months ago we voted not to move forward with the spillway project,” with Ayres Associates Engineers, Village President Travis Thomas reminded the Village Board Monday. “Now we have to figure out how to move forward, […]

PLYMOUTH – The City Council got a look Tuesday at plans for up to $3 million in improvements at City Park. Meeting as a Committee of the Whole, council members heard a report from Blake Theisen of Parkitecture + Planning in Madison on plans for the city’s largest park. “The main focus of our study really was in the primary […]