Manitowoc News

MANITOWOC -- Here are five ideas for things to do in Manitowoc County this weekend.

A Wisconsin mother says her 29-year-old daughter is among the soldiers killed in the Fort Hood, Texas shootings.

"Take advantage of opportunities" is the mantra Jaci Collins preaches to the students in her Japanese and French classes at Lincoln High School.

Manitowoc police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night. Officers were called to an apartment complex on Manitowoc's north side just 10:00 p.m. One woman had been shot in her lower leg.

MANITOWOC - Formal discussions began this week as city officials continue to review and scrutinize Mayor Justin Nickels' 2010 budget proposal.

MANITOWOC - A woman reportedly shot in the right leg by her boyfriend was taken away by ambulance from Cedar Grove Apartments at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Gov. Jim Doyle says he doesn't drink and drive, but he's declining to sign a pledge sent by a group of students to resign of he's caught doing so.

MANITOWOC - Manitowoc Lutheran High School students will perform "The Canterbury Tales" at 7 p.m. Nov.

One State Representative is pledging not to drink and drive and he expects more to follow.

TWO RIVERS - Norfolk, Mass., is the birthplace of Dr. Seuss. San Angelo, Texas, is known as the Wool Capital of the World.

MANITOWOC - Motorists may want to be more careful approaching three railroad crossings beginning today as trains going through those intersections will no longer stop to warn traffic.

Do you remember the indoor circuses in Manitowoc? I found a 1942 edition of The Ship, a publication of the Manitowoc Vocational School.

MANITOWOC - Public safety officials are saying that Halloween doesn't typically cause too many problems in Manitowoc County, but parents and children still should be mindful of some basic precautions to avoid a scare.

Here are five ideas for things to do in Manitowoc County this Halloween weekend.

Shares of Manitowoc Co. jumped Thursday as an analyst upgraded the heavy equipment maker on improved crane orders.

MANITOWOC - A 48-year-old northside resident facing his 12th operating while intoxicated charge waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty to the felony count Wednesday.

The Manitowoc public schools board of education set the 2009-10 net tax levy rate at $7.53 per $1,000 of equalized property value at its Tuesday meeting.

MANITOWOC - William F. Perry, 54, of Manitowoc, will spend the next 15 years in prison after years of probation violations, including contacting people whom he was ordered not to contact.

Though only one Manitowoc County school has closed recently due to student-illness absences, few, if any, school districts remain untouched by flu-like illness.

It was with great enthusiasm that I presented the City Council my executive budget proposal last Monday for the operations of the city of Manitowoc in 2010.