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🌱 Why Sheboygan shut down its license plate cameras before a key vote
Happening soon: Old Falls Renaissance Faire on the Sheboygan Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Sheboygan shut down its license plate cameras before a key vote
- How you can weigh in on the future of Highway 23
- Where diesel drivers in Sheboygan County recently found the cheapest fill-up
Also on today's calendar: Old Falls Renaissance Faire and 7 more events.
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- Tuesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 66.
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sheboygan Moves to End Flock Safety Camera Contract as City Wraps 15 License Plate Readers in Plastic Before September 8 Council Vote (centralrecorder.com) — Sheboygan officials have wrapped all 15 Flock Safety license plate cameras in plastic and will ask the Common Council on Sept. 8 to end the city's contract over data and trust concerns. Police and the mayor say the technology helps solve crimes but argue any system handling sensitive information must maintain strong safeguards and public confidence. The decision could reshape how Sheboygan balances safety, privacy, and surveillance. 
2. WisDOT Creates Website for Future Sheboygan County WIS 23 Improvements, Seeks Public Input (seehafernews.com) — Drivers between Sheboygan and Sheboygan Falls could see major changes on Highway 23, and the state wants your input now. WisDOT has launched a project website outlining plans to mill and repave the road, add a turn lane and traffic signals near Highway 32, and rebuild the stretch from 32 to Taylor Drive starting in 2029.
3. Lowest diesel gas price in Sheboygan County available at $4.75 per gallon in week ending Aug. 22 (ecwisconsinnews.com) — If you drive a diesel vehicle in Sheboygan County, the lowest reported price recently was $4.75 per gallon at one station, with the countywide average at $5.27. The story breaks down how many local stations sell diesel and compares Sheboygan County prices to the statewide Wisconsin average.
4. Marian Lisowe (whbl.com) — Sheboygan County readers are mourning Marian D. Lisowe, a longtime Plymouth resident with deep roots in the area, who passed away August 27 at age 94. Visitation and funeral services are set for today, Sept. 1, at Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth, followed by burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Her life centered on family, farming, church, and community work.
5. Kohler Art Center rock exhibition to move into permanent home (wearegreenbay.com) — Sheboygan's John Michael Kohler Art Center is preparing to move its Rock Fade Exhibition—79 stones from the Kiel Sand and Gravel pit—to a permanent home at the Art Preserve, marked by a nearly three-mile public procession on September 19. Local art lovers can learn how glaciers shaped rocks between Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan through this evolving installation.
📸 Around Sheboygan
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sheboygan
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★ Featured events ★
- Old Falls Renaissance Faire →
Old Falls Village Park, N96W15791 County Line Rd, Menomonee Falls
10:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- 3 Sheeps Bingo (weekly, every Wednesday)
Sheboygan Chamber of Commerce 3 Sheeps Brewing
7:00 pm - 3 Sheeps Bingo
Sheboygan Chamber of Commerce 3 Sheeps Brewing
7:00 pm - Chat with Kristin
Sheboygan Chamber of Commerce Rotating Harbor Centre BID locations
10:00 am - Cross country meet at Cedar Grove
Urban Mid Cedar Grove
4:00 pm - Cross Country @ Cedar Grove
Horace Mann Mid Cedar Grove High School
4:00 pm - Plank Road Rendezvous 2026
Sheboyban County Historical Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States - Ecology Center Closed
Ellwood H. May Environmental Park 3615 Mueller Rd, Sheboygan, WI 53083 - Nature-based Book Club
Ellwood H. May Environmental Park Mead Public Library, 710 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081, USA
10:00 am - Tonal Impressionist Oil Painting →
534 South Pier Drive
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- First Day of School - Freshmen Only!
Sheboygan Falls Hi 220 Amherst Ave, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085, USA
7:45 am - First day of school
Sheboygan Falls Mid Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
7:45 am - 3 Sheeps Food Truck Rally (weekly, every Tuesday)
Sheboygan Chamber of Commerce 3 Sheeps Brewing
4:00 pm - Varsity Girls Tennis vs TBD
Sheboygan Falls Hi 220 Amherst Ave, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085, USA
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sheboygan's JMKAC Ranked No.
6 on ARTnews U.S. Museum List - Read on Sheboygan Life http://sheboyganlife.com/visit-sheboygan/sheboygans-jmkac-ranked-no-6-on-artnews-u-s-museum… (Nextdoor River Watch) - DNR Records 2026 Verified Hybrid Water-Milfoil Population at Elkhart Lake - Read on Sheboygan Life
https://sheboyganlife.com/community/dnr-records-2026-verified-hybrid-water-milfoil-population-at-elkhart-lake/ A Wisconsin DNR record confirms… (Nextdoor River Watch)
- Festival Foods Grocery Store posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Sheboygan. Apply here.
- Genesee Community Services - MyPath posted a job opening for Direct Support Supervisor/Lead Caregiver in Sheboygan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sheboygan here.
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