News Archive for August 16, 2010
YMCA completes expansion in Milton
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Space doubled
Read more,
add a comment »
UW Health survey begins in Rock County
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Survey will include both questions and physical assessment
Read more,
add a comment »
Former Janesville principal fired for sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct
By TED SULLIVAN - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A former Janesville principal was fired after being accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior, including making comments about women’s body parts and partying with staff members, according to documents obtained by the Gazette.
Read more »
Rock Aqua Jays finish second at nationals
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
The Rock Aqua Jays scored the highest in sound crew and pick-up boat driving. They also took third place in the team jumping competition.
Read more,
add a comment »
Janesville Athletic Club to be open 24-7
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
In less than a month, the Janesville Athletic Club will offer its members the chance to run—or lift weights, climb stairs or cycle in place—24 hours a day.
Read more,
add a comment »
Raptors’ shutout secures playoff
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
MILTON --
The Milton Junction Pub Raptors defeated visiting Madison Laurel Tavern, 9-0, to seal a Rock River League playoff berth Sunday at Schilberg Park.
Read more,
add a comment »
LumberKings’ bats power past Beloit Snappers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
BELOIT --
The visiting Clinton LumberKings laid the lumber on the Beloit Snappers en route to a 6-3 victory in Midwest League baseball Sunday.
Read more,
add a comment »
Cruise nights planned for Orfordville
By GINA DUWE - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
ORFORDVILLE --
The owners of Kopp’s Konfectionery Station are starting a cruise night once a month through October.
Read more,
add a comment »
College freshmen can succeed, they just need the right tools
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Ninety percent of the students who dropped out last year admitted in a fall 2009 UW-Rock retention project that they weren’t prepared for college.
Read more,
add a comment »
Boys & Girls Club program has youngsters looking to their futures
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
DREAM Girls was such a success in 2009 that it was expanded to 10 participants this year, including boys.
Read more,
add a comment »
Public record for Aug. 16, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Badgers’ DT Beau Allen may have chance to play right away
By BENJAMIN WORGULL - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
MADISON --
On a walk through the members of the Wisconsin Badgers during Sunday’s football media day, the adjectives describing true freshman defensive tackle Beau Allen were as impressive as his bruised biceps.
Read more,
add a comment »
Three-time former Delavan Town Board Chairman Wayne Polzin dead
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
DELAVAN TOWNSHIP --
Wayne K. Polzin, who served three different times as Delavan Town Board chairman, has died at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. He was 73.
Read more,
add a comment »
Walworth man dead following north side Chicago crash
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
WALWORTH --
A Walworth man died Sunday in Chicago after police say he ran a stop sign and was struck by an SUV driven by a motorist with no driver's license.
Read more,
add a comment »
Effects of GM closure continue to reverberate
By SARA JERVING WISCONSIN CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
MILTON --
Rock County’s unemployment rate is 10.8 percent — one of the worst in Wisconsin. Beloit, the county’s second-largest city, is the hardest-hit city in the state with a 16.5 percent jobless rate.
Read more,
add a comment »
Jury sends new note to judge in Blagojevich corruption trial
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
The judge in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial says he has called attorneys to the courtroom to read another note sent by jurors.
Read more,
add a comment »
Border Patrol sees spike in suicides
By PAUL J. WEBER - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
FORT HANCOCK, TEXAS --
It's unclear exactly why the men ended their lives. Few of them left notes. And the Border Patrol seems somewhat at odds with itself over the issue.
Read more,
add a comment »
Watch live: Obama gets warm reception as he returns to Wisconsin
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
President Barack Obama arrived about 11 a.m. in Menomonee Falls for a tour of a renewable energy battery plant.
Read more,
add a comment »
Death notices: Greenlee, Schoenbeck
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Aug. 16, 2010.
Read more,
add a comment »
Rogers wins E scow championship on Geneva Lake
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Lake Geneva Yacht Club sailors Buddy Melges and Tom Freytag are tied after two races Sunday in the A-scow class of the Inland Lake Yachting Association Championship on Geneva Lake.
Read more,
add a comment »
No injuries reported in Saturday fire at the Abbey
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
No injuries were reported in a fire that broke out about noon Saturday at the Abbey Resort in Fontana.
Read more,
add a comment »
Death notices for Aug. 16, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
Sales tax collections dip with economy, meaning less money for county
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
For years, Walworth County's sales tax revenue grew, but then the bottom dropped out of the economy, and so did tax collections.
Read more,
add a comment »
Stricker: A ‘special’ week
By SCOTT MICHAUX - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
HAVEN --
Edgerton native ties for 18th
Read more,
add a comment »
Johnson, Watson on Ryder Cup
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
HAVEN --
The disappointment of his playoff loss in the PGA Championship didn’t last long for Bubba Watson on Sunday.
Read more,
add a comment »
Bizarre finish at PGA
By DOUG FERGUSON - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
HAVEN --
Kaymer prevails in playoff; penalty ruins Johnson’s hopes
Read more,
add a comment »
Harvick wins, clinches spot in Chase
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
BROOKLYN, MICH. --
Kevin Harvick passed Denny Hamlin with 11 laps to go Sunday, then held on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Read more,
add a comment »
Gophers have Weber at QB, eye on athletic Gray
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS --
Eventually, Adam Weber’s time as the University of Minnesota’s quarterback will be finished—whether he’s injured, struggling or wearing a cap and gown.
Read more,
add a comment »
Heat brings early harvest in New England, Midwest
By BOB SALSBERG - Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
BOSTON --
Warm weather has many fruits and vegetables ripening early this year, and on some farms, fall crops will be ready well before Labor Day.
Read more,
add a comment »
Join us on Facebook
