News Archive for February 16, 2010
Fredricks finishes 12th in Vancouver
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Janesville's Tucker Fredricks stumbles in Vancouver
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Low primary voter turnout for Rock County
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Few races to draw out voters
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United Way of North Rock County plans annual meeting
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Officials say fund raising successful enough to avoid cuts
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Blackhawk Technical College Board turns to public for help in choosing new school president
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
New president hoped to be hired by June
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Election results: Reddy, Danz win primary for judge
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Early results from the Feb. 16, 2010 Walworth County primary election.
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Janesville Plan Commission recommends against chickens
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Plan Commission members listened to a dozen residents speak Monday about a proposed ordinance change to allow backyard chickens before recommending against the proposal.
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Downed plane removed from snow pile
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP --
Aircraft mechanics Monday removed a small plane that made an emergency landing in a farm field Saturday night.
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Parkview rolls to South lead, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Orfordville Parkview High School used a strong third quarter to defeat visiting Clinton, 51-35, in Rock Valley South girls basketball Monday.
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Teens suspected in string of robberies
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
ELKHORN --
Mobil Handa Mart was among those hit
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Albany superintendent recovering after accident
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
ALBANY --
School district officials have adjusted administrative responsibilities while the superintendent recovers from serious injuries suffered during a tree cutting accident at his home Saturday.
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UW-Rock County Rattlers win, advance in MCC tournament
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
UW-Rock County pounded UW-Baraboo, 81-61, to open the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference men’s basketball tournament Monday at UW-Rock.
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Clinton man arrested after Sunday standoff
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
CLINTON TOWNSHIP --
A Clinton man was in custody Monday at the Rock County Jail after a standoff Sunday night in Clinton Township.
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State program could help save farmland
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Now is the perfect time to develop a farmland preservation program in Rock County, advocates say.
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PACE raises stakes on preservation
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Q-and-A regarding PACE, the chosen acronym for the state's farmland preservation program.
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Limiting growth not so simple
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Janesville City Council member Russ Steeber's decision in March to approve Janesville's 20-year comprehensive plan partly centered on landowners' rights.
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Public record for Feb. 16, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Snowboardcross steals some spotlight from downhill
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA --
Those new age snowboarders went head-to-head against the crown jewel of all ski races on Day 4 of the Olympics – and the guys in the baggy suits might have stolen the day.
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Reopening GM plant still a longshot
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Despite recent comments by GM North American President Mark Reuss, industry observers say talk of reopening a plant in Janesville or Spring Hill, Tenn., is wildly premature.
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New tools offer new hope for saving farmland
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Thirty years ago, Wisconsin was on the cutting edge of farmland preservation.
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Ramp to I90/39 in Janesville reopens
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The Wisconsin State Patrol reopened the on ramp to Interstate 90/39 from Highway 26 at 1 p.m. today after it was closed for eight hours.
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U.W. Professor experiences Haiti earthquake
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A U.W. Whitewater art professor plans to return to Haiti to help in reconstruction efforts
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Toyota to idle 2 US assembly plants amid recalls
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Toyota said Tuesday it plans to idle production temporarily at assembly plants in Texas and Kentucky while it grapples with massive recalls in the United States.
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Naperville man rescued after ship sets ground on uncharted desert isle
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
In a story reminiscent of the '60s television series, "Gilligan's Island," a Naperville boater was found safe after running aground on a remote island in the Bahamas.
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Bye-bye, Bayh!
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
"Mr. Bayh ... (has) got your apartment number written down and everything. He says there’s so much noise, he can’t get any work done. All day, all night—nothing but noise, he says. And chanting."
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Death notices: Ferry
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Feb. 16, 2010
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Primary guide to races in Walworth County
By DAN PLUTCHAK, FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Today is the spring primary election in Walworth County
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Wisconsin author to present Aldo Leopold program
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
In celebration of "Aldo Leopold Weekend," author Jerry Apps will present "Stories from the Land with a Leopold Vision" at the Lake Geneva Public Library at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 6.
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Whitewater schools get new principals -- for a day
By UWW MEDIA RELATIONS - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
WHITEWATER --
Schools in the Whitewater Unified School district will have new principals for the day thanks to a program that gets community leaders involved in the schools.
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Voters to decide how the dust settles
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Just a dusting of voters is expected at the polls today for the spring primary elections.
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Walworth teens charged in two-state robbery spree
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
WALWORTH --
Two Walworth teens suspected in a string of robberies in Illinois also face 40 years in prison for a robbery in Geneva Township.
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Twins share 90 years of life stories
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
DELAVAN — After 90 years, they’ve shared a lot, including the space inside a shoebox.
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Death notices for Feb. 16, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Americans Wescott, Miller, Vonn rebound
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA --
Comebacks make for great Olympics stories, and they come in many forms. Just look at what Seth Wescott, Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn pulled off Monday.
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Longhorns on top of Big Ten’s expansion wish list?
By MICHAEL HUNT - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Would you want to open the gate for Texas, thereby allowing the Longhorns’ grazing territory to extend all the way up to where the benign dairy cow once ate in relative peace?
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Ice-resurfacing machine problems cause long delay
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA --
Problems with various ice-resurfacing machines at the speedskating venue caused a lengthy delay Monday during the men’s 500 meters.
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Badgers’ Leuer back at practice
By STAFF/WIRE SERVICES - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
MADISON --
University of Wisconsin junior forward Jon Leuer returned to practice on Monday, his first workout since he injured his wrist against Purdue on Jan. 9.
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Obama seeks return to campaign-style discipline
By JULIE PACE - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Facing criticism that President Barack Obama isn't connecting with the American people, the White House is infusing its communications strategy with some of the ironclad discipline and outside-the-box thinking that made the Obama presidential campaign famous — and successful.
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Traffic alert: I90/39 westbound closed at Highway 26
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Drivers will not be able to get onto Interstate 90/39 westbound from Highway 26 for at least two hours due to a semitrailer truck rollover.
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