News Archive for June 25, 2010
Palmyra Friends offer A Day in the Garden
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
PALMYRA --
The Friends of the Powers Memorial Library in Palmyra are sponsoring their sixth garden walk today. Called A Day In The Garden, the tour features water-themed gardens.
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Janesville bike tunnel torpedoed
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, June 25, 2010
Council backs new lights, reducing traffic lanes
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New brewing company might build facility in Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 25, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A startup brewing company is headquartered in Janesville, but it’s using a contract brewer in another part of the state until it can build its own brewery.
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Janesville School Board expels student
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board on Tuesday expelled a high school student who was accused of repeated failure to follow school rules.
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Appeals Court agrees with Larson Acres, siting board
By GINA DUWE - Friday, June 25, 2010
MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP --
Town of Magnolia officials surprised by decision
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Albany moves ahead with academic cooperative
By GINA DUWE - Friday, June 25, 2010
ALBANY --
Three schools plan to share resources
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WIAA plan draws mixed reviews
By TOM MILLER - Friday, June 25, 2010
Five-division state tournament format unanimously approved
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Delavan attorney running for Clerk of Circuit Court
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
DELAVAN --
Carol Unger-Keizer, 47, who has been an attorney in Walworth County for more than 20 years, recently announced she is seeking the county clerk of courts office.
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Special prosecutor set in town of Geneva evidence case
By KAYLA BUNGE, JASON SMATHERS - Friday, June 25, 2010
ELKHORN --
A special prosecutor will handle the case of a former town of Geneva police sergeant accused of mishandling evidence.
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Car hits boy, 6, in Edgerton
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
EDGERTON --
A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries Thursday morning after he was struck by a car while riding his bike on the city’s north side, officials said.
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Suspect sought in bank robbery
By KAYLA BUNGE - Friday, June 25, 2010
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP --
Police are searching for a man who robbed a Pell Lake bank and locked employees in the vault Thursday morning.
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Janesville Legion sweeps to run streak to six
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
After playing eight games in the past five days and facing a doubleheader against Waterford on Thursday night, Janesville American Legion coach Bob Schenck got out his recipe book.
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Arbitration hearing held on Milton dispute
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, June 25, 2010
MILTON --
Insurance coverage at heart of disagreement between district, union
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Janesville board expels student
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board on Tuesday expelled a high school student who was accused of repeated failure to follow school rules.
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Teenager injured at Fontana Beach
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
FONTANA --
An 18-year-old man was flown to University Hospital, Madison, with severe injuries after an accident at Fontana Beach, according to police.
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Chain saw art festival is creating a buzz
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, June 25, 2010
COOKSVILLE --
It didn’t take locals in pint-sized Cooksville long to learn one of their newest neighbors is an artist.
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Public record for June 25, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
Coming Sunday from CSI Media: Tornado's aftermath, home sales up, Beloit Legion baseball
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
Here's what's coming Sunday in Walworth County Sunday, The Janesville Messenger and the Stateline News.
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Teenage friend of East Troy family killed in parking ramp concrete collapse
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
An East Troy family bringing their son and his friend to Summerfest Thursday were struck by falling concrete in a downtown Milwaukee parking garage, killing the son's friend.
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More evidence of Gulf oil spill washes ashore
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Friday, June 25, 2010
NEW ORLEANS --
More dirty evidence of the massive oil spill washed ashore along the Gulf Coast for residents who don't need any more reminders of their frustration over failed efforts to stop the crude gushing from a blown-out undersea well.
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'Cardiac kids' proving to be big winners back home
By NANCY ARMOUR - Friday, June 25, 2010
SANDHURST, SOUTH AFRICA --
All these late-game heroics are doing a number on U.S. fans — not to mention a few of the players.
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Army major working on safety degree during second tour in Iraq
By ERIC STEURER - Friday, June 25, 2010
EVANSVILLE --
Not much about Maj. Brad Miller’s life can really be considered safe while he serves a second tour of duty in Iraq with the Army Reserve.
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Watch: More details in parking garage death expected at 11 a.m. news conference
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 25, 2010
Milwaukee County authorities are expected to release more information at 11 a.m. today about a parking-structure accident in which a 30-foot concrete slab fell one story, killing one person and injuring two others.
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Death notices: Kreinz, Rue
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
Walworth County death notices for June 25, 2010:
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The McChrystal saga: Just call it epic stupidity
By RICK HOROWITZ - Friday, June 25, 2010
Stanley McChrystal, as hot as a pistol, as tough as old leather—as dumb as a post.
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MedFlight transports injured swimmer from Fontana Beach
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
FONTANA --
An 18-year-old man was flown to University Hospital, Madison, Thursday with severe neck injuries after an accident at Fontana Beach, according to police.
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Sheriff warns of heavy traffic near Alpine Valley Saturday
By KAYLA BUNGE - Friday, June 25, 2010
Motorists traveling to or through Walworth County should expect delays and heavy traffic near Alpine Valley on Saturday, according to a news release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.
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Garden walk blossoms Saturday in Beloit
By BRITTNAY WITTNEBEL - Friday, June 25, 2010
BELOIT --
The annual Garden Walk Tour is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. First Congregational Church of Beloit sponsors the tour, which highlights the wide variety of gardens in Beloit.
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Death notices for June 25, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 25, 2010
Whitewater Relay for Life walkers on the track Friday through Saturday
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Friday, June 25, 2010
Walkers will be on the track at Whitewater High School Friday and Saturday for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Whitewater.
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Dems settle for Medicare fix as jobs bill falters
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Friday, June 25, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Congressional Democrats are looking for ways to salvage their election-year jobs agenda after the Senate failed to pass a long-sought extension of unemployment payments.
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Finally, a winner at Wimbledon
By MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE - Friday, June 25, 2010
LONDON --
John Isner won the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon on Thursday, which reduced Rafael Nadal’s five-set win to a footnote and even dwarfed Andy Murray’s success in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
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No. 1 Wall first of five Kentucky first-round picks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 25, 2010
NEW YORK --
John Wall is heading to Washington, and a record number of Kentucky teammates are following him to the NBA.
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Bucks select VCU’s Sanders at No. 15
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 25, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
The Milwaukee Bucks figured out how to get to the postseason. After a first-round exit, coach Scott Skiles and general manager John Hammond saw what they’ll need to advance.
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The Afghan conundrum
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, June 25, 2010
WASHINGTON --
It is not just indecision in Kabul. It's indecision in Washington. When the president of the United States announces the Afghan surge and, in the very next sentence, announces the date on which a U.S. withdrawal will begin, the Afghans take note. Wednesday's address by President Obama did nothing to dispel this impression.
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