News Archive for May 25, 2010
Private schools in WIAA: What you think?
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Here's a chance to express your opinion
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Janesville school board approves budget scenarios
By BETH WHEELOCK - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The scenarios create different versions of the budget based on teacher contracts.
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Possible funnel cloud reported near Sharon, more thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
SHARON --
The National Weather Service office in Sullivan reported a funnel cloud near Sharon, as well as several between Janesville and Milton.
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Property owners' IDs to go online
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The Janesville City Council on Monday voted to allow names of property owners to be listed on the city's online property database.
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Heat wave expected to be short-lived
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Yes, it is early to be turning on your air conditioner. The good news is the unseasonable heat wave will be short, and a pleasant holiday weekend is expected.
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Rock County bond rating is reaffirmed
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Two of the most recognized bond rating firms in the country put their stamp of approval on a $5.8 million borrowing plan for Rock County.
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Calvin Janisch recalled as having it all
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Janesville's Calvin Janisch was remembered by family and friends after he died in a two-car crash Saturday.
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Koepp to pay for funerals
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
JANESVILLE --
At his expected wage of 30 cents an hour, triple homicide convict James Koepp will have to work full time in prison for nearly 10 years to pay back funeral costs for his victims.
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Craig girls cruise to track title
By JOHN BARRY - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Janesville Craig girls track won the Parker Regional title Monday with 141 points.
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Parker, Craig tennis fare well despite hot weather
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Janesville Craig and Parker boys tennis teams will send a combined seven representatives to the WIAA sectional Wednesday at Lake Geneva Badger.
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Lake Geneva council delays action on audit plea
By KAYLA BUNGE - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
The Lake Geneva City Council on Monday delayed its decision on a call from more than 400 residents for an independent and comprehensive audit of city finances.
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Roth helps Clinton wrap up Rock South
By CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BELOIT --
Clinton High won the Rock Valley South baseball title Monday, beating Beloit Turner 4-3.
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Whippet boys earn regional track title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Whitewater High took its first step Monday night toward its goal of winning the WIAA Division 2 boys state track and field title.
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Williams Bay School District plans to pay off Dressler
By KAYLA BUNGE - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
WILLIAMS BAY --
The Williams Bay School District is paying $17,500 to a school psychologist who plans to resign at the end of the school year.
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Whitewater's Home Lumber marks 125 years with state honor
By KAYLA BUNGE - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater's Home Lumber recently was named a Wisconsin Family Business of the Year in the small-company category for businesses with fewer than 50 employees.
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Parades and patriotism: Area full of Memorial Day weekend events
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Many southern Wisconsin communities have planned events for Memorial Day weekend.
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Public record for May 25, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Would-be Chicago firefighters ponder court ruling
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Would-be Chicago firefighters ponder court ruling
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New credit card scam discovered
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
ROCK COUNTY --
Three suspects are facing charges in a credit card scam in which credit card machines are disabled and are unable to determine valid credit cards from fakes
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Beloit's municipal pool opens early
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BELOIT --
Beloiters will get a chance to use the Krueger muncipal pool Memorial Day weekend
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Teacher charged for urging student to keep quiet about alleged assault
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
KENOSHA --
A Kenosha middle school teacher who police say urged a student to keep quiet about an alleged sexual assault has been charged with two misdemeanors.
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Beloit honored for water quality efforts
By TODD MISHLER - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BELOIT --
The city of Beloit has been selected as a charter member of a new state program recognizing the water-protection efforts of counties and municipalities.
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"Disperse!" They say. "Disperse!"
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Faced with a growing environmental disaster and a sharply negative turn in public attitudes, the Obama administration is considering a range of significant new actions to deal with the oil-spill crisis along the Gulf Coast.
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Longtime Milton choir director calling it a career
By LYNN VOLLBRECHT - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
MILTON --
After 32 years with Milton schools, choir director Bill Schrank is about to take his final bow.
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Tinfoil bandits arrested in credit card scheme
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Three men were arrested Monday after a convenience store's satellite signal was blocked with tinfoil to prevent credit card purchases.
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Snappers drop fourth in a row
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BELOIT --
A four-run ninth inning couldn’t keep the Beloit Snappers from suffering their fourth straight loss in Midwest League baseball.
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Death notices: Galigiuri, Pauik
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Walworth County death notices for May 25, 2010.
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Michigan punishes itself for breaking NCAA rules
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The University of Michigan on Tuesday admitted to a series of violations in its storied football program.
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BP tells feds key areas probed as Gulf spill cause
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
COVINGTON, LA. --
Oil giant BP is focused on two key areas around the blown wellhead as it probes the cause of the unchecked Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Death notices for May 25, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Most highway construction on hold for holiday
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Most highway repair projects across Wisconsin will be on hold over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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Funeral Friday in Chicago for UW-W grad killed in the line of duty
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater grad who was shot and killed in Chicago last week will be laid to rest Friday with full honors.
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Obamas to spend Memorial Day at home in Chicago
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
President Barack Obama and his family are heading home to Chicago for the Memorial Day weekend, aides said Monday.
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Idyllic Geneva Lake footage from the 1930s shared online via YouTube
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Idyllic scenes of Geneva Lake from the 1930s have been preserved on YouTube thanks to a Chicago native who spent his summers in Williams Bay.
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