News Archive for November 16, 2010
Brodhead/Juda has Co-Lineman of Year
By DAVE WEDEWARD - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
Nick Jacobson has grown from a pup into a big dog on Brodhead/Juda’s state-bound co-op football team.
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Cards face unbeaten Storm
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
Kewaunee eyes elusive title against Brodhead/Juda
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MDA hosts Jail and Bail in Janesville
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
60 local leaders spend time in lock up
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Parkview facing tough cuts
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ORFORDVILLE --
The district would lose a "real gem" if it closed Newark Elementary School, more than a dozen parents and residents told the Parkview School Board on Monday.
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Lakeland seeks ban on sex offenders
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ELKHORN --
A proposal to exclude registered sex offenders from living at the county nursing home will be considered Wednesday by the nursing home board of trustees.
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Panoske decides on UW-Milwaukee
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
BRODHEAD --
Monday morning, the 6-foot-10 Panoske signed a national letter of intent with UW-Milwaukee, also a Division I school.
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Brodhead’s Collins signs with UWGB
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
BRODHEAD --
The smile on Tia Collins’ face Monday morning said it all.
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Paying the price to pawn products
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ELKHORN --
Walworth County is considering strengthening its regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand jewelry dealers, much to the dismay of a Delavan-based broker and dealer.
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Rock County unveils new business directory
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Rock County 5.0 has unveiled an interactive, online business directory that contains Rock County manufacturing, logistics and wholesale company information.
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UW-Rock County Rattlers women, men earn sweep
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
RICHLAND CENTER --
UW-Rock County rolled to a sweep over host UW-Richland in Wisconsin Collegiate Conference men’s and women’s basketball Monday.
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Woman remains hospitalized after crash
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
MUKWONAGO --
Carol H. Nelson, 71, Rockford, Ill., was listed in satisfactory condition Monday at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa from injuries suffered Friday when her vehicle rolled over while traveling south on Interstate 43.
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Electronic cigarettes growing in popularity but remain unregulated
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
As temperatures drop, John Lindaas expects sales of electronic cigarettes to rise.
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Public record for Nov. 16, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
Coach’s son has fond memories
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
EDGERTON --
Charlie Blackbourn’s dad, Lisle “Liz” Blackbourn, held one of the best jobs in the state.
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Deer hunters push back over earn-a-buck requirement
By ERIC STEURER - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Many hunters in most parts of southern Wisconsin — chronic wasting disease-management zones — are upset that the earn-a-buck requirement is in place.
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Community columnist: New rules require upper and lower case letters on signs
By DAVID BRETL - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ELKHORN --
The U.S. Department of Transportation has created two mandates that will change the way signs must look. First, they must meet improved reflectivity standards so they are more visible at night. Secondly, street signs must contain both capital and lowercase letters.
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Residential burglaries up in Beloit
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
BELOIT --
Beloit police say they're investigating over 30 home burglaries reported over the last six to seven weeks
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Crash kills 9-year-old on way to school
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
Town of Geneva police are investigating a fatal crash this morning on County Highway H.
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Agenda online: Public hearing on proposed 2011 Whitewater budget
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
WHITEWATER --
The Whitewater Common Council on Tuesday will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2011 budget. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16, 2010 at the Whitewater Municipal building.
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Agenda online: Delavan Town Board to discuss new squad cars
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
DELAVAN TOWNSHIP --
Delavan Town Board meeting, Nov. 16, 2010
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Former Warhawk athlete plans to race against childhood cancer
By RICK WEST - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
BELOIT --
Beloit physical-education teacher Bridget (Georgeff) Witt, a former award-winning basketball player at Beloit Catholic High School and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, began competing for the first time this spring and summer in marathon-style races called duathlons.
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Death notices: Belton, Vanderstappen
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Nov. 16, 2010:.
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Man accused of killing Lake Geneva woman found competent to stand trial
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
RACINE --
The man accused of killing Lake Geneva resident Sandra Teichow Oct. 14 was found competent to stand trial during a court hearing Monday in Racine.
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Favre, Minnesota facing lost season
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. --
Time is running out in Minnesota—on the Vikings’ season and, perhaps, Brett Favre’s career.
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Vick, Eagles crush ’Skins
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
LANDOVER, MD. --
Michael Vick, not Donovan McNabb, played like a $78 million quarterback, accounting for six touchdowns all by himself.
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County to consider excluding sex offenders from nursing home
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
ELKHORN --
The county’s nursing home board of directors will consider a policy excluding registered sex offenders from admittance to protect the safety of residents and rehabilitating patients, a county official says.
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Death notices for Nov. 16, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
Pilots among those dismayed at scanners, pat-downs
By MICHAEL TARM - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
CHICAGO --
Annoyance at security hassles has been on the rise among airline crews and passengers for years, but the widespread use of full-body image detectors this year and the simultaneous introduction of more intrusive pat-downs seems to have ramped up the frustration.
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Collections, traditions reflected in Elkhorn holiday home showcase
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
If you need a little Christmas right this very minute — or at least some ideas for arranging candles in the window and finding a spot for carols at the spinet — head for the Homes for the Holidays House Walk Saturday in Elkhorn.
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As election euphoria fades, reality of tasks ahead sets in
By TODD A. BERRY - Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010
The findings of an extensive Wisconsin opinion survey conducted early in the 2010 campaign should give this year’s victors pause. The poll suggests that Badger State citizens don’t view government through the same lens as partisan activists.
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