News Archive for October 1, 2010
Janesville City Council vote ‘stunned’ mine owner
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Expected chance to tell his side
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Tuesdays change for Janesville schools
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Janesville middle and high schools will start classes 20 minutes later than usual every Tuesday starting next week, but parents and students don’t need to change their schedules, district officials said.
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Independent candidates in 32nd race show spirit
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Professor: 2010 election could favor nonpartisans
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Five arrested in car break-ins
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
ELKHORN --
A Beloit man ended his birthday celebration Wednesday with a bite from a police dog.
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Janesville Parker, Craig soccer shut out
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Janesville Parker High School’s boys soccer team was overmatched Thursday night at home against state-ranked Middleton.
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Janesville Craig volleyball sweeps East
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Janesville Craig’s balanced attack led to a lopsided Big Eight Conference volleyball victory at Madison East on Thursday.
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Sidewalk chalk event slated for Oct. 15-16
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Sidewalk artists of America, gather your sticks.
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Platteville scores first, but Whitewater responds
By ERIN MURPHY - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
PLATTEVILLE --
About the only thing as rare as a Thursday night Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game is UW-Whitewater acing adversity.
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Whitewater man eludes police twice before capture
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
WHITEWATER --
A 26-year-old Whitewater man twice outran pursuing law enforcement vehicles, exceeding 150 mph on a rural highway in Richmond Township and reaching 100 mph on Whitewater streets.
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UW-Rock County Rattlers win season finale
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
The UW-Rock County men’s soccer team wrapped up the regular season in impressive fashion Thursday afternoon.
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Large lizard still on the loose
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Officials: Pets, public are not in danger
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ECHO seeks Thanksgiving donations, volunteers
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Those who prefer to haul, pack or distribute Thanksgiving baskets to families in need can also pitch in to help Saturday, Nov. 20.
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Red Hawks edge Cougars in girls tennis
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Milton High’s girls tennis team swept all four singles matches to earn a 4-3 nonconference win over Janesville Craig on Thursday.
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Badgers in search of turnovers
By BENJAMIN WORGULL - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
MADISON --
The proof is in the pudding when it comes to the steps the University of Wisconsin’s football secondary has made over the final weeks of the nonconference season.
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Elkhorn companies giving new life to old shingles
By ANN MARIE AMES - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP --
Rooftop Recycling and B.R. Amon & Sons aggregate and paving company this year will divert 15,000 tons of shingles from landfills and work them into hot-mix asphalt.
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Public record for Oct. 1, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Former president makes second stop in Rock County
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Almost six years to the day after his first visit, George W. Bush touched down again in Rock County on Thursday.
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Coming Sunday from CSI Media: Facebook crimefighters, flu vaccine, manufacturing incubator and more
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Here's what's coming Sunday in Walworth County Sunday, The Janesville Messenger and the Stateline News.
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Plane veers off resort runway to avoid deer
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
A private plane veered off the runway this morning at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva to avoid hitting a deer. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The single-strip asphalt runway services mostly resort guests,
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Sharon artist hosts annual open house
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Painter Martha Hayden will open her home and studio in Sharon for her annual art exhibition, Saturday and Sunday, (Oct. 2-3). The exhibition will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at her historic home, located at 143 Prairie St., Sharon.
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Mellencamp, Young and Matthews headline Farm Aid
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews will perform at Miller Park Saturday for "Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America." Other performers include Kenny Chesney, Jason Mraz, Norah Jones, the BoDeans and Amos Lee.
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Fare increase affects ridership on J.T.S.
By STEVE BENTON - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Transit System officials expected a drop in ridership when they increased fares January 1st, and they were right
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New sex ed funding ends decade of abstinence-only
By KELLI KENNEDY - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
MIAMI --
For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government is funding sex education programs that aren't based solely on abstinence. But they're not just about handing out condoms, either.
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East Troy student is beef expo winner
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
EAST TROY --
Jack Henderson of East Troy was the overall sweepstakes winner at the 2010 World Beef Expo last week at Wisconsin State Fair park.
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Death notices: Schulz
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Oct. 1, 2010.
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Man on scooter struck and killed while crossing Kenosha street
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
KENOSHA --
A Kenosha man riding a motorized scooter was killed Wednesday while trying to cross a downtown Kenosha street.
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Obama's right-hand-man expected to announce bid for Chicago mayor
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Rahm Emanuel will resign as White House chief of staff today and will begin his campaign for Chicago mayor by meeting with voters in the city on Monday, two sources familiar with Emanuel's plans said.
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Restored camp both rustic and accommodating
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
When John and Sue Dewan bought their rural hideaway 10 years ago, they couldn't keep it too themselves. “This was just too beautiful a place to keep for ourselves,”
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Death notices for Oct. 1, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
White House chief of staff: Emanuel out, Rouse in
By BEN FELLER - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
WASHINGTON --
President Barack Obama is making official what has been clear for days: Rahm Emanuel, the relentless enforcer of his agenda as White House chief of staff, is resigning. The job Emanuel wants now is mayor of Chicago, where his next fierce political fight awaits.
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Several Brewers add to resumes in victory over Mets
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
NEW YORK --
Casey McGehee, Corey Hart and Ryan Braun celebrated a trio of milestones in the ninth inning with a bunch of fist pumping and clapping on the basepaths.
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Running on empty: Packers need boost
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
GREEN BAY --
In two games since replacing the injured Ryan Grant as Green Bay’s top running back, Brandon Jackson has 18 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown.
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Passenger rail offers Wisconsin many advantages
By JOHN PARKYN - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Current political attacks in the Republican primary are disturbing, and I must address them in a “Wisconsin bipartisan” way.
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If Obama is not into the war, why did he send in troops?
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
WASHINGTON --
What kind of commander in chief sends tens of thousands of troops into battle, declaring in advance the beginning date of their withdrawal? One who doesn’t have his heart in it. One who doesn’t really want to win but is making some kind of political gesture.
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