News Archive for October 27, 2010
Price goes up for trash
By MARCIA NELESEN - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
An annual $40 fee for garbage pickup received no comment from Janesville City Council members during Tuesday's budget study session, making it a certainty that the fee will become a reality in 2011.
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Wind raises the roof at Parker
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The winds will mean a five-day weekend for students at Janesville's Parker High School.
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Fowlkes, Comets drop Blue Devils
By JOHN BARRY - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
DELAVAN --
Justin Fowlkes terrorized Southern Lakes Conference football opponents this season in leading Delavan-Darien High School to an undisputed title.
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School board finally finalizes budget
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board finalized this year's budget on Tuesday, dipping into its financial reserves to fill the final budget gap.
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Defending champ Big Foot wins in a breeze
By TIM WESTER - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
WALWORTH --
Perhaps the most comfortable place to stand during Tuesday night's wicked wind was behind Big High School's offensive line.
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UW-Whitewater moves slowly to snuff smoking
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater senior Sarah Coons hasn't given up on the school becoming a tobacco-free campus.
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Middleton rolls in second half
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
On a down night for the Big Eight Conference, Middleton was the sole shining star.
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Janesville compost site, landfill hours to change Nov. 1
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The city's Compost Facility and Demolition Landfill hours will change beginning Monday, Nov. 1.
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Hammon, Kovars propel Red Hawks
By CRAIG HENQUINET - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
MILTON --
The Milton High Red Hawks ran past Westosha Central, 52-14, in the first round of the WIAA Division 2 football playoffs.
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Referendum asks voters to approve refinancing
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
WHITEWATER --
A referendum on the Nov. 2 ballot could save the Whitewater School District more than half a million dollars and allow much-needed funds to be spent elsewhere within the school system, district officials said.
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Jefferson falls in triple overtime
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Matt Fargo ran for a 2-point conversion to give Mount Horeb/Barneveld a 34-32 Level 1 Division 3 playoff victory over Jefferson in triple overtime at Jefferson.
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Dogs come up empty in drug search at Franklin
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville police dog sniffed all the lockers at Franklin Middle School on Tuesday. No drugs were found.
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Brodhead/Juda cruises
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Brodhead/Juda beat Prairie du Chien 42-13 in a WIAA Division 4 football playoff opener Tuesday night.
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Lake Geneva burglar gets nine months probation
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
A Genoa City man was placed on nine months of probation for his part in burglarizing homes, damaging property and stealing from parked cars in Lake Geneva last summer.
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Chicago cash fills sheriff's war chest
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
ELKHORN --
With the mid-term elections less than a week away, Walworth County Sheriff David Graves reported his campaign raised $14,825 during the past two months.
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Public record for Oct. 27, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Janesville electrical company closes shop
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
JANESVILLE --
McGrath Electrical shut its doors this week, according to officials at the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board.
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Badger football stops Parker
By MIKE JOHNSON - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
Lake Geneva Badger's first appearance in the WIAA Division 1 football playoffs will last at least through the second round.
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Gusts wreak havoc in region
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Wind gusts reached 37 mph at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport on Tuesday, part of the Parker High School roof came loose and a massive section of the oak tree in Nancy and Dick Hasse's yard came down on top of their Janesville house.
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Board offers tips for voters on election day
By NEWS RELEASE - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
The Government Accountability Board reminds voters to be prepared for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
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Students frustrated by lack of information on NIU homicide
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
DEKALB, Ill., (AP) -- Human remains found in a park where authorities were looking for a missing Northern Illinois University student were burned beyond recognition, and the case is now being handled as a homicide investigation, police said.
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Court hearing scheduled today for man accused in Teichow killing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
A preliminary hearing was set for this morning for a 65-year-old man accused of killing a woman and robbing her of quarters she planned to give to the needy.
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Former book seller part of Temperance House legacy
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Edward Chesko, 88, who recently donated the historic Israel Stowell Temperance House to the Delavan Historical Society, died Oct. 23 at Willowfield Nursing Home, Delavan.
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Janesville City Council food drive called a success
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Idea came from council planning process
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Parker High School closed due to roof concerns
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
School officials were worried debris might fly off the roof
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Janesville Elementary students learn about the dangers of drugs
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Red Ribbon Week is intended to make students aware of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse
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Death notices: Krug, White, Wichelt
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Oct. 27, 2010:
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World Series questions, answers
By MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
No question will be bigger in the World Series than this one: Can the best pitching staff stop the best lineup?
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Packers' rookie class impresses
By BRIAN CARRIVEAU - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Based upon early returns, Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson really hit the jackpot with this year's rookie class.
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Bucks make smart additions
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Too many shooters, not enough basketballs. It's one of your basic NBA cliches, but that doesn't mean it isn't occasionally true.
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Military, gov't increase investment in algae fuels
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. --
The U.S. military hopes to run 50 percent of its fleet on a mixture of renewable fuels and nuclear power by 2020.
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Death notices for Oct. 27, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Student continues push for smoke-free UWW campus
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
WHITEWATER --
Despite a negative vote earlier this month by Whitewater Student Government, senior Sarah Coons said she’d attempt to organize a research committee by year’s end to draft a policy detailing how UW-Whitewater could transition to a tobacco-free institution.
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Letters to the editor, CSI Media: Nov. 2 election
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Letters to the editor of Walworth County Sunday, The Janesville Messenger and The Stateline News.
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Hunting buddies bag plenty of humor
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
“Deer Camp — The Musical” takes four good buddies from Elmwood, Ill. and puts them in a hunting shack up north, where the only things safe in the woods are the deer.
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High-tech lynching, redux
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
NEW YORK --
Clarence Thomas said during his confirmation hearings that he was the victim of a high-tech lynching. Let's hope he has enough spiritual reserve to survive this second round.
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