News Archive for January 4, 2011
Warhawks overcome early shooting woes
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
LOS ANGELES --
UW-Whitewater overcame poor shooting in the first half to defeat Occidental College, 63-60, in nonconference men’s basketball here Monday for its fifth consecutive win.
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Mercy seeking to expand Edgerton medical center
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
EDGERTON --
Mercy Health System will ask the Edgerton Zoning Board of Appeals at a public hearing Wednesday to OK several zoning variances in a plan that would more than double the Mercy Edgerton Medical Center.
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Langley propels Clinton victory, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Clinton High School won a shootout over visiting South Beloit, 79-60, in nonconference boys basketball Monday night.
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Boys & Girls Club hoping to fill gap
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
DELAVAN --
At first, Ashley Contreras was shocked when people asked her, "What's a Boys & Girls Club?"
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Bike trail veers off planned course
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Oops. The city of Janesville proposes to pay $5,000 after discovering a segment of its bike trail veered onto private property when it was built about 10 years ago.
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Nighthawks seek football coaches
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Nighthawks semi-professional football team is looking to expand its coaching staff for the 2011 season.
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Cesarz’s late free throw lifts Comets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
DELAVAN --
University of Nevada Las Vegas recruit Alana Cesarz made one of two free throws in the final seconds to lift Delavan-Darien High School to a 45-44 victory over visiting Stoughton in nonconference girls basketball Monday.
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Dependability and dedication: Longtime school crossing guard to be missed
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
JANESVILLE --
When Janesville police officer David Burke needed a school crossing guard near Lincoln Elementary School in 1976, he approached Jeanette L. "Ned" Cookson.
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Two local schools up for national recognition
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
MADISON --
Schools in Janesville and Beloit are among eight statewide nominated for the national Blue Ribbon Schools program.
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Elks hoop shoot set in Delavan
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
DELAVAN --
The annual Walworth-Lakeland Elks Lodge #2201 Hoop Shoot is this Saturday at Our Redeemer Church with School, 416 W. Geneva, Delavan.
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Changing careers helped Blackhawk Tech grads compete for jobs
By BRIAN GRAY/THE MONROE TIMES - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
MONROE --
Starting a new career is never easy, but in these economic times it's become a necessary and often difficult life change for many.
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Traffic-stop data law affects different-sized police departments differently
By KEVIN HOFFMAN, TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Law enforcement officials in Rock and Walworth counties said larger agencies aren't impacted under new requirements to collect traffic-stop data to see whether racial profiling is a problem.
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Public record for Jan. 4, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Online voters boost funding chances for memorial baseball field
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
WHITEWATER --
A baseball field planned as a memorial for a Whitewater 6-year-old killed in a September car crash could get a boost from voters in an online promotion.
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Downtown Development Alliance begins planning for 2011
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Meeting will look for input on goals
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Elkhorn Public Safety Committee meets at 5 p.m. to discuss volunteer, billing issues
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
ELKHORN --
The city of Elkhorn Public Safety Committee meets at 5 p.m. today to talk about the shortage of volunteers for the Emergency Medical Services Division of the Elkhorn Fire Department.
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Abuse claims force Milwaukee Archdiocese into bankruptcy
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee has directed its attorneys to file for bankruptcy protection, saying pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it with debts it can't pay. Archbishop Jerome Listecki said Tuesday the archdiocese was undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization so that it would be able to continue its mission as a church while compensating victims of sexual abuse.
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Schmaling sworn in as new Racine County sheriff
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
RACINE --
Christopher Schmaling, a 16-year-veteran of the Racine County sheriff's office was sworn in Monday as the new sheriff, vowing to put safety first.
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A presidential rebound?
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
If Barack Obama has made it back to the magic 50 percent mark—as he did in the Gallup poll just this week—there’s a perfectly good reason for it, right? Or even two perfectly good reasons for it.
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Village board agenda: Mukwonago Police Chief expected to announce retirement
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
At it's meeting tonight, the Mukwonago Village Board is expected to discuss financing for the library expansion project, hear about the recent underage cigarette sting and accept a letter of retirement from Police Chief Fred Winckowky.
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Developer seeks tax credits to purchase, rehab Beloit apartments
By STEVE BENTON - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
BELOIT --
The Beloit city council backs a developer in a bid to obtain tax credits for a rehab project
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Death notices: Fisher, Vahovius
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Walworth County death notices for Jan. 7, 2011.
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High gas prices force cab fee surcharge in Chicago
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
CHICAGO --
Are you heading to Chicago this week? If you're planning on taking a cab, put a few extra quarters in your pocket. A $1 surcharge kicks in today because of increased gasoline prices.
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Lake Geneva cartoonist's app dials up humor on your smart phone
By NEWS RELEASE - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
Starting this week, readers of three national newspaper comic strips created by Joe Martin -- Mr. Boffo, Willy ‘n Ethel and Cats with Hands -- will be able to view an animated version of that day's strip on their smart phones merely by holding their phones over a tag embedded into the newspaper strip.
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Lakefront home sales up on Delavan and Geneva lakes
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
DELAVAN LAKE --
Home sales on Delavan Lake saw a slight increase in 2010, with 12 lakefront sales compared to 11 in 2009.
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Death notices for Jan. 4, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Davis wins 1,000; Fredricks tops 500
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
KEARNS, UT. --
Janesville’s Tucker Fredricks won the men’s 500 meters Monday in a time of 34.88 seconds. Joey Lindsey was second (35.11), and Davis third (35.29).
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Buckeyes aim to end Big Ten skid
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
NEW ORLEANS --
The Big Ten is still stinging from an embarrassing performance on the first day of 2011, when its teams put up an oh-fer in five bowl games.
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Eagles' QB eager to face Packers again
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
PHILADELPHIA --
Vick and the NFC East-champion Eagles (10-6) will host the Packers (10-6) in a wild-card playoff game Sunday. It’s a rematch of Green Bay’s 27-20 win at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 1.
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Vikings name Frazier coach
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. --
Stressing a team-first mentality, Leslie Frazier took over as Minnesota’s head coach and vowed a thorough examination of the roster, the staff and the scheme on both sides of the ball to get the Vikings back in the playoffs.
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Final farewell for Favre?
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS --
NFL gunslinger says he’s done
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Construction spending up for third straight month
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Builders began work on more homes and the government boosted its investment in federal construction projects in November, marking a third straight monthly increase in construction activity after a dismal summer.
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So far, so good for Walworth County road budgets
By TODD MISHLER, MARGARET PLEVAK, ERIC STEURER - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
Snow is a given in any Walworth Countty winter, but predicting how much will fall is almost anybody’s guess. So far this year, predictions have been right on target
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Luck leads Stanford in Orange Bowl
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
MIAMI --
Andrew Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns Monday night to lead fifth-ranked Stanford past No. 12 Virginia Tech, 40-12.
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Mangini out as Browns coach
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
BEREA, OHIO --
As Eric Mangini packed picture frames and two years of football into boxes, Browns president Mike Holmgren was already looking for his replacement.
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Iowa’s Robinson kicked off team
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011
DES MOINES, IOWA --
Running back Adam Robinson’s promising career at Iowa is over.
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