News Archive for April 13, 2012
McCann, Uggla lead Braves past Brewers 10-8
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, April 13, 2012
CHICAGO --
Brian McCann equaled a career high with four hits, including a homer and four RBIs, and Dan Uggla's broken-bat single in the eighth inning gave the Braves a wild 10-8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Atlanta's home opener Friday night.
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Residents decry Janesville highway project
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE TOWNSHIP --
State transportation officials figured about 45 landowners would turn out for an informational meeting Thursday at Janesville Town Hall on the prospect of a Highway 14 connection to the Highway 11 bypass.
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Interstate expansion kicks off
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
As a state representative, Mark Gottlieb was on the powerful yet rarely convened state panel that two years ago approved the expansion of Interstate 90/39 in Rock and Dane counties.
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Janesville School District aims to entice nearby students
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School District is taking advantage of extended open-enrollment deadlines to persuade more parents in surrounding districts to send their children to school here.
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Agrace delaying plan for new service center
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Groundbreaking for a new Agrace HospiceCare service center has been delayed for six months until the organization can raise $3 million, half the needed total.
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Clinic opening at Edgerton hospital campus
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, April 13, 2012
EDGERTON --
When Dean Clinic-Edgerton opens next week on the campus of Edgerton Hospital, it will give patients a one-stop option for healthcare, Dean officials say.
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Beloit company plans big expansion
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, April 13, 2012
BELOIT --
State Collection Service, a provider of accounts receivable solutions, said Wednesday it would nearly triple the size of its Beloit operation and add 100 employees.
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Frey, Blomgren power Janesville Craig, Parker loses
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig’s baseball team rode the right arm of Colin Frey and the bat of Nick Blomgren to victory Thursday night.
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Landfill fire damage being evaluated
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Three of 10 gas wellheads melted during Monday's fire at the Janesville landfill, but the facility's gas collection system continues to function, said Peter Riggs, assistant operations director for the city.
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Defense keys Janesville Craig in victory, Parker falls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The defense set the tone for Janesville Craig’s softball team Thursday afternoon.
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Balloon crash knocks out power on Janesville's west side
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A hot-air balloon crashed on power lines around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, causing a short power outage for part of Janesville's west side.
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Clinton builds early lead in win over Beloit Snappers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
CLINTON, IOWA --
Clinton scored five times in the first three innings en route to a 5-2 victory over Beloit in Midwest League action Thursday night.
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Three arrested after gun, drugs found on east side
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Two Janesville men and a teen were arrested Wednesday after reports of arguing and an armed subject in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the city's east side.
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Janesville Cougars, Vikings soccer teams fall
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig’s girls soccer team hung tough with Madison West on Thursday night, but the physical Regents prevailed with a late three-goal burst.
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Sexual materials lead to expulsion
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board on Tuesday expelled a middle school student who was accused of possessing "sexually explicit materials."
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AirFest set for Memorial Day weekend
By GINA DUWE - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
AirFest will return to a May weekend this year with lower ticket prices the option of camping onsite for the first time.
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Alvarez gives keynote for Forward Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, April 13, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Barry Alvarez can relate to Rock County's recent turmoil. He faced similar turbulence in 1990 when he agreed to be the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team.
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Nass seeking re-election
By STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) will seek re-election to the 33rd District of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Highway 12 closing will affect courthouse traffic
By NEWS RELEASE - Friday, April 13, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
The Walworth County Sheriff's Office reminds drivers beginning Mon., April 16, U.S. Highway 12 will be closed to traffic beginning at the intersection of Highway 12/67 and County Highway A. The road closure will affect travel times into and out of Elkhorn and the Walworth County Courthouse located on County Highway NN.
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Operation Click awards car to Whitewater student
By STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
DELAVAN --
For Whitewater High School student Alyssa Skindingsrude, safe driving has its rewards, and one of them came to her Wednesday in the form of a 2007 Ford Focus.
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UW-Extension selling rain barrels
By STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
DELAVAN --
The University of Wisconsin-Extension in Walworth County is selling rain barrels for $60 each. Orders must be received by April 18. Call (262) 741-4951 for more information.
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Walker wants to stop Highway 12 bypass
By STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
KOSHKONONG TOWNSHIP --
Gov. Scott Walker said he will ask the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to further review the proposed U.S. Highway 12 bypass of Fort Atkinson, according to a story in the Daily Jefferson County Union.
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Saints name Vitt interim head coach
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, April 13, 2012
NEW ORLEANS --
The New Orleans Saints have named Joe Vitt as interim coach, despite the top assistant’s six-game suspension for his role in the club’s bounty system.
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Freshman Uthoff leaving Badgers
By JEFF POTRYKUS, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Friday, April 13, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin freshman Jarrod Uthoff is leaving the Wisconsin men’s basketball program.
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Greinke addresses contract talks
By TODD ROSIAK, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Friday, April 13, 2012
CHICAGO --
Greinke was asked if he was discouraged by the fact the two sides are no longer talking.
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Crazy Quilters holds 25th annual quilt show in Mukwonago
By STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
MUKWONAGO --
Twenty-seven years ago, eight quilters got together and formed the Crazy Quilters’ Quilt Guild of Mukwonago. The guild held its first quilt show in April 1988. Twenty-five years later, the annual Crazy Quilters’ Quilt Show remains an anticipated event for quilters in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
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Death notices for April 13, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, April 13, 2012
Study: More female drivers mistakenly hit gas pedal
By JOAN LOWY - Friday, April 13, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Drivers under 20 were the most likely age group after elderly drivers to be involved in gas pedal accidents reported by the media.
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Karras joins players suing NFL over head injuries
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, April 13, 2012
Karras and 69 other ex-players named in Thursday’s suit are among more than 1,000 former NFL players suing the league.
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Angle pulls out of Olympic Trials
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, April 13, 2012
Kurt Angle has survived steel chairs, low blows and dastardly double-crosses in the choreographed world of pro wrestling.
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Obama must come clean on price of his ‘fairness’
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, April 13, 2012
WASHINGTON --
As an approach to our mountain of debt, the Buffett Rule is a farce. And yet President Obama repeated the ridiculous claim again this week. "It will help us close our deficits." Does he really think we're that stupid?
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Lessons from London
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, April 13, 2012
LONDON --
The pasty is a hot, meat-filled pie, which British Prime Minister David Cameron proposes to tax. Class warfare has ensued.
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