News Archive for April 25, 2012
County G expansion meeting set
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
State and local officials are planning a multimillion-dollar improvement project to County G between Janesville and Beloit that would create a detour option during the Interstate 90/39 expansion.
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CASA program seeking more money, volunteers
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
There are 29 Rock County children waiting to be matched with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Rock County volunteers.
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East Troy travel center fighting roundabout
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
EAST TROY --
Linda Kaplan has fought off climbing fuel prices, increasing business costs and a national recession. Now she's battling the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
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Janesville Parker's Steinke sets record
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Janesville Parker track and field teams enjoyed the beautiful weather at Madison Memorial on Tuesday, but no one enjoyed it more than Trever Steinke.
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Delavan-Darien Superintendent offered buyout
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
DELAVAN --
Some members of the Delavan-Darien School Board want to get rid of Superintendent Wendy Overturf—so much so that in a recent meeting two board members asked her to consider a buyout of her contract, which isn't set to expire for another two years.
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Sodemann re-elected as school board president
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board re-elected Bill Sodemann as its president at a meeting Tuesday night. The vote was unanimous. No one else was nominated. This will be Sodemann's third year as president.
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Three Craig High School students arrested in drug dog search
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Police arrested three students after a drug-dog search of the Craig High School student parking lot Tuesday morning, the school district reported.
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Verona defeats Janesville lacrosse
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
VERONA --
A lack of offense doomed the Janesville Lacrosse Club in Tuesday’s 13-1 loss at Verona.
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Two cited in truck versus house crash on Sunday
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A man and woman were cited for driving the same pickup truck while intoxicated Sunday night in Janesville.
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Lane location questioned for I-90/39 expansion
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
EDGERTON --
Will a third lane of traffic on Interstate 90/39 be built inside or outside the existing roadway? That was a key question Tuesday at a state Department of Transportation presentation on a project that will expand I-90/39 from two lanes in each direction to three.
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Rock County Humane Society sees fewer animals in 2011
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The number of animals coming into the Rock County Humane Society declined slightly in 2011, a humane society official says.
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Public record for April 25, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Janesville Craig finds path to late victory
By JOHN BARRY - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Brandon Hughes singled with one out in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Cougars to a thrilling 4-3 Big Eight Conference win over crosstown rival Janesville Parker at Riverside Park.
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Arrest of Beloit horse breeder ripples through industry
By STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
With the arrest earlier this month of one of the area's biggest show hores breeders, owners of horses that were bred at the stables are worried they won't be able to properly process their paperwork.
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Gubernatorial Democratic candidates forum in Whitewater
By STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
WHITEWATER --
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College Democrats will host a candidate forum April 25 at 7 p.m. in Timmerman Auditorium in Hyland Hall on the UW-Whitewater campus, 800 W. Main St., Whitewater.
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Deadline for ACRE, DCP programs near for Walworth County farmers
By STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ELKHORN --
The Walworth County Farm Service Agency is reminding producers that enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program will end June 1.
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Get $5 Walworth County Fair tickets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The $5 daily adult admission ticket sale to the 163rd Walworth County Fair starts May 1, but only 5,000 tickets will be sold.
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McHenry County fire that killed 18 horses ruled accidental
By STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
MCHENRY COUNTY, ILL. --
A fire at Black Tie Stable in McHenry County that killed 18 horses on April 11 has been ruled accidental, but the cause has not been determined, according to a story in the Morris Daily Herald.
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State historical society’s auction in Eagle offers classic to kitsch
By STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
EAGLE --
A brass bed, a butter churn, furniture, Staffordshire figurines, depression glass dishes, a Ho-Chunk Native American basket, and souvenirs from the 1893 World’s Fair are only a few of the items that will be bid on at the 30th Star Benefit Antiques Auction on April 29 at 10 a.m.—with a viewing at 9 a.m.—at Old World Wisconsin, W372 S9727 Wisconsin Highway 67 in Eagle.
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Boys tournament remains in Madison
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
STEVENS POINT --
Girls move to Green Bay for at least two years
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Packers’ radar appears centered on pass rushers
By MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
GREEN BAY --
It would seem cut and dried that the Green Bay Packers will be drafting for defense at the end of the week.
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Once Obama's, younger voters in play this election
By PHILIP ELLIOTT - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Once thought to be solidly behind President Barack Obama, younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture, high gas prices and student loan debt are being aggressively wooed.
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Three Walworth County police departments accepting unused prescription drugs
By STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
The Darien, Elkhorn and Williams Bay police departments will participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration program that helps safely dispose of unused prescription drugs, on Sat., April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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East Troy leads the way on all-county basketball teams
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
EAST TROY --
If you're looking for high school basketball talent in Walworth County, East Troy isn't a bad place to start.
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Death notices for April 25, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Weeks leads Brewers over Astros, 9-6
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Rickie Weeks capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run homer — one of four Brewers' homers in the game — as Milwaukee beat Houston 9-6.
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As one door closes, another opens
By REP. JANIS RINGHAND - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
After redistricting, I look forward to starting a new chapter in the 45th District, where I will be seeking election this fall. I also look forward to getting to know the people of Orfordville, Beloit and the many townships in between.
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It’s time for our region to live up to its potential
By MARK CULLEN & GARY WOLTER - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Why haven’t we been able to leverage our enviable quality of life, highly educated workforce and world-class research into a more flourishing, competitive economy?
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Is Obama clueless about North Carolina?
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Obama's trip to North Carolina is aimed at capturing the youth vote but just might find a heap of trouble.
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