News Archive for August 24, 2012
Brewers' Fiers limits Pirates in 6-5 win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
PITTSBURGH --
Mike Fiers pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers held on to win their fourth consecutive game, 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Suspect in bank robbery shot during police chase near Mukwonago
By STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MUKWONAGO --
A bank robbery suspect was shot and wounded by Walworth County sheriff’s deputy in the midst of a police chase that wound between Waukesha and Walworth counties Friday afternoon, according to a report by Fox6 News.
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Grass specialist offers advice for post-drought lawn care
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
You can think of those big, brown spots on your lawn as silent protests against the cultural imperative toward perfect lawns. Or you could just reseed those spots and hope next summer won't be so dry.
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Janesville City Council's top goal: Jobs
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville City Council has a goal to create 500 to 1,000 jobs by December 2013. Job creation surfaced as the top priority when members met at a retreat in June.
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Milton City Council votes to begin negotiations on clinic
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Milton City Council has authorized city administrators to begin negotiations on the potential future home of the Milton Police Department.
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Craig, Parker soccer shut out
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MADISON --
Craig High lost 4-0 to host Madison West on Thursday in a Big Eight Conference boys soccer opener.
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Parker tennis earns first win; Craig falls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
Parker High rolled to 7-0 victory over Beloit Memorial for its first Big Eight Conference win in girls tennis.
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Snappers limited to four hits in loss
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
BELOIT --
The Beloit Snappers were held to four hits en route to a 6-1 loss Thursday to the Peoria Chiefs in Midwest League baseball.
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Janesville shines at state bocce ball
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
The High Rollers of Janesville took first place at the Special Olympics state bocce ball tournament held recently in Eau Claire.
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Bunco regaining popularity with seniors
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Senior Center hosts the Bunco Club once a month.
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Public record for Aug. 24, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
Clinton girl is award-winning artist, with a little help from grandpa
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
CLINTON --
When Autumn Douglas isn't fishing in Turtle Creek or visiting the local farmers market, she spends time carving wood.
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Lance Armstrong banned for life, career vacated
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong’s career Friday and banned him for life.
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Wisconsin lottery sales hit record $547 million
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MADISON --
The Wisconsin Lottery says sales totaled a record $547 million in the most recent fiscal year. That's a 9 percent increase over the previous year.
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Get ready: Walworth County Fair opens next week
By STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
More and more, the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn, are looking ready for opening day of the 163rd Walworth County Fair on Wed., Aug. 29.
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Ryan back in Janesville Monday for rally
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan will be back in his hometown before he heads to the party's convention in Florida next week.
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Applications open for artists, art teachers to decorate state Christmas tree
By STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MADISON --
Applications are now being accepted to decorate Wisconsin’s 2012 national Christmas tree display. Each year, a professional artists is selected to work with a youth arts class or program to create ornaments displayed on Wisconsin’s national Christmas tree in Washington D.C.
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Walker suspends October deer hunt
By STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MADISON --
Gov. Scott Walker suspended the October four-day deer gun hunt in Wisconsin's south-central Chronic Wasting Disease zone, according to a release from Walker's office.
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Air crews make dent in massive Calif. wildfire
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MINERAL, CALIF. --
Air tankers and helicopters flew repeatedly into a deep rim rock canyon to douse the spearhead of a massive wildfire in Northern California and stop it from driving into a nearby mountain community and Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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Wisconsin’s ‘No Call’ list quarterly deadline Aug. 31
By STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin residents have until Fri., Aug. 31 to add their residential landline and cell phone numbers to Wisconsin’s No Call list, receiving protection from unsolicited telemarketing phone calls and text messages starting on Oct. 1.
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Rodgers leads Packers over Bengals 27-13
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
CINCINNATI --
Cedric Benson was the last player off the field Thursday night, savoring his homecoming. He made his debut with the Green Bay Packers and had a few nice runs during a 27-13 preseason victory.
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Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
AUSTIN, TEXAS --
Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday.
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Good isn't enough for Cornhuskers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
LINCOLN, NEB. --
A year after being picked by many to win the Big Ten in its first season in the conference, Nebraska isn't even the favorite in its division.
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Death notices for Aug. 24, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
Eagle seeing rash of residential burglaries
By STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
EAGLE --
Local authorities are investigating a number of recent burglaries of homes in western Waukesha County, particularly in the towns of Eagle and Ottowa, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office.
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A walk into Walworth's past
By CSI STAFF - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
In 1838, Walworth County became one of the first five counties in the state. The county was divided and the town of Walworth became official in 1839.
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The parable of the two congressmen
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Rep. Todd Akin’s statement was not only bad science; it lacked in sympathy.
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Three steps to dealing with Iran’s nuclear threat
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Anthony Cordesman, a military expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is a hardheaded realist and a believer that "multilateralism and soft power must still be the rule, not the exception." On Iran gaining nuclear weapons, he may have found his exception.
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