News Archive for August 29, 2012
Janesville schools budget looks to have smooth sailing
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
It appears the Janesville School Board will not see the tensions and fireworks of past years when it gets down to deciding how to balance its budget.
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Janesville City Council gives Levitt positive review, but no raise
By MARCIA NELESEN - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville City Manager Eric Levitt has received an excellent rating from the city council but no raise in pay.
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Edgerton expands business park
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
EDGERTON --
The city of Edgerton has sealed an $800,000 land deal that will add 50 acres to the city's business park on the north side, city officials announced Tuesday.
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Craig tennis downs Beloit; Parker loses
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
BELOIT --
Craig High defeated Beloit, 5-2, for its first victory in Big Eight Conference girls tennis.
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Craig splits conference golf triangular
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Defending Big Eight Conference girls golf champion Madison Memorial rolled to a pair of wins Tuesday in a triangular at Riverside Golf Course.
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Janesville woman charged in fatal crash
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville woman was expected to make an initial court appearance today on charges that she killed one person and injured three others while driving drunk Aug. 18.
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Verona, Middleton soccer register shut outs
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig's boys soccer team could not get untrack Tuesday night against Verona.
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Edgerton man arrested after pursuit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
EDGERTON --
An Edgerton man used a stolen vehicle to lead police on a pursuit Monday that spanned nearly 20 miles before officers were able to take him into custody, police say.
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Craig volleyball wins Big Eight opener
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig's girls volleyball got the Big Eight Conference season off to a strong start Tuesday night.
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Warfield arraignment set for Sept. 5
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Green Bay man with a career in mixed martial arts is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 5 on charges that he injured Janesville police and a police dog in June.
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Cedar Rapids shuts out Beloit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA --
The visiting Beloit Snappers bowed, 5-0, Tuesday to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in Midwest League baseball.
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Meeting of the minds: Legislative forum focuses on farming
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
TOWN OF LA PRAIRIE --
On Tuesday night in La Prairie, everybody was a farmer. Or, if they weren't farmers themselves or related to farmers, they believed in the character-building attributes of farming and the goodness of the children of the soil.
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DOT: More traffic likely means four lanes of I-90/39 in Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Due to increasing traffic counts, Interstate 90/39 through Janesville will look much different in nine years.
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Public record for Aug. 29, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Darien man dies in ultralight crash in Walworth
By STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
WALWORTH --
A 61-year-old Darien man died Wednesday morning when his ultralight aircraft crashed in a cornfield in the town of Walworth.
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Junior judging continues at Walco Fair
By STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
2012 Walworth County junior department judging schedule
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Thieves posing as workers targeting Walworth County homeowners
By STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
The Walworth County Sheriff's Department is warning homeowners of unsolicited workers offering services for payment after two incidents in the last 24 hours of area residents being targeted this way in thefts and robberies.
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Ryan opposed new disaster aid plan
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
WASHINGTON --
As Hurricane Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, there should be plenty of money—some $1.5 billion—in federal disaster aid coffers, thanks, in part, to a new system that budgets help for victims of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods before they occur.
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Trek bicycle company backs Armstrong
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
The company that made bicycles Lance Armstrong rode to victory seven times in the Tour de France is standing by him despite the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency vacating his titles and banning him from professional cycling.
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In drought, drillers offering even water witching
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
CHAMPAIGN, IL. --
Well driller Randy Gebke usually uses a geology database and other high-tech tools to figure out where to sink new water wells for clients.
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Bianchi hits 3-run homer as Brewers top Cubs 4-1
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
CHICAGO --
Jeff Bianchi hit a three-run shot for his first big league homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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Death notices for Aug. 29, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
State OKs electronic documents for voter registration
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin residents may present electronic documents as part of the voter registration process, state elections officials decided Tuesday.
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Salmonella at Indiana farm matches outbreak strain
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS --
A southwestern Indiana cantaloupe farm is the source of at least some of the salmonella responsible for an outbreak that sickened people in 21 states and killed two Kentucky residents, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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Your online guide to the 2012 Walworth County Fair
By STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Look to WalworthCountyToday.com each morning for coverage of the Walworth County Fair, running Aug. 29 through Sept. 3.
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Walkabout at the 2012 Walworth County Fair
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Your schedule at the Walworth County Fair? Well, you wanted to check out the animal barns, maybe see that chainsaw artist over in Kiddieland, head over to an entertainment stage to hear your favorite musical act, saunter over to the pig races, make a stop at the Midway like you promised the kids—oh, and get the cream puff you promised yourself.
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Bobby Jindal’s moment
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
TAMPA, FLA. --
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is either the luckiest or unluckiest man in America. Every year about this time, he gets slammed with a potentially catastrophic natural disaster and has to miss all the fun.
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