News Archive for December 12, 2012
Janesville School Board OKs employee dress code
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A dress code for Janesville public school employees won't go into effect until July 1, 2013, Superintendent Karen Schulte said after the code was approved Tuesday.
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Parkview pulls away in fourth
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
The fourth quarter was the difference Tuesday night for Orfordville Parkview's girls basketball team.
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Beloit casino review still in the cards
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
BELOIT --
An environmental impact statement for the proposed Beloit casino is not expected to cause a delay in the casino's two-year application review by the federal government, officials said.
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Third period stings Bluebirds
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
A sluggish third period doomed the Janesville Bluebirds on Tuesday night.
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Winter farmers market is Dec. 15 at Basics Co-op
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Farmers Market is planning a one-day winter market Saturday at Basics Co-op.
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Enger, Schahczinski power Elkhorn
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Elkhorn High used the one-two punch of Nicole Enger and Erin Schahczinski to pound Delavan-Darien, 55-37, Tuesday in Southern Lakes Conference girls basketball.
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United Way chapter near halfway mark
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Nearly half the money needed to meet the United Way Blackhawk Region's overall fundraising campaign goal for 2012 has been raised.
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Warhawks, Pointers collide Wednesday night
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater and visiting UW-Stevens Point clash in a dual of Division III top 10 ranked and undefeated men's basketball teams at 7 tonight at Williams Center.
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Water rates set to rise in Milton in '13
By KEVIN MURPHY - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MADISON --
Typical residential customers of the Milton Municipal Water Utility are set to pay 14 percent more for water next year, less than the utility initially sought, according to Wisconsin Public Service Commission documents.
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Marshall survives battle against Lakeside Lutheran
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
A big first quarter carried Marshall to a win in a battle of Capitol Conference boys basketball heavyweights Tuesday night.
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Milton uses FTs for overtime win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Milton High wiggled past Kettle Moraine, 51-42, Tuesday for an overtime nonconference girls basketball victory.
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Milton chamber of commerce director resigns
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MILTON --
Milton Area Chamber of Commerce Director Christina Slaback is stepping down at the end of the year to take an economic development post in Evansville, officials say.
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Kautz earns NAHL weekly honor
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
The North American Hockey League named Janesville Jets goaltender Brock Kautz as the North Division Star of the Week.
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Public record for Dec. 12, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Middleton wrestlers win critical Big Eight meet
By JOHN BARRY - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The starting weight is often pivotal in a high school wrestling meet. A team can build needed momentum if it can get off to a strong start. And that's exactly what Middleton did Tuesday night.
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Boehner: 'Serious differences' remain in talks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
WASHINGTON --
House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that "serious differences" remain between him and President Barack Obama in negotiations on averting automatic spending cuts and tax increases that economists say could send the U.S. economy over a "fiscal cliff."
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Report says $69M in recall spending outside state
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MADISON --
A new report says two-thirds of the more than $100 million spent by candidates and other interest groups in the series of recall elections over the past two years went to vendors outside of Wisconsin.
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Wis. Christmas tree farms sustain drought damage
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin Christmas tree farms lost tens of thousands of trees to drought conditions this year.
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Whitewater Arts Alliance seeking internationally-born artists for exhibit
By STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Original art by people who were born outside the United States but currently live or work in Whitewater will be on display at the Global Whitewater exhibit at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center from February 1 to 24, 2013. The exhibit will be open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and is free to visitors wishing to enjoy art by a culturally-diverse group. There will be an opening reception on February 2 and a closing reception on February 24.
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State's hunters register over 243,000 deer this fall
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin hunters registered over 243,000 deer during the state's nine-day gun season this year, a 7.7 percent increase over 2011.
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UW defensive coordinator to join Bielema
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. --
Wisconsin defensive coordinator Chris Ash will follow former Badgers coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas.
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Player suspensions tossed out in NFL bounty case
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS --
Four players embroiled for nearly 10 months in the NFL’s bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints no longer have to worry about suspensions or fines, and can try to move on with their careers on the field.
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Mich. becomes right-to-work state despite protests
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
LANSING, MICH. --
In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state.
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10 Things to Know for Today
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Dec. 12, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Nass supports UW non-resident policy deal
By STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), chairman of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee, is supporting a compromise on the number of non-residents that can be admitted annually to the UW system and a binding commitment that requires the University of Wisconsin-Madison to admit at least 3,500 Wisconsin high school graduates annually, according to a release from the legislator's office.
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Axing same-day registration in Wis. would cost $5M
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MADISON --
Doing away with same-day voter registration in Wisconsin would cost nearly $5.2 million initially, and nearly $1 million every year after that, state elections officials said in a memo that comes as talk of changing the law heats up.
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Snowmobile trail opening is local decision
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
MADISON --
Snowmobilers may be anxious to hit the trails, but state officials caution that snow levels vary greatly across the state and they urge people to stay off the trails until local officials declare the season open.
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Right-to-work landscape in the Rust Belt region
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Here is a look at the landscape in some Rust Belt states that have pushed for right-to-work plans in recent years — some successfully, others not:
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Milton College: Still standing after all these years
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Thirty years after Milton College closed its doors, it lives on as an educational facility. Only now it educates with historical exhibits and tours instead of classes on campus.
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America’s reluctant First Father
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
WASHINGTON --
On President Obama's missed opportunity to address the importance of intact families and especially the crucial role of fathers. It isn't enough to lead by example. When you have the bully pulpit, you have a duty to say it, too.
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