News Archive for February 7, 2012
Tie in board race means election tallies on hold for village of Bloomfield
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
BLOOMFIELD --
A tie in the race for two board members of the newly formed village of Bloomfield and an outstanding absentee ballot will detain some of Tuesday’s election results until the end of the week.
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Power of the people: Solar farm helps individual investors
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
DELAVAN --
It's a familiar occurrence on Hazel Ridge Road north of Delavan. Approaching vehicles slow as drivers take a closer look at what's growing in the 14-acre field next to Dan Osborn's wholesale nursery business.
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At 15, Janesville Craig’s Filter doesn’t act like a freshman
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
What is uncommon is Filter’s sense of responsibility.
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SHINE plan takes next step
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
No members of the public attended or spoke at the Janesville Plan Commission's two public hearings Monday night on proposed TIF district expansion and annexation for the SHINE Medical Technologies development.
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Edgerton rolls to victory, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Edgerton High School held Palmyra-Eagle to single digits in each quarter en route to a 59-29 victory Monday in Rock Valley crossover girls basketball.
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Janesville actor unsure why he was cut from ad
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
t was a bummer of a Super Bowl for a budding Los Angeles actor and Janesville native who apparently got cut from a promotional commercial for the NBC series "The Voice."
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Janesville School District looking at school merger
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
One of the Janesville School District's charter schools could be moving into a middle school.
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UW-Rock County falls in a shootout
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Rattlers made one of 19 three-point attempts and three of 12 free throws to Sheboygan’s 18 for 27 from the line.
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Walworth County GOP endorses Necci for DA
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
ELKHORN --
The Republican Party of Walworth County at its recent annual caucus endorsed Elkhorn attorney Dan Necci, a candidate for Walworth County district attorney.
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Missing woman found in California
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Police on Saturday found a missing Janesville woman in Sacramento, Calif., Lt. Keith Lawver said.
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Man hospitalized, cited for DUI
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
ROCK TOWNSHIP --
Police think alcohol was a factor in a crash that injured a Janesville man Sunday when his car landed in a residential yard about a mile north of Afton.
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Police investigating fires as arsons
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Police are investigating as arsons two weekend residential fires. Investigators do not have suspects at this time, Lt. Keith Lawver said.
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Arraignment set for Nebraska man
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
ELKHORN --
A Nebraska man is scheduled to enter a plea March 19 to charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old Lake Geneva girl late last year.
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Public record for Feb. 7, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Big Ten exploring 4-team playoff
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.
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Poll workers plan for E-Day
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Be ready, and be nice. Those are the two overriding messages that pollworkers got at a training session Monday at the Rock County Courthouse.
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Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
By LISA LEFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. --
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
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Police investigating Twin Lakes bank robbery
By STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
TWIN LAKES --
The Twin Lakes Police Department is investigating a robbery of the M & I Bank in Twin Lakes yesterday afternoon, according to a police notice from the Burlington Chamber of Commerce.
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'Bowl Over Cancer' benefit set in Delavan
By STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
DELAVAN --
Delavan Lanes Bowling Center, 509 S. 7th St., Delavan, is hosting a "Bowl Over Cancer" event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sun., Feb. 12, for Erica Reddy, who is battling breast cancer.
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Mach IV Mustang among stars of Cars Time Forgot in Delavan
By STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
DELAVAN --
The Mach IV Mustang, a highly original race car with a revolutionary drive train, and the Dragon's Fyre--a "1940" Ford Jet Truck that consumes two gallons of fuel per second in its afterburner--will be two of the stars at The Cars Time Forgot car show July 8 at Lake Lawn Resort.
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Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war'
By NASSER KARIMI - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
TEHRAN, IRAN --
Washington ordered the new penalties giving U.S. banks additional powers to freeze assets linked to the Iranian government and close loopholes that officials say Iran has used to move money despite earlier restrictions imposed by the U.S. and Europe.
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Fish-A-Ree set in Whitewater
By STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
WHITEWATER --
The Whitewater Lions Club will hosts its 36th annual Fish-A-Ree on Whitewater Lake from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 12.
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Geneva's Wood School students getting a world of culture
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
GENEVA TOWNSHIP --
Getting children’s attention and keeping them engaged are arguably the most difficult tasks teachers face in an elementary school classroom.
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Wisconsin sinks 12 three-pointers in loss
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
COLUMBUS, OHIO --
Wisconsin’s long-range shooting was fantastic.
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Jackson's role, future uncertain in Milwaukee
By CHRIS JENKINS - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
After spending most of last week sitting on the bench, Stephen Jackson isn’t sure where he stands with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Chadima faces more accusations
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
MADISON --
University of Wisconsin campus police have opened an investigation into new misconduct allegations against a former top athletic official who resigned after he was accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Rose Bowl party.
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Super Bowl on NBC draws 111.3M viewers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
NEW YORK --
For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.
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Marquette runs past DePaul
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
ROSEMONT, ILL. --
Marquette made a late run in the first half, and then listened to coach Buzz Williams tell the team why it was so important.
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Death notices for Feb. 7, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Coughlin-Manning NFL’s top tandem
By TOM CANAVAN - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS --
Tom Coughlin has never won the NFL’s coach of the year award. Eli Manning has never been the league’s MVP.
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Obama’s assault on the poor
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Some issues fade; others fester. The Obama administration's contraceptive mandate on religious charities, hospitals and universities is the festering kind.
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