News Archive for September 20, 2012
Brewers rally for 5th straight win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
PITTSBURGH --
Rickie Weeks hit a tying two-run triple and scored the go-ahead run on Aramis Ramirez's single, helping the surging Milwaukee Brewers rally for a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
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I-90/39 hearing draws crowd
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Noise barriers—either on one side of the highway or both—are proposed for an expanded stretch of Interstate 90/39 from Palmer Drive to Highway 26 in Janesville.
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Walworth County deputy cleared in shooting
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ELKHORN --
Walworth County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dan Nichols is back on full duty after being cleared Monday of any wrongdoing when he shot bank robbery suspect Robert Lynn on Aug. 24.
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Ride with deputy not linked to fatal crash
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ELKHORN --
A Walworth County sheriff's deputy gave an Elkhorn man a ride home early Friday morning, but the ride was not related to the man's fatal crash 14 hours later, a sheriff's official said Wednesday.
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Abuse suspects plead not guilty
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ELKHORN --
A Lake Geneva couple accused of physically abusing their six adopted children pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
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Janesville Jets feature youngest team in league
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Jets will be the youngest team in the NAHL this season as it opens the regular season Friday night at home against Fairbanks.
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Mercy earns honor for being good for working moms
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Mercy Health System has again been recognized nationally as one of the best employers for working mothers.
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Parker finishes with tennis win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Janesville Parker's girls tennis team wrapped up the Big Eight dual meet season in impressive fashion Wednesday afternoon.
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Officials: Concrete slab led to accident
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A truck hauling a section of wind turbine was involved in an unusual accident that caused an injury Wednesday near Janesville.
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Murder suspect appears in court
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
ROCKFORD, ILL. --
A Rockford man who authorities say shot a Janesville woman in the head Sept. 9 on Interstate 90/39 then evaded officials for a week appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since his capture in Memphis, Tenn.
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Public record for Sept. 20, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Sinking their teeth into dental work
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Now that money has been raised, new dental equipment ordered and a general contractor hired, renovations to HealthNet of Rock County's Dental Clinic are about to get under way.
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Edgerton High senior has made courses her playground the past four seasons
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
EDGERTON --
Golf is considered a complex game. Playing conditions, course layout and other nuances of the game tend to frustrate even the most skilled players. Brooke Ferrell makes it look easy.
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Green County man loves mysteries behind ancient arrowheads, stone tools
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
GREEN COUNTY --
As a boy, Jerry Stabler picked up stones in the fields of his family farm in Spring Grove, south of Brodhead. As a young man, he collected fossils.By the time he was 40, he "really got into arrowheads," Stabler said.
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Farm Center helps beginning farmers
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
MADISON --
If you know where to look for assistance, getting started in farming may be a little less daunting. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) says there are programs available to help new farmers get going and guide existing farmers through a generational transition in ownership. A good place to start is DATCP’s Wisconsin Farm Center.
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Con: Climate change and home construction near forests are most likely causes
By MICHAEL E. KRAFT - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
GREEN BAY --
In today’s polarized political climate, some will blame environmental laws for severe wildfires. However, more convincing explanations can be found elsewhere.
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Pro: Policy driven by environmentalism endangers forests—and lives
By DAVID A. RIDENOUR - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Environmentalists have long opposed the use of slurry, the fire retardant dropped from air tankers, due to its potential for polluting streams.
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In defense of the right to offend
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Even in the land of the free, protecting the right to offend is an increasingly tough sell.
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Motorcyclist dies in Tuesday crash
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville man died Tuesday night in a motorcycle crash on Janesville’s east side.
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Shouldn't there be a debate in the 1st District?
By STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
A Racine Journal Times editorial Thursday wonders why Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, who is also running for re-election in the 1st Congressional District (which includes all of Racine County and almost all of Walworth County), isn't debating his Democratic opponent for the seat, Rob Zerban.
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Blacksmithing classes return to Old World Wisconsin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Anyone who ever wanted to dabble in blacksmithing will get a chance at Old World Wisconsin next month.
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Next season's 'Bachelor' contestant from Walworth County
By STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
A Walworth County native, Kristy Kaminski, has been tapped as one of the contestants on "The Bachelor" for the 2013 season.
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Twins leave Beloit for Cedar Rapids
By TOM MILLER - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
BELOIT --
The Minnesota Twins, affiliates of the Beloit Snappers since 2005, signed a four-year agreement with Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.
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Endeavour leaves Houston for new home in Calif.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
HOUSTON --
The space shuttle Endeavour took off atop a modified transport plane from a Houston airport Thursday, beginning its journey to retirement in California, where it will be put on permanent display in a museum.
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Estrada, Segura spark another Brewer win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
PITTSBURGH --
Marco Estrada pitched seven scoreless innings and rookie shortstop Jean Segura hit a double and triple Wednesday night as the surging Brewers stayed in contention for a postseason berth with a 3-1 victory over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Death notices for Sept. 20, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Vietnam officials: autopsy of Lake Geneva woman shows no toxins
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
HANOI, VIETNAM --
Police in Vietnam say an American tourist who died in July under unexplained circumstances suffered respiratory failure and that an autopsy found no toxins in her body.
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Ryan begins airing second ad in congressional race
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
MADISON --
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is airing his second ad in Wisconsin for his House seat, while a new poll shows President Barack Obama widening his lead over Mitt Romney in Wisconsin.
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Lake Geneva boat show turns back the clock
By CSI STAFF - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
You don’t have to love old boats to love the antique and classic boat show held this weekend in Fontana. The Geneva Lakes Boat Show is an annual event held in the Abbey Resort’s harbor, presented by the Blackhawk Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Scheduled this year for Sept. 28-30, the show features classic and vintage boats from all over the country. The boats are marvelous to look at, combining workmanship, art and utility.
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Ryan’s story about Janesville GM plant highlights bigger concern about government
By CHRISTINE HARBIN - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
It doesn’t matter who occupied the Oval Office when the Janesville GM plant shut its doors—presidents should have nothing to do with plant closings at all.
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The writing is on the wall
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
CHICAGO --
Anyone who loved the movie "Idiocracy" because they fear it's actually a realistic prediction of our dark future had to cringe when the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its 2011 Nation's Report Card on writing.
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