News Archive for February 25, 2013
Janesville student wins Newtown essay contest
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Ariana Pensy carried a little pink bucket with her from Janesville to Newtown, Conn. Full of kind words from Janesville third-graders, the bucket was meant to help fill the hearts of sad families in the small Connecticut town.
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Parker girls basketball team sets sights on state
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
JANESVILLE --
No girls basketball program, other than Cuba City, has made more state tournament appearances than Janesville Parker. The Cubans have 13 to the Vikings’ 12.
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Janesville School Board could expand gifted student program
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A program for gifted elementary students that was expanded this year could be expanded again.
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Pointers tip Warhawks to claim WIAC crown
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Sam Barber and Clinton High graduate Liz Althoff lifted UW-Stevens Point’s women’s basketball team to the WIAC Tournament title Sunday.
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Janesville moving company restructures, grows in niche market
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
JANESVILLE --
From a simple relocation of an air-handling unit to a corporate move to Mexico, J&W Transfer and Storage has its hands in a variety of commercial and industrial projects rooted in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
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Local music stores cashing in on resurgence of vinyl records
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
LAKE GENEVA --
Black Circle Records owner Tim Townsend’s business model—all vinyl and nothing but vinyl—would have been an anomaly 10 years ago. Now it’s a growing trend in music sales.
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White headlines snowboarders competing at US Open
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
The freckle-faced 7-year-old with fiery red hair was invited to test out the U.S. Open halfpipe nearly two decades ago before the professional snowboarders went to work.
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Public record for Feb. 25, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
Record year for Wisconsin ag exports in 2012
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
State officials say Wisconsin exported a record amount of agricultural products in 2012.
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Rock County drought conditions improve from 'severe' to 'moderate'
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Snowfall so far in February has been above average. Because of this, drought conditions in south-central Wisconsin this month improved from “severe” to “moderate,” according to U.S. Drought Monitor data.
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Snowmobile deaths rise slightly
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
Fifteen people have died from snowmobile activities this winter in Wisconsin.
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GOP: Don't look for new gun restrictions in state
By KEVIN WANG, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
Amid continuing debate over cutting gun violence, Republicans in control of the Wisconsin Legislature say it's unlikely the state will pass any gun-control legislation this session.
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Lions hosting St. Partrick's Day corned beef dinner
By STAFF - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
DELAVAN --
The Delavan Lions Club’s 50th annual, all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage and baked chicken dinner is set for 11:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Village Supper Club.
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Grocery store chain recalling dog food
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
Grocery store chain Hy-Vee says it's recalling some bags of Hy-Vee dog food that might contain a toxin commonly found in corn.
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Wisconsin uses 2 trillion gallons of water yearly
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
The Department of Natural Resources says Wisconsin industries pull more than 2 trillion gallons of water from the state's lakes, rivers and underground aquifers yearly.
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Early wreck in Daytona 500 takes out favorites
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. --
Tony Stewart dealt with more Daytona 500 heartache. And he wasn’t the only contender whose run at the checkered flag ended long before the finish.
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Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
NEW ORLEANS --
Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.
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10 things to know for Monday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Feb. 25, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
State adds 20,500 jobs over 12-month period
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
The latest jobs numbers released by Gov. Scott Walker's administration shows slowed growth over the 12-month period that ended in September.
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Program aims to help preserve area barns
By STAFF - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
FORT ATKINSON --
The Hoard Historical Museum is offering “Barn Preservation Programs That Work” on Friday, March 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum, located at 401 Whitewater Ave., Fort Atkinson.
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Club for Growth dominated Supreme Court spending
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
A conservative third party group dominated spending on television ads in the primary race for Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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No Call List quarterly deadline approaching
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
There are more than 2.1 million phone numbers on Wisconsin’s No Call List…is yours one of them?
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Walker's income tax cut helps rich more
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
MADISON --
Gov. Scott Walker's proposed income tax cut would give more money back to the rich than it would the poor, despite his billing it as a boon to the middle class, a new analysis shows.
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Contradictions infiltrate Gov. Walker’s budget
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
The governor wants voters who will decide in November 2014 whether he deserves a second term to remember that he cut their income taxes, even if it creates a budget deficit only months later.
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