News Archive for January 9, 2013
Janesville School Board approves changes in administrator salaries
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board agreed to raises for principals and other administrators on an 8-1 vote Tuesday night.
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Discussion gets emotional on breakfast program decision
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Several Janesville School Board members bemoaned the recent decision to replace school breakfast clubs with the federal free-breakfast program Tuesday.
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Committee brings questions about Turner school proposal
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
TOWN OF BELOIT --
Members of an ad hoc committee brought a variety of questions to Beloit Turner School District administrators about a proposed $28 million referendum to build a new high school Tuesday night, a week before the board votes on the project.
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Middleton's final-quarter surge floors Craig boys
By KEN VELOSKEY - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Craig High's play ranged from the good, bad to the ugly Tuesday in a hotly contested 81-76 loss to visiting Middletin in a Big Eight Conference boys basketball makeup game.
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Is Koshkonong project dredging up trouble?
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
TOWN OF KOSHKONONG --
The Rock-Koshkonong Lake District is ready for a dredge project it's trumpeting as a win-win for boating access and environmental habitat, but some state officials and state regulators say they aren't fully on board.
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Wilmot girls pulling away in SLC race
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
The beat goes on for Wilmot High's girls basketball team.
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Walworth County tourism closes strong
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
DELAVAN --
The Walworth County Visitors Bureau ended 2012 with a bang by earning a $24,404 state tourism grant and moving from Elkhorn to a new location in Delavan.
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Greenleaf leads Evansville girls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
Brielle Greenleaf scored 20 points to lead visiting Evansville to a 66-60 overtime victory over Edgerton in Rock Valley North girls basketball action Tuesday night.
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Volunteers, items needed for local homeless count
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Organizers of an upcoming homeless count are seeking care package items and volunteer help.
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Spry sparks Milton boys
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
James Spry was the hero Tuesday night for Milton High's boys basketball team.
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Police: Couple didn't try to exit car
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
EDGERTON --
The deaths of an Edgerton couple in a car inferno in McFarland last week still remain largely a mystery, officials said.
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Alf leads Milton gymnasts
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
Jessica Alf won three events and the all-around Tuesday night to lead Milton High's gymnastics team to a nonconference win over Janesville Parker.
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State files to commit Rock County man as violent sex offender
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A Rock County man convicted of multiple sexual assaults was scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday to Rock Valley Community Programs, Janesville.
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Kane hits clutch shot for Oregon girls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
Annah Kane's basket with 20 seconds left proved to be the difference as visiting Oregon edged Fort Atkinson, 35-33, in Badger South girls basketball Tuesday night.
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East Troy girls get the message
By TIM WESTER - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
WHITEWATER --
After his team failed to get the message about Whitewater's full-court press, East Troy High girls basketball coach Jeff Brown said he must have been speaking Russian in the team huddle going into the fourth quarter.
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Biden meets with gun-safety, victims groups
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday heard personal stories of gun violence from representatives of victims groups and gun-safety organizations as he drafts the Obama administration's response to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
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Public record for Jan. 9, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
Bonds, Clemens rejected; no one elected to BB Hall
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
NEW YORK --
Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.
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TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits
By ANICK JESDANUN, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
NEW YORK --
The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond New York City this spring.
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Poetry series continuing at Lake Geneva Library
By STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
LAKE GENEVA --
Poems by the Lake, a reading series led by Alisha Benson of the Lake Geneva Library, will be held Wed., Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the library, located at 918 W. Main St. in Lake Geneva.
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Packers confident they'll win when they go on the road
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
GREEN BAY --
The Green Bay Packers don't much care where they play, who they play or what anyone thinks of their chances to win. Been there, done that. Any scenario you pick.
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New coach gets a win for Bucks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
Brandon Jennings glanced over and expected to see coach Scott Skiles on the end of the Milwaukee Bucks' bench. Instead, he saw Jim Boylan sitting in Skiles' old spot.
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Johnson survives Stricker challenge
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
KAPALUA, HAWAII --
Dustin Johnson disappeared into a small valley of bushes and high grass as he searched for another errant tee shot, this one costing him a double bogey and making the final round of the Tournament of Champions far more exciting than he needed it to be.
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Bucks, Skiles reach agreement
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
Once again, an NBA team has parted ways with head coach Scott Skiles. Once again, veteran assistant Jim Boylan is being asked to pick up the pieces.
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First snow of the season provides beauty, some challenges
By RUSS HELWIG - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
WALWORTH COUNTY --
Ed Rynko and I hiked around Lake LaGrange on Tuesday evening, Christmas Day. A gun deer season was on and part way around we had a friendly chat with two hunters who were walking back to the parking lot after the close of season for the day.
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Winterfest returns to Lake Lawn in Delavan
By STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
DELAVAN --
Lake Lawn is bringing back Winterfest January 18-20. The event will include everything from horse-drawn sleigh or hay rides to sledding hills, ice-skating and other outdoor activities.
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Supervalu to lay off 117 in Pleasant Prairie
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
PLEASANT PRAIRIE --
Supervalu plans to lay off 117 employees in Pleasant Prairie as a result of closing its distribution center there.
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Wisconsin Assembly's all-nighters targeted
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MADISON --
To young people, pulling an all-nighter usually involves lots of caffeine and staying up to study.
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Judgment day for Bonds, Clemens, Sosa at Hall
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
NEW YORK --
Judgment day has arrived for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa to find out their Hall of Fame fates.
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Argentine currency controls have ripple effect
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. --
urrency controls imposed by the Argentine government in November 2011 and tightened further last year have made it increasingly difficult for tourists to gain access to foreign cash needed to travel.
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10 things to know for Wednesday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 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 Jan. 9, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
Check fitness, gym memberships carefully before purchasing
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MADISON --
With the start of a new year, consumers will join a fitness center in order to work toward a resolution of better health in 2013. With a wide array of choices in this market, how can you make certain that the option you choose is the safest bet for your money? The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) suggests that consumers do their homework before signing a new contract or making a down payment to a fitness or weight reduction center.
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BBB: Be wary of Packers playoff ticket scams
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is warning Packer fans to be wary of scammers selling playoff tickets.
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Walker to deliver State of State on Jan. 15
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
MADISON --
Gov. Scott Walker will be delivering his annual State of the State address to a joint meeting of the Legislature on Jan. 15.
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Walworth County Sheriff's Office asked to investigate Waukesha County shooting
By ASSOCIATED PRESS, STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
DELAFIELD --
A Waukesha County sheriff's deputy has shot a man inside a Delafield home.
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Stargazing on a January night at Yerkes
By STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
The evening sky slowly changes from month to month. Throughout the year, Yerkes Observatory offers several evening observing sessions. In January, these will be held on some Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights, but only if weather permits. Participants will have the opportunity to admire the night sky seen with the unaided eye as well as observe through a large 24-inch diameter reflector.
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