Area students will clean grave sites, honor Spring Grove vets
By STAFF - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Some 60 volunteers from St. Andrew School in Delavan and community members will clean Spring Grove Cemetery in Delavan on Friday, May 17, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students are sprucing up the cemetery for Memorial Day. For information on volunteering, call Ken Wargo at (262) 215-9890.
Gypsy moth aerial spraying to start soon
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MADISON -- Some Wisconsin residents will see and hear loud, low-flying planes at around sunrise beginning in late May. Planes will be spraying for gypsy moth caterpillars, an invasive and destructive pest that feeds on the leaves of many species of trees and shrubs.
Purple boxes in trees mean traps for emerald ash borers
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MADISON -- If you see a purple box hanging in a tree this summer, just let it be. That's a request from local, state and federal officials overseeing Wisconsin's efforts to deal with the emerald ash borer, or EAB.
Packers Family Night is Aug. 3
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers have set the date for the popular intra-squad scrimmage in August.
Raw milk advocates plan rally outside trial
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MILWAUKEE -- Hundreds of raw milk advocates are expected to attend a Wisconsin dairy farmer's trial next week in Baraboo, where supporters have rented a nearby theater to monitor the proceedings and hold a rally.
Poll: Two-thirds of Wisconsin voters back more school funding
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MILWAUKEE -- A new Marquette University law school poll says two-thirds of Wisconsin voters favor increasing funding for public schools.
Delavan-Darien students will receive tablets, laptops in fall of 2013
By DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
DELAVAN -- On May 13, the Delavan-Darien School District Board of Education approved a one-to-one electronics device initiative that will put a laptop or tablet computer in the hands of all students in the district shortly after the start of the 2013-14 school year.
Legislature passes tax break for military families
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would exempt from taxes military income for a soldier killed in combat.
Ryan: budget stalemate, but two parties are negotiating
By STAFF - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Not surprisingly, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) thinks the nation's economy would have been in a much better shape by now had November's presidential election ended differently.
Police find dead, living alligators, exotic animals at Kenosha home
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
KENOSHA -- >Police have found a menagerie of exotic reptiles at a Kenosha home.
Beloit's arts incubator show explores 'Spiritual Art'
By IAN GRONAU, STATELINE NEWS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
BELOIT --
The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator had a lively turnout May 3 for the opening night of the juried art show with the theme “Spiritual Art.”
Walworth County Sheriff’s Office awards slated
By STAFF - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ELKHORN -- The annual Awards Ceremony for the Walworth County Sheriff's Office will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 3 p.m. in the Health and Human Services building auditorium, W4051 County Highway NN, Elkhorn. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony. Family and friends are welcome to attend.
Votes in Purina’s shelter program can earn cash for Lakeland shelter
By STAFF - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ELKHORN -- Between five and seven million animals enter shelters nationwide annually. To help lower the number of cats who live in shelters, the Purina Cat Chow “50 Years. 50 Shelters” program is supporting 50 cat-focused shelters nationwide by donating $200,000.
Upton: Cause of nuke plant leak found, being fixed
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says inspectors have found the source of a water leak that forced the shutdown of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline and are making repairs to prevent a repeat.
State board to take up mining scope statement
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
MADISON -- The state Natural Resources Board is scheduled to vote next week on a scope statement for rules implementing Republican changes to Wisconsin's mining regulations.
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