Story archive for October 2007
Wednesday, Oct. 31
- Rock County considers OWI court
- Janesville embarks on teen driver safety program
- Robson remains proud of her record
- Staskal to be released to group home in Eau Claire
- Got a prescription? You can get it free
- NASA will release disputed air safety research
- UW-Whitewater volleyball, soccer teams advance
- Parker golf coach honored
- County to check alcohol sales to minors
- Beloit burglary suspect caught, again
- Man dies after falling down stairs
- Help needed for holiday dinner
- Late lady learns her lessons
- Budget increase for Beloit schools
- Tuesday fire in cornfield causes $34,400 damage
- Jailed man suspected in string of burglaries
- A new jail at what cost?
- Is plug pulled on Wi-Fi plan?
- Mirbeau Retreat plan draws overflow crowd
- Public Record for Oct. 31, 2007
- Death notices for Oct. 31, 2007
- Hotel renovation preserves a piece of Whitewater history
- Whitewater's Main Street program running ahead of schedule
- Five ways to deal with lower levy limit
- Construction done, Evansville’s downtown is back, business owners say
- Besides Favre's heroics, Packers may have found missing run game
- Wynn to IR, Koren Robinson activated by Packers
- Walnut farms take generations to mature
- Fire damages corn crop
- Officials will ask D.A. to consider case of boy accused of starting SoCal fire with matches
Tuesday, Oct. 30
- Central planning as bad for primaries as the Soviet economy
- Budget burns a hole in pockets of taxpayers
- Judicial finalists narrowed to four
- Committee will recommend Stottler for clerk post
- Costs increase for certified vital records
- Lyons woman found unhurt
- Granaries receive $1.25 million for rail projects
- Schools check roofs after burglary
- Burglaries reported in Walworth County
- Proposed budget for village of Clinton
- Turner School District budget approved
- Consumer confidence falls in October to the lowest level in 2 years
- Milton, Edgerton losers in school funding shift
- Janesville School District reduces tax levy
- Winner and losers in school tax relief
- Security, law enforcement experts offer advice to improve protection
- Death notices for Oct. 30, 2007
- Public Record for Oct. 30, 2007
- GM, UAW work out local contract details
- Yi and Mason to start in Bucks’ opener
- Some parents are suggesting a change of turf at Monterey Stadium
- Passerby spots Janesville house fire
- Baby alpaca found beheaded
- Loved ones remember 7 college students killed in fire at North Carolina beach house
- BTC turns to business for recommendations
- Beloit fire under investigation
- Missing woman found uninjured
- UW's Bielema hopeful Hill will be ready
- Hearing could be start to ward off fiscal haunting
Monday, Oct. 29
- Favre's 82-yard TD stuns Broncos in OT
- Alliance is ready to lead Walworth County development
- A shot of budget reality
- Judicial candidates interviewed
- Chrysler plant told it will lose shift
- Milton girl injured by golf club
- Public Record for Oct. 29, 2007
- ‘Tobacco Rowe’ spooks, delights Edgerton residents
- Group works to restore shine to gem of a park
- Woman accused of stealing from a Milton church
- Enter Municipal Building from Wall Street
- Death Notices for Oct 29, 2007
- Fire destroys combine, 10 acres of corn
- Weighty matters: Local women lift their way to health
- Fall harvest big but slow
- Red Sox beat Rockies 4-3 to complete second World Series sweep in four years
- Residents of fire-scarred SoCal communities mull next step
Sunday, Oct. 28
- Young UW football standouts shine
- Christmas doesn't wait for Halloween
- Changes sought to intersection of fatal crash
- Auction house trip was experience
- Elkhorn manufacturer credits growth to lean tools
- Milton, state debate city’s buyout program
- Is that train a comin'?
- Former Mercy exec hopes to deliver results
- Public Record for Oct. 28, 2007
- Death notices for Oct. 28, 2007
- How smart is your growth?
- Jam brings musicians, people together
Saturday, Oct. 27
- Murder suspect found living in Washington
- Brodhead-Juda continues to roll
- Badger falls to Tremper in double OT
- UW-Whitewater hammers Mary Hardin-Baylor
- Evansville gets back at Big Foot
- Craig's Schneider wins Big Eight Conference swim title
- DeForest stops Milton's offense
- Craig girls 10th, boys 18th at state meet
- lakeside lutheran runs to state title
- Death notices for Oct. 27, 2007
- Public Record for Oct. 27, 2007
- UW defense lives up to preseason hype
- UW's big players make big plays against Indiana
- WIAA state cross country
- Creative carvers cross into pumpkin zone
- City officer named state’s top woman cop
- A real high point: Black Point mansion has summer of success
- The sisterhood of Laura Bush
- Keeping PEEPS busy
- Time will be on our side, it just happens later than usual this year
Friday, Oct. 26
- Fulton’s biggest family grows
- Roadwork to affect Racine, Jackson streets
- Janesville police still searching for rapist
- Beware of phone scam
- Tithing rooted in tradition, guided by faith
- Roundup gathers outdated drugs
- Young lineup leads Minnesota over Milwaukee 106-85
- Two businesses among award finalists
- Delavan aldermen to host listening session
- Woman 'serious' after caught in machine
- Rock County meets ozone standards
- 'Quiet Company' recalls its local roots
- Northwestern is a major player in insurance industry
- Casino application still in Washington
- How does budget help county?
- School district sued over ice pack injury
- $2.8 million of pot found
- State Supreme Court to hear Walworth County case
- A health care safety net
- County budget pinched by high health care costs
- School board sharpening its tax-cutting knives
- Death notices for Oct. 26, 2007
- Public Record for Oct. 26, 2007
- Rock County Board approves pay bonus
- Saturday marks the end of city’s farmers market season
- Milton High School dividing responsibilities after Quinn conviction
- Charitable donors say it’s not how much, but that you give that matters
- March lifts awareness of domestic violence
- First-ever Frankie awards make everybody a winner
- Clash of the titans
- It's zero hour for Milton
- 6 bodies burned by flames found in California
- Republican candidates still covet religious right
Thursday, Oct. 25
- Defending state champs top Big Foot
- Pro: Action will push Americans to join fight against global warming
- Con: Bill gives trial lawyers a license to raid treasury
- So that’s what’s missing! (How ironic!)
- Drug operation uncovered in Walworth County
- Three Janesville students are first expelled this year
- Sex offender released to halfway house
- Saturday benefit planned for clean water
- Yi settles into new home, Bucks settle into lower expectations
- Bucks C Andrew Bogut's left wrist sprained, not broken
- Five facts about leaf collection
- Lead tests draw few
- Continuing the fight for achievable CAFE standards
- Gazette photographer remembered for having, being character
- Revitalizing downtown Janesville would help us all
- Health care crisis calls for better long-term fix than SCHIP
- Deadly staph infections have become more common in recent years
- Public Record for Oct. 25, 2007
- Death notices for Oct. 25, 2007
- Four area bowlers set for their hall of fame moment
- Whippets have glorious legacy at WIAA state cross country meet
- Tiny turnout doesn't halt talks
- Robson exits proud
- Craig High's cross country teams make state trip a habit
- County’s economy shows promise
- Gazette photographer "Teddy Ballgame" was just a cuddly teddy bear
- Passionate in pink
- Lincoln-Tallman faces possible budget cuts
- California fires wreak damage topping $1 billion
- Melting morale: Supporters wonder whether Obama can rally
- First lady offers pink diplomacy in the Mideast
Wednesday, Oct. 24
- Deputies ticket 26 for underage drinking
- Domestic violence warrants issued
- Atkins’ late 3s lead Nuggets past Bucks 114-102
- Public Record for Oct. 24, 2007
- School tax levy up 19%
- Dems question Robson's leadership
- Death notices for Oct. 24, 2007
- Budget's effects on schools remains murky
- Budget reactions mixed
- Remodeled birthing center at Mercy places comfort above all else
- School board silences All-City Sing
- Adding bite to the badge
- VIP Services home goes from 'sleazy' to 'spacious'
- Lawsuit against detective settled
- Downtown Janesville gets new bar and grill
- Iraq bars Kurdish rebel group
- Elks' late charge is not enough
- Big Foot stamps out Saint Francis
- Last-second field goal staggers Edgerton
- Evansville heads for rematch with Big Foot
- Parker falls in football playoffs
- Spaulding leads Milton over Kettle Moraine
- Big plays lift Kenosha Tremper over Craig
Tuesday, Oct. 23
- Obama is that rare Democrat who could run again
- Word wars in the GOP
- The NFC is up for grabs
- Johnson revels in victory
- Could instant replay be coming to Major League Baseball?
- Edgerton expels two after T-shirt incident
- State budget sends Janesville back to drawing board
- Evansville crush plant awaits legislative action
- Diversity draws students to UW-W
- Death notices for Oct. 23, 2007
- Public Record for Oct. 23, 2007
- Leadership academy gives at-risk students another chance to succeed
- Talking about TAGOS Leadership Academy
- 80 from county participate in diabetes walk
- Janesville City Council approves downtown plan
- Mobile home park files second suit against Beloit
- Book captures high school’s history
- Frederick the Great
- Mercy clinics offer flu shots
- Grant won’t go to tunnel
- Taste of the Holidays coming to Lake Geneva
- Delavan’s days gone by on display
- Sensors will monitor strain on Highway 51 bridge
- Turkey sends more troops to Iraq border as Kurdish rebels say 8 missing soldiers held captive
Monday, Oct. 22
- Incarceration is the program that fails most often
- Fighting her way to the top spot
- Truckey removed from Darien Village Board
- Tractor rollover kills Green County man
- Janesville man injured in Green County accident
- Public Record for Oct. 22, 2007
- Death notices for Oct. 22, 2007
- Residents invited to meet police dog
- Make sure your kids stay safe on Halloween
- Edgerton woman’s company one of fastest-growing in nation
- Let the inconveniences begin
- UW-Whitewater women capture WIAC tennis title
- UW-Whitewater receives accolades for diversity
- Janesville hunter has trophy marinade
- Study: Walworth County lagging in economic development race
- Milton’s Spaulding steps up when it's his turn to shine
- Limits placed on haunted house scares
- Early morning fire displaces four people
- Parker’s Fox makes switch from soccer
- It’s a lock: Elks’ backs confuse coaches, foes
- Craig’s Uschan puts heart scare behind him
- Improper property
- Wide load: Brodhead-Juda’s McAdory puts fear into hearts of defenders when he gets his 290 pounds rolling
- China’s President Hu wins a second term atop a new leadership lineup
- Boston advances to World Series with 11-2 win over Cleveland
Sunday, Oct. 21
- Badgers toss complete game
- Pressley enjoys big day, thank you very much
- Warhawks’ defense stuffs Pointers
- Beloit College falls to 0-8
- Whippet boys run to state
- High school boys soccer results
- Defending champs send Craig packing
- Badgers skate past Robert Morris, 8-2
- High schools girls volleyball results
- 12 Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish attack; Iraqi president orders rebels to disarm or leave
- Death notices for Oct. 21, 2007
- Tax rates don’t tell the whole story
- Public Record for Oct. 21, 2007
- Evansville debates neighborhood flooding solutions
- Local matters: Yes it does, and we're all over them
- Safety vs. school spirit
- Marching for victory
- We're getting closer to agreement on health reform
Saturday, Oct. 20
- Things pick up at Parkview
- Death notices for Oct. 20, 2007
- Janesville SUVs fare better than reported
- Milwaukee Street, Wright Road see lane changes
- Public Record for Oct. 20, 2007
- Crafting success: Duo hops to service in old brewery
- Janesville man honored by AARP Wisconsin
- Business files suit against Hendricks
- Bicyclist listed in critical condition
- Salvation Army food drive begins
- German guests glad in Janesville
- School kicks off Red Ribbon Week
- Delavan presents proposed budget
Friday, Oct. 19
- New Gazette press rolls
- Teachers to work contract
- Assault suspect waives hearing
- Average city tax up $17 in new budget
- Friends rally around Milton stunt rider injured in accident
- Living in Toyland: Blain's buyer has seen it all
- A section of a Janesville street gets a new lane configuration
- Rock County deputies crack down on domestic violence
- Democrats see a new political environment
- 'Elian' sequel is another tragic case
- Death notices for Oct. 19, 2007
Thursday, Oct. 18
- Death notices for Oct. 18, 2007
- Stretching helps students learn at Lakeland School
- Parker football enters ‘second season’ with a shutout
- Craig football scares Point before falling
- Redesign hurts GM reliability
- Meeting explains ways to prevent crime
- Spam dials wrong number
- Evert takes blame for probation
- Parent: Hockey team has been 'cheating'
- Officials cite weather as key reason for delay in wrapping up street work
- Teamwork has Big Foot volleyball making big plans
- Engineers plan for ’08
- Add Armenian issue to list of Pelosi's follies
- Smart guy, smart choice
- Haven of housing: Representatives saw value of trust fund, but will Bush?
- Al Gore finds liberation from the outside
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- Investigator hired to check computer
- Ryan, colleagues unveil new version of Golden Fleece award
- Cultural arts center gives artists a place where they can shine
- Milton merges clerk, treasurer positions
- Parking loss worries Edgerton
- Watch for white canes
- Death notices for Oct. 17, 2007
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Man sentenced for hiring immigrants with fake IDs
- Death notices for Oct. 16, 2007
- Gladiators collect league title
- Sex sting targeting Carver-Roehl
- Downtown plan earns praise
- Another Briarmoon convicted over carriage barn demolition
- City to consider riverfront purchases
- Farm numbers are decreasing
- Number of state farms dwindles
Monday, Oct. 15
- Death Notices for Oct. 15, 2007
- Citizens give input for Janesville's future
- Energy prices may ease in Southern Wisconsin
- Two dead in Jefferson County crash
- Will Pentair gain jobs?
- Plays brings a focus on a school for girls
Sunday, Oct. 14
- Janesville man injured in elevator shaft fall
- Two killed in bus accident were from Chicago area
- Hot topic: Teaching kids fire prevention
- Theater demolition forces out tenants
- Firefighters focus on ethanol
- Uninsured drivers cause havoc on roads
- Death notices for Oct. 14, 2007
- Q and A with Skip Bliss
- Profile of Pete Jensen
- Profile of Shar Hermanson
- Profile of Jonathan Lindquist
- Profile of Ruth Berger
- Profile of Joe LaChance
- Profile of Catherine W. Idzerda
- Profile of Karen Detra
- Customer guide
- Project contractor list
Saturday, Oct. 13
- Jury: Sale of land was fair
- Several wind projects studied around county
- Rock County towns trying to tackle the wind
- Future of parking plaza stirs debate
- La Follette shuts out ineffective Craig
- Mistakes cost Parker eight-point halftime lead
- Death notices for Oct. 13, 2007
Friday, Oct. 12
- The prairie returns: Plant landscaping will go beyond the ordinary
- Profile of Paul Baines
- An introduction to the new press technology
- Man and Machine
- ‘A once-in-a-generation thing’
- The history of printing at the Gazette
- Jaycees turn Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds into a haunted house
- County plays guessing game
- Hot tips for picking pumpkins, carving creatively
- A big project calls for big planning
- Threats made at Evansville High School
- The process of reporting
- Death notices for Oct. 12, 2007
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Despite cuts, budget up 21 percent
- Pizza joint owner asks union to help end dispute
- Threats cancel Edgerton pep rally
- First formal debate
- Northern Syria
- Delegate rules give Thompson an edge
- Barack Obama's decision
- Supreme Court decided
- Around the big table in
- Con-Is globalization benefiting American workers?
- Pro-Is globalization benefiting American workers?
- Crime of Convenience
- Death notices for Oct. 11, 2007
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Death Notices for Oct. 10, 2007
- Milton district head will retire next year
- Delavan shoots down low-income housing, homeless shelter
- Staskal could go to Eau Claire home
- Alvarez stresses teamwork, discipline
- Teachers display their disapproval with contract negotiations
- A voice for city’s future
Tuesday, Oct. 9
- Judicial race gets crowded
- Will Grafft face more citations?
- Dog owners sought after pit bull attack
- Suspect charged in rape, robbery
- Milton expects more growth
- Death notices for Oct. 9, 2007
Monday, Oct. 8
- Town of Beloit has new fire safety training tool
- Chess master finds a pattern to his wins
- LSI ratifies contract
- Did lies hinder case?
- Death notices for Oct. 8, 2007
- Disabled are often overlooked
Sunday, Oct. 7
- Bluebirds hit with WIAA probation
- Second chapter unfolds for Edgerton book, film fest
- Downtown Elkhorn links future to past
- Kids think outside in boxes at Shantytown
- Existing pools at center of aquatics debate
- Early report cards give an ‘A’ to single-sex classes in Janesville
- Death notices for Oct. 7, 2007
- Phenomenon takes reins in Louisiana
Saturday, Oct. 6
Friday, Oct. 5
- Probation ordered in traffic death case
- Man gets 20 years for assaults
- Traffic stop leads to drug arrests
- Clinton ponders larger school
- Death notices for Oct. 5, 2007
- Town of Delavan police chief fired
- City, Grafft spar over building
- Fighting words: Library takes over Battle of the Books
- Dress code issues often made on case-by-case basis
- Edgerton students arrested for threats
Thursday, Oct. 4
- Death notices for Oct. 4, 2007
- Teens take anti-smoking message to capital
- Memo to officers: Taser a raccoon and you only make him angry
- Local UAW OKs contract
- Additional cop assigned to football games
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Tuesday, Oct. 2
- Death notices for Oct. 2, 2007
- When home is no safe haven
- Rape suspect cleared
- Can GM keep its word?
- Town of Beloit board votes to take bids for new real estate agent for subdivision
