Story archive for August 2008
Sunday, Aug. 31
- Sabathia throws 1-hitter in Brewers' 7-0 win
- McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
- Autopsy performed on murder-suicide victims
- Oil companies completing Gulf evacuations
- Brewers send Pirates to ninth straight loss, 11-3
- Speech fails to score at football stadium
- Police: Saturday fire might be arson
- What will happen to 95?
- Harness racing is a fair tradition
- Public record for Aug. 31, 2008
- Death notices for Aug. 31, 2008
- Two-sided story: Schools, parents debate twins’ placement
- Domestic tragedy stuns neighbors
Saturday, Aug. 30
- Baraboo, Milton swimmers shine at Parker Relays
- Parker volleyball has rough day
- Craig takes second at Craig Invitational
- Janesville police investigate apparent murder-suicide
- Badgers rumble past Akron
- 2 shot dead in Janesville home
- Parker throttles Beloit
- Parker swimmers win big
- Fort topples Portage
- Brodhead wins thriller in 2 OTs
- Elkhorn rumbles past East Troy
- Milton makes a statement
- Pregont catches on
- Pro: Employee free choice act will revive economy by restoring workers’ right to organize
- Should churches mix God and politics?
- Con: Misnamed Employee Free Choice Act crushes workers’ sacred right to cast secret votes
- Small communities prepare for closing plants
- Thresheree attendees have steam in their genes
- Death notices for Aug. 30, 2008
- Public record for Aug. 30, 2008
- Mountain bikers gear up for fall season in Kettle Moraine
- New company to help with medical transportation in Janesville
- Bikers rumble into Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Bancorp acquires Mid America Bank
- Former tenants file suit against landlords
Friday, Aug. 29
- Alaska governor moves to national stage
- Death notices for Aug. 29, 2008
- Plans on schedule for new hospital
- Investigation progressing in Woodman's union dispute
- Public record for Aug. 29, 2008
- Milton High girl wins Walworth County idol contest
- UW-Whitewater freshman learn traditions, start a new one
- Driver cited for hitting man in wheelchair
- Local author to speak about diversity
- Orfordville newspaper ends after century of publishing
- Driver accused in crash with deputy arrested again
- Blue Notes are seeking singers
- Poverty numbers remain steady in 2007, could increase in 2008
- Street projects reroute traffic, buses
- Flood video on sale this weekend
- Titans beat Packers 23-21 in preseason finale
- Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington
- Few witnesses can testify to Obama's accomplishments
Thursday, Aug. 28
- Craig wins, Parker falls in Big Eight tennis
- Janesville golfers split in Big Eight double duals
- Craig sweeps Rock Run
- Snappers win in the bottom of the ninth
- Parker wins soccer opener
- Beloit considers public housing options
- Local museum loans historic autos to political conventions
- Obama at last, out from under
- Real gender gap is an ambition gap
- Flood debris to be cleared in Beloit
- Parker swim roster increases with seniors leading the way
- Schneider looks for a breakout season for Craig swim
- Is nepotism policy OK?
- Did relative's hiring cause problems at ice arena?
- Policy isn't same as e-mail
- Death notices for Aug. 28, 2008
- Public record for Aug. 28, 2008
- Former nurse explains powers of being positive
- Last year's donors to United Way may be this year's recipients
- Hunting for fun? Try the Thresheree
- A time to give: Union leader issues a call
- On Wisconsin and on television: Charter announces it will carry the Big Ten Network
- Opening soon? Owner of Hillmoor faces foreclosure
- Former Walworth County youth pastor denies sexual abuse charges
- Former library employee told police she stole money to survive
- Sharon manufacturer closing Friday
- Ludwick leads Cardinals' rally against Brewers
- Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears
- Snappers break loose against Kane County
- Women lead way: Michelle, Hillary set stage in Denver
Wednesday, Aug. 27
- Beloit police investigate shooting
- Kutter Harley-Davidson joins in anniversary celebration
- SBA loans for flood damage come to Rock County
- On abortion issue, Pope Pelosi stands at the gate
- Board cuts proposed spending to help taxpayers
- Sports fees get big thumbs down
- Man in wheelchair injured in car accident
- Master of carnival games will be at Walworth County Fair
- DNR grants ethanol plant's request
- Public record for Aug. 27, 2008
- Death notices for Aug. 27, 2008
- Charter, Big Ten Network strike a deal
- Lake dredging referendum price tag could be $1.75 million
- Students spread out in Whitewater
- City, school address housing concerns
- Craig volleyball opens with seven matches; Parker has three
- Craig, Parker tennis teams breeze in league openers
- Parker golfers bounce back with two wins
- Craig tennis lineup gets a new look after successful season
- Labor woes fail to derail LaborFest and its spirit, organizers say
- Green fits Parker tennis squad
- Bliss Communications, WISC join forces
- Darien firefighters want chief to take action against troublesome employee
- Memorial to Katrina victims taking shape
- Sheets masters Cardinals in 12-0 win
- School board reduces tax levy increase
- Snappers tumble in extra innings
Tuesday, Aug. 26
- 45th Assembly candidates face off
- United Way campaign ready
- More wells being found contaminated
- Janesville storm sewer inspection
- They're Republicans, and they're here to 'help' you
- No Big Ten Network yet for Charter customers
- Public record for Aug. 26, 2008
- Death notices for Aug. 26, 2008
- Higher sports fees in Janesville schools?
- Retirement is just another opportunity for Edgerton superintendent
- Edgerton High to drop block scheduling
- Rotary Gardens to charge fee
- Sheiffer attends last council meeting
- City reviewing credit card policies; Misuse of library credit card ‘an eye opener’
- Veterans’ days
- Mistakes made with sidewalk repairs: staff
- Monterey Dam clean up begins
- Texas students pack bookbags; teachers pack heat
- Proposed rule would disenfranchise voters, cause election chaos
- 'So many people believed in me': Mentors, education are keys to escaping poverty
- GM closing could indirectly affect poverty
- Questions, determination drive single mother to success
- Charter school gives students boost in getting education
- Where to go for help
Monday, Aug. 25
- Security of Janesville's Municipal Building a concern for council
- Craig golfers tie for seventh at Waunakee
- Power brokers cook up secret plan for Milwaukee schools
- Local Congresswoman speaks at Democratic Convention
- Local fire chief recognized
- Biden brings blue-collar sensibility to Obama campaign
- Janesville and Beloit record population growth
- Six named in second batch of city manager candidates
- Death notices for Aug. 25, 2008
- Public record for Aug. 25, 2008
- Flood victims hope to avoid crooked contractors
- High gas prices drive down traffic fatalities
- Social worker is ally for parents in poverty
- Poverty's punch: Stress, uncertainty haunt children in poverty
- District adjusts to new needs as poverty rises
- Families in generational poverty form their own culture
- 'A lot of sacrifices': Single father's poverty affects his daughter and parents, too
Sunday, Aug. 24
- Oshkosh superintendent position has Rock County ties
- City Council to consider Monterey Stadium ramp
- Hardy hits winner to lift Brew over Pirates in 12
- New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes
- Braun, Suppan lead Brewers to 3rd straight win
- Death notices for Aug. 24, 2008
- Republicans hope young Senate trio offers base for future
- Does poverty = crime? Scholars disagree
- What is poverty?
- Public record for Aug. 24, 2008
- 'One little thing': Layoffs, health problems hamper homeless family
- Changing economy, changing society fuel poverty increase
- 'It's kind of rough': Single parenthood, stalled wages contribute to poverty in Janesville
- The myths and truths of domestic violence
Saturday, Aug. 23
- Man plays Radio City Music Hall—for a price
- Rural Beloit man arrested after throwing rocks at Sheriff's lobby
- Beloit falls to Burlington
- Rodgers rebounds with strong performance
- Officer won’t be cited in squad crash
- Milton School Board, teachers union reach tenative deal
- Eight found in Lake Geneva house could be deported
- Local 95 OKs contract with GM
- Husband taken at gunpoint
- Con: Perception of media bias on campaign trail has vexed Americans since colonial days
- Let’s hope convention cities respect right to protest
- Pro: Media’s grade-school crush on Obama flunks smell test for most objective Americans
- Public record for Aug. 23, 2008
- Death notices for Aug. 23, 2008
- Walworth County Fair an ideal destination for tourists
- Walworth County Fair schedule
- Busy, working adults can volunteer, too
Friday, Aug. 22
- Brewers pound the Pirates
- State air officials won't make changes at legislators' request
- Recordings released in murder-suicide case
- Beloit economic development
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport projects
- City plays waiting game with manager finalists
- Death notices for Aug. 22, 2008
- City of Lake Geneva denies Mirbeau's claims
- Increased costs force proposed reductions in Head Start
- Public record for Aug. 22, 2008
- Albany districts plans for the long-term
- Taking your Olympic aspirations off the couch
- Mail delivery suspended in Olde Towne Mall
- Apartment complex targets upper niche
- Sex offender sentenced to 10 years in prison
- Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
- Obama’s born-alive problem might become his kryptonite
- In Georgia, much hinges on the next few weeks
Thursday, Aug. 21
- Snappers stung by Bees
- Milton second, Parker third, Craig eighth in best ball
- Monroe wins Craig Invitational tennis
- Janesville paramedics are making do with four ambulances at five stations
- Deep veep heap too steep?
- Rock County Sheriff presents budget
- Tech Ed options to get a boost
- New class of grass
- Is bike tunnel the best option?
- Janesville officer teaches Spanish to cops nationwide
- Death notices for Aug. 21, 2008
- Public record for Aug. 21, 2008
- Keep your cool in school
- Fee plan takes root at Rotary Gardens
- Stateline Recycling cited for dealing salvaged vehicles
- Man charged with selling Viagra
- Former jail officer faces felony charge stemming from relationship with inmate
- Woman nearly drowns in Geneva Lake
- China hopes to attract more US college students
- Rotary Gardens board wants to charge an admission fee
- Craig golfers win two in Big Eight double dual
- Parker golfers have Big Eight win streak snapped
- Equal Rites Awards go to those who set back the cause of women
- Voters in tiny crossroads suggest race is Obama's to lose
Wednesday, Aug. 20
- Janesville man to be sentenced on child sexual assault charges
- City Council to discuss manager candidates Thursday
- Parra gets win in Brewers' victory over Astros
- Family: Police let down victims
- GM workers to vote on contract Friday
- Death notices for Aug. 20, 2008
- 'Strange' scenario haunts school district budget
- Public record for Aug. 20, 2008
- Township takes step to becoming a village
- Craig, Parker start taking shape
- Rock Around the Block makes its return
- BTC students displaced because of flooding
- Harmony School offers parents new drop-off point
- Smokes sting comes up empty
- Whitewater police looking for 'mutt'
- States throw out costly electronic voting machines
- Janesville schools told to cut insurance spending
- Snappers break loose at Cedar Rapids
- Purpose-driven politics enter sanctuary of faith
Tuesday, Aug. 19
- Blum's tiebreaking homer lifts Astros past Brewers
- UAW and GM reach tentative local contract
- Police say husband was shooter
- Leaning too hard on the magic words?
- Housing slump felt in Rock County
- Red Cross blood donors needed
- Family mourns two deaths in murder-suicide
- Crises are handled case-by-case
- Death notices for Aug. 19, 2008
- State agency staying out of cable TV dispute
- Commission OKs plan for downtown BID
- Public record for Aug. 19, 2008
- Coroner change resolution tabled
- Beloit Town Board won't buy flooded vacation homes
- Conservation Reserve Program turns poor cropland into wildlife habitat
- Making money and saving soil
- Hendricks-backed film to be in theaters Oct. 3
- New Milton chief 'conducts' first day
- Clinton students fall below state average
- Beloit Town Board will study fire station options
- Contractors inspect, OK bridge
- Twenty-four tickets written at weekend concert
- 4-H club celebrates 80 years
- Walworth County to receive funds to rebuild
- Riverfront opens 'town' for people with disabilities
- Costs soar for National Guard training overhaul
- Snappers drop fourth straight
- Beloit College releases Mindset List
Monday, Aug. 18
- Sabathia pitches Brewers past Astros
- Janesville BID clears first hurdle
- They’ll watch concerts to thwart stoner terrorism
- Police: Edgerton deaths appear to be murder-suicide
- Janesville's goose population program continues
- Two bodies found in Edgerton home
- Janesville man leaves flood documentary as legacy
- Public Record for Aug. 18, 2008
- Bloomfield could be next village
- Death notices for Aug. 18, 2008
- Milton business plans expansion
- Couple plan to rebuild home in floodplain
- Antiques shop fading into history
- Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids
- Ethier's second HR gives Dodgers win over Brewers
- Ruining coast won’t ease gas thirst
Sunday, Aug. 17
- Beloit City Council to review Turtle Island renovations
- Snappers suffer third straight loss
- Janesville BID task force members address concerns about the proposal
- Hardy leads Brewers to 10th inning win over Dodgers
- Windmills split town and families
- Checking in on the Obama campaign
- Public record for Aug. 17, 2008
- Walworth Co. tax levy up 9.3 percent; Increase is largest in southeastern Wisconsin
- Sexual predators are often mom’s boyfriend
- Death notices for Aug. 17, 2008
- Working poor still struggle
Saturday, Aug. 16
- O'Sullivan leads Niners past Packers 34-6
- For Michael Phelps, eight is great
- One month left to apply for FEMA aid
- Dodgers rally to beat Brewers
- Ferrell is medalist in Edgewood Invitational
- Quad Cities batters wallop Beloit
- School district's insurance costs questioned
- Janesville Catholic churches trying to fill flood relief gap
- The bonds we have with our boats
- Why I am boycotting the China Olympics
- Janesville flood center closes
- Obama should embrace Latin America’s populist leaders
- Public Record for Aug. 16, 2008
- Victims testify about effects of terrifying phone calls
- Bump, set, splat: Mud courts ready for corn boil
- Old Lakeland School to become assisted living, educational facility
- Obama should follow Bush’s successful Latin policies
Friday, Aug. 15
- Two hospitalized after Janesville crash
- County works to improve mental health crisis response
- Death notices for Aug. 15, 2008
- City man arrested in raid on home
- County pursuing flood grants
- Public record for Aug. 15, 2008
- Lost ring found in a garden 20 years later
- Behavior ruins fun for kids
- Rape suspect seeks new lawyer
- Riverside Park reopens today
- Special assistance available for unsafe wells
- Two boat launches reopen Saturday
- Clinton gets tax delinquent property
- Elkhorn company adding new jobs
- Working hard for their money: Business pays employees for helping out
- Pentagon moves cautiously in Georgia conflict
- Historic buildings, farmland discussed during comprehensive plan meeting
- The Beauty of Imperfection
Thursday, Aug. 14
- Hirschfeld gets ninth win for Snappers
- Sustainability committee begins green education
- Brainstorming session ready for next step
- Legislator from Beloit area dies
- Parker golfers win Elkhorn Scramble
- He watches. He learns.
- Census shows minorities will be in majority by 2050
- Death notices for Aug. 14, 2008
- Mercy residence hospice won't take new patients
- Public record for Aug. 14, 2008
- Antique center could draw visitors to Evansville
- Family prepares for beef cookout
- Janesville Senior Center's got talent
- Truck hits man in Alpine Valley parking lot
- Patch Products plans to purchase specialty toy line
- Police seek information about Whitewater robbery
- Fontana planning lakefront tourism center
- School leaders meet in secret location
- Fewer Americans hit the road in June
- Quad Cities nails Beloit with five-run ninth
- Fielder connects again, and Sabathia wins again
- Options for dealing with Russia
- Remembering party conventions from the past
Wednesday, Aug. 13
- First hearing on Janesville BID set for Monday
- Changes to reduce officer wait time start soon
- Democrats work for control in Statehouse
- New volunteer coordinator at local Red Cross
- Budget cuts discussed; decision coming in two weeks
- District trims foreign-language options
- Exhibit brings together history, wedding fashion
- Thumbs up, down for local ACT scores
- Councilman weighs in on foreign policy
- Death notices for Aug. 13, 2008
- Darien fire department handling problems itself
- Public record for Aug. 13, 2008
- Council throws support to children's museum
- Council approves spending to improve plant
- Now cancer-free, Janesville woman has chance to give others hope
- Pleas entered in stalking case
- Downtown postal center temporarily closes
- Prosperity remains possible despite GM departure: Expert
- Clerk's shouts disrupt robbery attempt
- Evansville council elects new alderperson
- Edgerton Care Center splits from hospital
- Deputies use defibrillator to revive man
- Attempted armed robbery reported in Janesville
- Georgians in America watch the violence back home
- Parker shoots for repeat title in Big Eight girls golf
- Four veterans head Craig girls golf team
- Snappers rally to beat Peoria
- Maintenance projects on list of concerns for possible budget cuts
- Everybody's a winner! (Well, almost everybody.)
- Vlad, You've Got Mail
Tuesday, Aug. 12
- Children's museum receives green light from Janesville City Council
- Presidential campaigns may focus on Wisconsin
- 1st Congressional District Democrats face off
- Beloit effort to eliminate truancy
- Dog park committee hits its goal
- Community summit results in ideas
- Death notices for Aug. 12, 2008
- Despite budget crunch, Edgerton levy could fall
- Friends group asks council for help
- Public record for Aug. 12, 2008
- Beloit murder suspect arrested hours before attack
- Whitewater named 'dreamtown'
- County eyes cash to rebuild in townships
- Businesses helping employees to become better health consumers
- Drunken driver, sheriff's deputy hit nearly head on
- Croaking Canaries
- Man injured in Beloit shooting
- Bush to relax protected species rules
Monday, Aug. 11
- Snappers slip past Peoria
- Rodgers sharp, but Packers fall to Bengals
- Brewers complete four-game sweep of Washington
- Walworth County deputy injured in drunk driving crash
- Ten local fire departments assist with Beloit house fire
- Forward Janesville announces top economic ideas for city
- Janesville's central city neighborhood plan is ready
- Fund raising tops goal for Milton dog park
- Flood recovery benefit planned
- Museum price tag could be $7 million
- Death notices for Aug. 11, 2008
- Clinton suing downtown building owner
- Public record for Aug. 11, 2008
- Rock County foreclosure rate ranks high
- Sitters offer alternative pet care
- Aqua Jays finish second at nationals
- Comprehensive plan being readied for unveiling
- Paulson: Bush right on Wall Street 'hangover' quip
- Badgers expectations set high
- Fort defeats Evansville in Home Talent playoffs
- Ferrell wins Rock County Women's Championship
- Stricker shoots 69 in final round of PGA Championship
- Peoria homers drill Snappers
Sunday, Aug. 10
- Kapler's homer lifts Brewers 5-4 in 13 innings
- Differences of opinion: McCain, Obama recall two clashes in Senate
- DOT to study improvements to Highway 11 west of Janesville
- Public record for Aug. 10, 2008
- High gas prices mean good business for Milton company
- Death notices for Aug. 10, 2008
- Commuting on the rise in Rock County
- Newest Americans sign up to vote
Saturday, Aug. 9
- Ferrell first-round leader in Rock County women's golf
- Snappers treat big crowd to victory
- Drunk drivers to be targeted
- Cable TV changes affect local access
- Pro: We need the low costs and universal coverage that are hallmarks of Britain's system
- Much is at stake in journalist-shield bill
- Con: Long waits, outdated medicine and rationing make British system one import we don’t need
- Whitewater settles lawsuit with former businessman
- Timetable set for city manager interviews
- Proposed school cuts could save Janesville homeowners $31
- Janesville could spend $32 million to expand, improve wastewater plant
- A new foreign language? At what cost?
- Open house to address Old Fourth Ward concerns
- City asked to help pay for GM retention efforts
- Second mobile food market added this month
- Mobile clinic snipping overpopulation problem
- Public record for Aug. 9, 2008
- Candidate withdraws from 1st District race
Friday, Aug. 8
- Three-run eighth sparks Snappers
- Sabathia continues to roll
- High school teams ready to get going
- Turf chores: Perkins' facelift begins
- Move to add 90 jobs
- Mayo loses appeal for fourth time
- Death notices for Aug. 8, 2008
- Are more ash borers waiting in the wings?
- Public record for Aug. 8, 2008
- Planning underway for Monterey Hotel
- E-ticketing speeds up traffic stops
- Challenge course is cutting-edge entertainment
- Time is running out on summer
- Former fire chief denies theft charge stemming from misuse of town's credit card
- Three injured in Town of Beloit crash
- Gaps in system kept Ivins at high-security lab
- Who let the kitten in?
- Why not drill to help bridge our transition to renewable energy sources?
- Caught in the prop wash
Thursday, Aug. 7
- McQuade golf outing set for Aug. 16
- Stricker opens with 1-over 71 in pivotal PGA Championship
- Parker's O'Leary commits to Loyola
- Snappers rally to beat Kane County
- Favre joins to the Jet set
- High schoolers may get college credit
- Fuel prices drive demand for new home heating technology
- Congressman Paul is on a top 50 list
- Female football player, mother file lawsuit
- Advocates push for human services
- Death notices for Aug. 7, 2008
- Public record for Aug. 7, 2008
- Woman injured in hit-and-run crash
- Owners of flooded properties must make decisions
- Aqua Jays prepare for nationals
- Darien firefighters resign; more could follow
- Committee chooses site for new city hall in Edgerton
- Sex offender faces child pornography charges
- City, YMCA take step to develop park
- Protesters rounded up by Beijing police
- Nature upends illusion of power, permanence
- McCain, Obama reject tit-for-tat campaigning
Wednesday, Aug. 6
- Snappers held to four hits in loss to Kane County
- Dive training planned
- City of Janesville may buy some flooded homes
- Planning for Milton YMCA moves forward
- GM discloses deal to salaried employees
- Weeks has 4 hits as Brewers take Cincinnati series
- Is Lying OK? Apparently it is when you sell real estate in Wisconsin
- City continues search for manager
- Program highlights how to deal with gypsy moths
- Watch continues for emerald ash borer
- Beloit's school board is ready for change
- Death notices for Aug. 6, 2008
- Crash leaves Milton man paralyzed, positive
- Public record for Aug. 6, 2008
- Physicals ensure players are ready for competition
- Lake Lawn condos approved
- Walworth County, developer agree on sale of old school
- Bush: China must end detentions, ensure freedoms
- Pause for perspective shows we and politicians have work to do
Tuesday, Aug. 5
- Snappers break three-game losing streak
- Packers, Favre seem to have irreconcilable differences
- Fielder apologizes, homers as Brewers win 8-1
- A big crowd turns out for Janesvile's National Night Out
- Winzenz named Janesville Interim City Manager
- All Brett, all the time
- "City of Parks" prepares for the Emerald Ash Borer
- Janesville police arrest suspect in robbery
- Death notices for Aug. 5, 2008
- New hospital will not offer inpatient psychiatric treatment
- Evert names principal, assistant principal candidates
- Janesville teen home after car surfing injury
- Lack of teacher contract costly in Milton
- Milton names new HS principal
- Traffic plan promised for Harmony parents
- Public record for Aug. 5, 2008
- Tree killers confirmed in Wisconsin
- Regular checks ensure food is safe, equipment clean throughout county
- State debates inspection fees
- Need for repeat health inspections down in 2007-08
- Six arrested after morning robbery
- Rockford soldier dies in Afghanistan, planned to attend college
- Youth injured in Beloit shooting
- Boy hit by car dies in hospital
- Former Walworth County jail inmate claims he was sexually assaulted by officer
- No time for Bush to see through 3 nuclear deals
- Area tourism may have strong season finish
Monday, Aug. 4
- Brewers lose game, composure
- Favre flies under radar in Green Bay
- New developer interested in former Menards site
- Janesville native training troops for Afghanistan
- Night Out planned for Janesville Police
- Albion deprives Evansville of undisputed Home Talent division title
- Why in Green Bay are they all Favred up?
- Rural volunteer fire depts. struggle to recruit
- Beloit to host Highway 51 tourism convention
- Death notices for Aug. 4, 2008
- Paperwork needed to issue disaster loans
- Motorcycle crashes after police stop chase
- Funding is available for laid-off workers
- Rare rain brings area much-needed mositure
- Public record for Aug. 4, 2008
- Old homes, church featured on historic walking tour
- Awaiting the tourists
- Edgerton residents lead police on chase, cornfield search
- Sheridan seeks homebuyer protections
- Protest signs knocked down, stolen
- Motorcycle crash injures two in Rock County
- Bush heads to Asia for diplomacy and sports
- Three Beloit fires Sunday could have been prevented
Sunday, Aug. 3
- Beloit Transit Transfer Center design features sustainability
- Flood grant puts Rock County's unemployed to work
- Campillo outpitches Sheets as Braves blank Brewers
- Winds of change might ease gridlock in Washington
- Public record for Aug. 3, 2008
- Crews begin cleaning, disinfecting Traxler, Riverside
- GM workers face a fork in the road
- Delavan could move ahead with Lake Lawn condos
- Death notices for Aug. 3, 2008
- GM task force hires consultant
- Officials hope room tax will boost tourism
Saturday, Aug. 2
- Janesville 14s eliminated in extra innings
- Janesville Legion drops opener
- Sabathia keeps on rolling
- Packers, Grant reportedly agree
- Milton, East Troy fall in state tournament games
- Public record for Aug. 2, 2008
- East Troy wins Legion opener
- Quick start sparks Milton
- Death notices for Aug. 2, 2008
- Delavan man sentenced to jail in nearly fatal beating case
- Con: Drilling in sensitive areas is no panacea for a crisis created by gas-guzzlers
- Pro: U.S. reserves plus Canadian tar sands oil can provide relief for U.S. motorists
- When government prays, religion loses
- Turtle hunter is ducky friend
- Laid-off workers seek to turn the keys to their futures at BTC
- Mirbeau files lawsuit against city of Lake Geneva
- GM sport utilities continue freefall in July
- Ex-chief files lawsuits against town chairman, police commission
- Whitewater cops walking the beat
- FEMA urges return of loan applications
Friday, Aug. 1
- Brewers bounce back against Braves
- Janesville 14s drop regional opener
- Slight delay in city manager appointment
- Mortgage bail out questioned
- More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths
- Bielema is Beckum's biggest supporter
- Badgers go deep at tight end spot
- Road-tested Legion team finds its way to state
- Death notices for August 1, 2008
- Public-access channels slam Charter’s plans
- No boys allowed: Camp perking girls’ interest in boys-only careers
- Janesville's juvenile diversion group well underway
- Public record for August 1, 2008
- Police: Con artist posing as city worker
- Ethanol opponents air complaints at hearing
- Cold comfort: Ice system expected to save green, be 'green'
- Businesses losing tourism dollars due to highway closure
- Rockvale hosting National Night Out
- Library switches directors: Whitt brought new services to library
- Roadwork to close Highway 14
- Snappers sweep Loons
- In oil debate, Democrats want to kill planet to save it
- Who wants to know?
