News Archive for November 25, 2009
Bohannon helps Wisconsin beat No. 21 Maryland
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
LAHAINA, HAWAII --
Jason Bohannon scored 20 points and Jon Leuer added 16 to lead Wisconsin to a 78-69 win over No. 21 Maryland in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Evansville steps up to help couple
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
EVANSVILLE --
Just a day or two after an accident left Mary Flaherty paralyzed below her chest, she told her husband, “You’re going to see the blessings of living in a small town.”
Craig to try new recycling program
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School Board unanimously approved a new recycling program for Craig High School on Tuesday that might eventually serve as a model for the entire school district.
UW-Whitewater football collects honors
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
The accolades continue to pile up for UW-Whitewater’s football team.
Deputy accused of sex assault resigns post
By TED SULLIVAN - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Charges stem from party
Town of Beloit, officer reach settlement
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
BELOIT TOWNSHIP -- Poor behavior, lying cited in complaint
Elkhorn attorneys honored in national top lawyers’ list
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
ELKHORN --
Real estate, land use among specialties
Evansville edges Waterloo
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Evansville High wasted no time in bringing the excitement to a new boys basketball season.
Man, city settle street-sweeper suit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A Janesville resident who claimed he was almost run down by a runaway city street sweeper has settled with the city for $16,336.
Janesville residents arrested on heroin, cocaine charges
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Two Janesville residents were arrested Monday on drug-dealing charges.
Rock County Fury falls in shutout
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
MILWAUKEE -- The Rock County Fury suffered 3-0 loss to University School in nonconference girls high school hockey Tuesday.
ShareFest is a new way to shop for the holidays
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Purchases give back to your community
Thompson, Teubert lead Vikings to season-opening victory
By JOHN BARRY - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Coach Ryan Masterson believes that if Janesville Parker’s boys basketball program is going to turn the corner this season, it starts with learning how to win.
Fulton fan: Framer is ‘always there for the cause’
By STACY VOGEL - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
FULTON TOWNSHIP --
Framing started as a hobby to keep the Fulton Township man occupied when he retired 25 years ago. Roger Millar matted and framed prints for family, friends and customers and occasionally offered works to charity auctions.
Winter art loop brings artists, shoppers together
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Show is second for Raven’s Wish owner
Family, friends give blood to show love for ‘miracle girl’
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
JANESVILLE --
On Monday, Wendy Aide’s friends, family, co-workers and a bunch of people she barely knew attended a Red Cross blood drive dedicated to her.
Public record for Nov. 25, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Walworth County Courthouse gets new metal detector
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
ELKHORN --
The Walworth County Judicial Center has a new, state-of-the-art, walk-through metal detector at its security checkpoint.
Big celebration at Big Foot
By TIM WESTER - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
WALWORTH --
Chiefs’ new tradition enhanced by state title
Police identify suspect in Beloit shooting
By STEVE BENTON - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Beloit police say 37-year-old Antonio Lavell Mance is a suspect in Monday afternoon's deadly shooting.
Beloit shooting leaves one dead, one injured
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
BELOIT -- Merrill Elementary School in Beloit was locked down Tuesday after a shooting victim crashed his car into the parking lot.
Wary consumers, rising unemployment snag recovery
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
WASHINGTON --
The economy is not growing as fast as the government first thought and the recovery still faces significant obstacles, including households nervous about spending and rising unemployment.
Death notices for Nov. 25, 2009
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Janesville resident killed in Milton Township crash
By STEVE BENTON - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
MILTON TOWNSHIP -- The Rock County Sheriff's Office is reporting a single vehicle fatal accident on Old Highway 59 just north of the new Highway 59 bypass.
Mitchell leads undefeated Warhawks to victory
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Dustin Mitchell led 11 UW-Whitewater scorers with 20 points, and the Warhawks toppled host Wisconsin Lutheran College, 96-66, in a nonconference college men’s basketball game Tuesday night.
Two killed in I-90 crash
By STEVE BENTON - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Traffic on I-90 at the Newville exit was blocked for several hours Tuesday night following a two vehicle accident that resulted in two deaths.
Marquette pounds S.D.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Butler scored 13 points and Lazar Hayward had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Marquette to a 93-68 victory over South Dakota for its 25th straight nonconference home win before heading to Orlando, Fla., for the Old Spice Classic.
Packers need backups to help in playoff push
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
GREEN BAY -- Key injures will test Green Bay’s depth
Cardinals’ Pujols unanimous NL MVP
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
NEW YORK -- Brewers’ Fielder fourth in voting
Gonzaga handles Badgers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
LAHAINA, HAWAII -- UW to face Maryland in third-place game
Badger women come up short
MADISON -- It was another close one at the Kohl Center Tuesday night for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team, but this time the Badgers came up short.
Wisconsin must find new way to do business
By REP. MIKE SHERIDAN - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Similar stories are popping up all across Wisconsin. Digi-Star of Fort Atkinson, Fowler and Hammer of La Crosse, NeuroGenomeX of Madison, Best Biodiesel of Cashton, Extend Manufacturing of Schofield, and Seven Oaks Dairy of Kaukauna—they’re all growing in Wisconsin.
South Carolina’s Haley is a woman to watch
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Nikki Haley of South Carolina is of Indian descent—lean, mean (in a nice way) and ready to rumble with the good ol’ boys.
Not all the turkeys are in the oven
By RICK HOROWITZ - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
It starts the same as always, with Uncle Theophilis showing up the Thursday before and ready for a great big meal, since he somehow thinks Thanksgiving falls on the third Thursday instead of the fourth, even though everyone up to and including Aunt Heliotrope, who’s in the car with him all the way over, has told him otherwise.
