Story archive for April 2009
Thursday, April 30
- New Beloit Public Library popular in first week
- Expect increased patrols for Janesville Parker's prom
- Janesville schools prepare for potential flu outbreak
- Janesville City Manager questions value of bike tunnel
- A chapter in Rock county library history is written
- Local health officials believe swine flu will be found in area
- Top talent on display at Cougar Relays
- Don't let yourself get worked over at work
- Local dealership will lose Pontiac
- Fresh spinach from Milwaukee-based company being recalled
- Christians, gays hold summit at UW-Whitewater
- Concerns raised on salt storage facility site
- Murder suspect's father questioned
- Fontana, Walworth proceed on fire/rescue plan
- Shear Classic to honor racing legend
- Public record for April 30, 2009
- Food-buying club seeing increase in membership
- Walworth County cop wins doughnut eating world title for third time
- Gaugert brothers get LGB golf team rolling
- Beloit's next superintendent is house hunting
- Life as a makeover
- Specter switch: Another ‘win’ for the Grand Old Purity
- Death notices for April 30, 2009
- US: Prepare for long haul as swine flu spreads
- Warhawks, Pioneers split doubleheader
- Will Vikings court Favre?
- Dragons top Snappers
- Specter proves once again to be a defector
- Employee Free Choice Act would kill workers’ free choice
Wednesday, April 29
- Craig splits; Parker falls twice
- Big hits aren't enough for Parker baseball team
- Latest high school scores
- High school softball roundup
- High school baseball roundup
- Janesville salt storage plans under scrutiny
- Rock County school board presidents to meet Thursday
- Gallardo stars as Brewers win 1-0, sweep Pirates
- Falling enrollment leads to Janesville teacher cuts
- Smaller class sizes proposed for Jackson, Wilson schools
- Cuba is a far cry from being a workers’ paradise
- Walworth county officials shift resources to crack heroin problem
- Murder suspect appears in court
- Reported sex assault count stays steady
- Pastor convicted of obstructing justice
- Alliant won't cut power to landlord's property
- Filmmaker to speak about his experience with abortion
- New food pantry takes bigger bite out of local hunger
- Public record for April 29, 2009
- Death notices for April 29, 2009
- Managing a major meltdown
- Junior A hockey nets approval
- Non-profits explore new fund raising ideas
- Text message ends with school expulsion
- Human trafficking may be growing problem
- Beloit school board elects new president
- Scott Walker returns to Delavan as he begins bid for governor
- Officials trying to reduce impact of swine flu
- Brewers, Hoffman deliver
- Latest scores
- High school track roundup
- Janesville softball teams fall in league play
- Parker cruises past Madison East
- President should bow out of Notre Dame
Tuesday, April 28
- Craig bows in co-ed track
- Parker, Craig tennis teams taste defeat
- Whitewater softball team wins 16th straight
- Six Janesville teachers to be laid off
- West shuts out Craig baseball team
- Hospitals prepare for Swine flu
- Advocates recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Plans advance for water tower
- Milton to welcome new Hall members
- Good intentions don't pay the bills
- Power won't be disconnected until at least Thursday: Alliant
- State test results generally positive for Janesville
- Rock River about ready to push past banks again
- Elkhorn parents to get say on controversial class
- Elkhorn, Whitewater set to host computer round-up this Friday
- Mercy cancer care gets approval, award
- Public record for April 28, 2009
- Major upgrade under way at sports complex
- Job applications flooding employers
- Trailblazer keeps family business trucking
- Death notices for April 28, 2009
- Water levels in Rock County on the rise again
- Efforts continue to keep I-90 tourist center at Beloit open
- Waunakee routs Janesville Lacrosse Club
- Draft’s drama, fans makes it perfect for prime-time
- Snappers fall short
- Warhawks' last series with Stout ends with a split
- Nuggets whip Hornets by 58
- Same-sex couples begin tying the knot in Iowa
- Brewers again top Pirates
- It's official: O'Leary will become a Badger
- City Council postpones decision on "harmful materials" ordinance
- Waunakee blanks Craig
- There are milestones, and then…
- Lawmakers must stop secret meetings
Monday, April 27
- Janesville ice arena closed for unexpected repairs
- Utility payment plan could keep Rock County tenants in homes
- Craig softball team downs East
- DHS Secretary visits Blackhawk Technical College
- Restaurant promotion pays off
- Nursing home project stalls
- Stimulus funding for local schools announced
- A fresh start for Darien
- Elkhorn schools to discuss controversial class
- Public record for April 27, 2009
- Death notices for April 27, 2009
- Wedding bells, not wedding bills
- New chief is one of us
- Kane County sweeps Beloit
- Beloit four-year-old hospitalized after cocaine overdose
- Rock County prepares for Swine Flu
- Pontiac follows Oldsmobile
- Environmentally conscious and confused
- Countries race to contain swine flu
- Badgers rule third round
- Astros' penmanship writes off Crew
- Kelly ends drought
- Packers target O-line
Sunday, April 26
- First day of business for new Beloit Public Library
- State Secretary of Health Services to tour Janesville
- Six Janesville students chosen as All-State Scholars
- Personal fortunes riding on the fate of GM's debt
- Torture by any other name
- Stop the scapegoating
- Studer Year 2: Signs of progress
- Details stripped from historic home
- Public record for April 26, 2009
- Couple offer free meals to struggling families
- Death notices for April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25
- Needful things
- Craig girls finish fourth at Watertown
- Craig soccer pounds Elkhorn
- Warhawks clinch WIAC title
- Long distance dedication
- In public schools, religion by any other name is still religion
- Ordinance would regulate Spencer Gifts
- Walking, bicycling could unclog school traffic jams
- Department veteran selected as chief
- Janesville therapist has license suspended
- Public record for April 25, 2009
- Lake Geneva residents arrested in heroin bust
- Death notices for April 25, 2009
- Drug dogs search schools, nothing found in lockers
- Meth charges bring not guilty pleas
- Schulte proposes small raise for teachers
Friday, April 24
- Brewers win third straight
- Craig boys win Watertown Invitational track title
- Strong second half sparks Craig soccer team
- Whitewater clinches second straight WIAC softball title
- Snappers get second straight win
- High school boys golf roundup
- Area high school baseball roundup
- High school girls softball roundup
- Two arrested in Lake Geneva heroin bust
- Tenants left powerless
- Death notices for April 24, 2009
- 'I wanted her to feel my pain'
- Students, aldermen have different plans for memorial
- Most lawnmower accidents are caused by negligence and careless behavior
- Global thinking for the Midwest
- Chicago woman dies from motorcycle accident
- Public record for April 23, 2009
- Brodhead becomes a two-newspaper town
- Jefferson Speedway eyes sizzling season
- Obama bipartisanship push has mixed success
- Blue Devils outlast Crimson Tide in extra innings
- High school tennis roundup
- High school softball roundup
- High school golf roundup
- Janesville soccer teams are shutout victims
- High school baseball roundup
- High school soccer roundup
- Craig regains share of Big Eight baseball lead
- Memorial pounds Parker softball team
- Snappers rally for victory
- Craig softball team leaves West behind
- Sexting—and common sense
- Obama strategy doesn’t add up
- Leipold: I’m sorry
Thursday, April 23
- Plans progress for a downtown Janesville parking structure
- Three charged with distributing cocaine in Rock County
- Evansville goes green with "Energy Fair"
- United Way reaches goal
- Credit where credit is due
- Bush takes no-hit bid into 8th, Brewers win 6-1
- Sexting—and common sense
- Vacated Kerry property filled
- Murder suspect faces several charges
- Deputies, officers kept their cool during chase
- Family, friends mourn loved one
- Help is available for domestic abuse victims
- Death notices for April 23, 2009
- O’Leary reconsiders, looks to a future at the UW
- Possible October trial set for triple murder case
- Local jobless rates on the rise
- Local youth contingent to aid Slovakian students
- Public record for April 23, 2009
- East Troy schools to cut programs
- AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of US
- Coffey stops ninth-inning rally
- Parker track and field splits wins at Sun Prairie
- Snappers struggle against River Bandits
- Parker softball falls shirt against La Follette
- Craig wins, Parker loses Big Eight tennis matchups
- Parker rallies against La Follette
- Warhawks will at least tie for WIAC softball title
- Whitewater baseball team team gives Vodenlich 200th victory
- Have financial questions? Ask!
- Big stuff in Obama’s first act is yet to come
- A date set with Duke
- East shuts out Parker tennis team
- Football meetings scheduled at Parker
- Magic hold off Sixers in Game 2 to even series
- Thompson sees value in later rounds of draft: Several players have become contributors
- Elbow surgery a possibility for Riske
- WIAA lawsuit is paired down
Wednesday, April 22
- Craig tennis team takes down Beloit
- Parker softball rally comes up short
- River Bandits hammer Beloit again
- Parker baseball team rallies for victory
- Parker track teams split with Sun Prairie
- Beloit police investigate stabbing
- Man accused of three Janesville homicides appears in court
- Local unemployment rates announced
- Woman shot; suspect caught after chase
- Man sentenced in child porn case likely will spend life in prison
- Death notices for April 22, 2009
- It's not easy staying green: Is movement seeing decline?
- Hope remains for GM plant
- United Ethanol passes tests for new equipment, fails in other areas
- Milton residents continue to have issues with odors
- State lawmakers' staffs collect employee bonuses
- Ryan's office defends bonuses
- Public record for April 22, 2009
- Rock Haven study to start soon
- Golfers returning to Hillmoor
- Rock Township official resigns
- Interrogation debate testing White House
- Rough night on the road for Brewers
Tuesday, April 21
- High school track roundup
- High school softball roundup
- High school baseball roundup
- Quad Cities buries Snappers
- East slips past Parker soccer team
- Craig soccer team shuts out Beloit
- Parker golfers fall to Memorial, West
- La Follette sweeps Craig track teams
- Heart troubles don’t worry Macha: He has lots of faith in middle of the order
- Cavaliers hold off Pistons 94-82
- Van De Bogart elected Beloit City Council president
- Downtown Janesville parking up for discussion
- Janesville City Council elects new president
- Earth Day activities planned
- Janesville man sentenced for child porn, assault
- Done in our name
- Beloit residents benefit from new city online service
- GM plant stuck in neutral
- Thursday is last day of production as Isuzu line comes to end
- Death notices for April 21, 2009
- Once-neglected dog gets new lease on life after a little tender, loving care
- Heroin treatment can start, stop many times for struggling users
- Common heroin-related questions
- Janesville man details descent into heroin hell
- Chips keep falling in Darien police investigation
- Janesville to receive $1.66 million for transit
- Edgerton City Hall going to referendum
- County, city to split state reimbursement
- Public record for April 21, 2009
- Alderman wants city to pay legal costs
- Bank bailout may hurt taxpayers, be open to fraud
- Packers’ Thompson calls draft best way to build
- Coffey’s relief perks up Brewers
- Bucks ’ options are limited: Finances force tough decisions in offseason
- Clock runs out on great Bulls-Celtics game
- Winless RCR needs to step up to contend for title
- Americans push, but fall short in Boston Marathon
- Bennett interviews for women’s head coach job at SIU
- Allen helps Boston even series against Bulls
- Tiger lightens up during stop at Congressional
- Janesville runners stay close at Boston Marathon
Monday, April 20
- Coroner says new policy would save time and money
- Janesville park mowing expected to start this week
- Women entrepreneurs look to future
- Fat cats of the not-for-profit world
- More summer jobs for Rock County youth
- Beloit jazz band makes final preparations for New York trip
- Can the economic recovery start at home?
- Sex assault victim moves past stigma
- Death notices for April 20, 2009
- Schulte proposes axing her old job from budget
- Recycled clothing fashion show just one feature of Energy Fair
- Local marine preps for third tour
- Teens talk about heroin
- Tips for spotting heroin use
- Heroin’s grasp extends to school-aged kids
- Heroin in schools? Yes, but extent is unknown
- A heroin user speaks
- Schools to try educational effort on heroin
- Needle-exchange worker helps heroin users in Rock County
- Showing passion for the prairie
- Public record for April 20, 2009
- Tons of drugs escape factories
- Warhawks split games with UW-Superior
- Dyeing to look better at the plate: Slow-starting Hart, Hardy color hair
- Hopefully, Brewers’ bullpen has reached turning point
- Martin savors long-awaited return to Victory Lane
- Iguodala’s jumper helps Sixers stun Magic
- High-ticket prices producing empty seats in new palaces for Mets, Yanks
- Former Pointer gets big-league call: Zimmermann to start for Nationals
- Army’s Mr. Inside, Doc Blanchard, dies at 84
- Franchitti drives off with Long Beach win
- Coffey posts another successful escape as Brewers win
- JPAC to host labor display
- Free Choice Act aims to restore workplace rights
- Recovery act lends tools to help small businesses
- Burying controversy in budget compromises voice of citizens
Sunday, April 19
- Homicide charges filed in one heroin-related death
- Gift benefits theater at Beloit Memorial High School
- Severe Weather Awareness Week begins
- Pitching duel ends in Brewers' 1-0 loss to Mets
- Congress returns to face a mountain of work
- Heroin injects Rock County
- Diversity as the new patriotism
- Emergency responders revive heroin users
- Bliss Communications to launch Walworth County news site
- Local residents concerned wind bill would wipe out their work
- A life lost
- Hat creators brimming with ideas for spring arts benefit
- Rock County kids spring clean their communities
- Police chief finalists interviewing this week
- Local electrician fired up about solar
- "Green" definition a gray area
- Death notices for April 19, 2009
- Public record for April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 18
- Martin returns to Victory Lane
- Parker finishes second at Hononegah relays
- Craig wins soccer title
- Obama to ask agency heads for budget cuts
- Craig caps off big baseball week
- Con: Spending won’t turn economy around this year, but tax cuts, federal frugality just might
- Pro: More money plus fresh ideas needed to move economy out of its recession
- Even as industry roils, press keeps watch on democracy
- Death notices for April 18, 2009
- Prescription drug drop-off sites announced
- Heroin dealer charged with 11 counts
- Police seek pharmacy robber
- Town, city get back to work on boundary agreement
- People encouraged to shut their screens down for a week
- Proposal would bring kayaks, canoes, paddleboats to Lake Leota
- Some treated for exposure to ammonia
- Layoffs don't hit Evansville schools as hard
- Council to spearhead poverty coalition
- Public record for April 18, 2009
Friday, April 17
- Craig wins tourney opener
- Parker second in quad
- Pair lead Craig over Parker
- Beloit school board names new superintendent
- Sheriff's deputies plan to patrol Break in the Weather party
- After Bush’s tough love, it’s time to give Obama’s Cuba policy a try
- Property inspections delayed
- Death notices for April 17, 2009
- Fourth of July celebration to be at sports complex
- Acquitted homicide suspect charged with hiding corpse, kidnapping
- A new look for books: Beloit library has a fresh feel and more space
- What's that crunching sound? Gypsy moths coming soon
- Thursday fires keep firefighters busy
- Edgerton art gallery shows off young talent
- Public record for April 17, 2009
- Man arrested after SWAT response
- Gladiators to play home opener in Evansville
- Relations between US, Cuba seem within reach
- Janesville man arrested after SWAT call
- Sherer may get Badger QB job
- Verona shuts out Parker
- Verona too tough for Parker
- Parker wins, Craig falls in girls soccer
- Snappers lose home opener
- The sting, in four parts
Thursday, April 16
- Volunteers ready for Co-Operation Read
- Beloit College grad tells of his time in Middle East
- Town of Beloit Fire destroys two buildings
- Brodhead man promotes farmer's markets
- Head on crash sends two to hospital
- Obama, ubiquitous in chief
- Principals share hardships of poverty-stricken students
- Three city principals ready for retirement
- Death notices for April 16, 2009
- Manufacturer expands into Europe
- City Hall referendum vote looms in Edgerton
- Prison time ordered in contract killing case
- Scammers target auto shops
- Janesville School Board expels four students
- Schulte, school board ink contract
- State Supreme Court reprimands attorney
- Public record for April 16, 2009
- Kuhn cuts reflect ag sales slump
- Governing not easy for Alaska's polarizing Palin
- Parker falls to Sun Prairie, Craig wins
- Softball teams suffer losses
- Craig and Parker golfers in the middle of the pack
- Parker golf going green
- Warharks split doubleheader with UW-Oshkosh
- Bucks blow 17-point lead in fourth quarter, fall to Pacers
- Snappers lose doubleheader: no-hit in game one
- Brewers’ offense comes alive to help end four-game skid
- Jenkins, Barnett working to get back up: Pair regaining full health
- Seniors coming back for Cougar soccer season
- A strange dual citizenship
- Real stories, real reasons to go smoke-free
- A command performance: Looper walks one as he picks up first victory with Brewers
- Timing just not right for Braun: Leftfielder looks for cure for ailing swing
Wednesday, April 15
- Detox services lacking in Rock County
- Janesville City Councilwoman forms coalition to address poverty
- Janesville woman hospitalized after motorcycle crash
- Somali pirates vow to hunt down, kill Americans
- Schools search for savings
- Delay may mean fewer teacher layoffs
- Charter school plan voted down
- Death notices for April 15, 2009
- Bringing drugs to market: Volunteers crucial to development process
- Author finds inspiration in Lake Geneva pub
- Ice arena work could cost $350,000
- District questions school boundaries
- Online solicitations lead to woman's arrest
- Public record for April 15, 2009
- Local artists selected for outdoor art campaign
- Delavan council OKs referendum ordinance
- Off to a good start
- Late goal lifts Parker soccer team
- Craig softball team falls in extra innings
- Tennis teams find success
- Track teams find mixed results
- Packers like look of their early dates: Schedule turns harder as weather gets colder
- Brewers stumble to fourth consecutive loss
- It’s time to retire seal-killing hakapik
- Villanueva hopes to remain with Bucks
- Doubleheader sweep for Warhawk softball
- Soto contributes to Snappers win
- Weeks avoids any serious damage: Second baseman was hit in jaw by a pitch
- In the repair shop: Suppan’s next start pushed back
Tuesday, April 14
- Janesville Korean War hero to receive belated medal
- Janesville man to be sentenced Wednesday for murder-for-hire plot
- Janesville schools dodge teacher layoffs, for now
- Rock County libraries celebrate National Library Week
- Alliant Energy prepares for moratorium on disconnections
- BTC Personnel committee looks at possible staffing changes
- Time for a change on Cuba? Not so fast!
- Clock ticking for tax filings
- Beer sales at arena OK'd
- Loasching says goodbye
- Rock County asks to delay Family Care
- Death notices for April 14, 2009
- Company hopes to create 500 green jobs
- Earthsong provides a healthy 'alternative'
- Blackhawk Tech might make administrative cuts
- Purse stolen, found intact
- Public record for April 14, 2009
- Bankruptcies surge despite law meant to curb them
- Local players will play in all-star games
- Craig golfers tie Madison West
- Building too little: Bucks victory can’t pretty up tepid home record
- Brown is ready to carry a bigger load for UW
- Augusta knew the answers and passed the test
- In The Pits: Teresa Earnhardt and the end of No. 8
- Encarnacion hits slam as Reds outslug Brewers
- Deciding how to control situation: Macha waits to talk to struggling Suppan
- Sad day in baseball with passing of Harry Kalas, Mark Fidrych
- NHL-best Sharks set playoff sights on Red Wings
- Economy benefits homeless awareness efforts
Monday, April 13
- City Council votes to allow alcohol sales at ice arena
- We must confront the torturers who acted in our name
- State Senator Neal Kedzie warns of higher property taxes
- Life coach: Been there, done that
- Death notices for April 13, 2009
- Income drops, worries rise; what to do?
- Garage salers are able to clean house and make money
- Public record for April 13, 2009
- Brodhead teen seriously injured in accident
- Stricker finishes in tie for sixth at Augusta
- Bowling family has a high scoring week
- Alexander eager to leave rookie struggles behind
- For starters, lineup has had it rough: Team faces slew of top arms early on
- Citizens held as illegal immigrants
- An unlikely end to a thrilling Sunday at Augusta
- Brewers walk home 4 in 4th, Cubs win 8-5
- Perry’s sweet story turns bitter at the end
- Dream pairing of Woods-Mickelson fizzles down the stretch
- Woods, Mickelson still the stars of Augusta
- Letting them get away: Control abandons struggling Suppan
- Merrick welcome to return to the Masters
- Wisconsin Medical Society files appeal to protect patients
- Janesville ordinance targets sexually-oriented displays
Sunday, April 12
- Man injured in car-motorcycle crash
- The need for bipartisanship
- How do you say faux pas in Austrian?
- Death notices for April 12, 2009
- Here this Sunday, gone the next: Easter services filled with twice-a-year churchgoers
- First step in highway makeover starts next month
- Stimulus money could bring broadband to rural homes
Saturday, April 11
- Jefferson's 35 leads Bucks over Thunder
- Public record for April 12, 2009
- Ordinance would regulate the display of sexual materials
- Soriano's 9th-inning homer powers Cubs to win
- Obama urges cooperation on global threats
- Grand opening
- School district to reconsider boundaries
- Janesville woman leading the Parade
- Death notices for April 11, 2009
- Council to decide on liquor sales
- Pro: Obama’s cap-and-trade plan sledgehammers ailing economy
- Turner teachers start negotiations
- After gay marriage, what about religious freedom?
- Con: Americans must make painful sacrifices now to stop Earth’s rush to climate Armageddon
- Young mayor has vision for town and he’s not afraid to talk about it
Friday, April 10
- Janesville Firefighters "Go Pink"
- Janesville and Beloit tourist center get busy
- US toughens terms for automaker creditors
- Death notices for April 10, 2009
- Web site lets community keep up with high school
- 'It's just good to have a change'
- Teens rescued from fire
- Former teacher pleads guilty in heroin case
- Evansville seeking extra officer through stimulus
- Police seeking witness in overdose death
- Public record for April 10, 2009
- Site lets community keep up with high school
- Milton residents looking for a change
- Parra gets framed twice
- La Follette ends Craig's winning streak
- Stricker off to a good start
- Basically, Vikes rip Regents
- Warhawks split doubleheader
- Craig softball remains unbeaten
- Snappers drop opener
- UW-Whitewater softballs splits games against Dubuque
- Players see red
- It’s your country, too, Mr. President
- A’s pitcher killed by drunk driver
Thursday, April 9
- Republicans plan for future
- Teens escape burning Janesville home
- City manager proposes job consolidation
- Humble or bumble? Barack Obama’s new diplomacy
- Death notices for April 9, 2009
- Weak economy prompts Dean to cut 90 jobs
- Guilty pleas in rape case
- Blackhawk Technical College traffic center on hold
- Evansville police seeking accreditation for department
- Clinton schools face shortfall
- Clinton high principal promoted
- Janesville man dies in possible drug overdose
- Whitewater board picks Zentner as superintendent
- Windmills to be the latest public art item
- Free Internet for laid-off workers
- Public record for April 9, 2009
- Weak crop prices end feast in farm states
- Gallardo takes Big Unit deep as Brewers top Giants
- 'Shell' games to begin
- Warhawks sweep Pointers
- Baseball, by the book
- Taliban, the sequel: Afghans again beating down women
Wednesday, April 8
- Beloit seminar offers tips for businesses
- Federal stimulus funds could bring boost to local law enforcement
- Death investigation underway in Beloit
- Janesville serial rapist pleads guilty
- Death notices for April 8, 2009
- Architect's footprint in Delavan likely deeper than Allyn Mansion
- Local voting mirrors turnout predictions
- Mother in baby death lawsuit to receive $15,000
- Public record for April 8, 2009
- Three suspects in home invasion appear in court
- Judge denies motion in serial rape case
- Janesville School Board incumbents return
- Incumbents untouched by controversial issues
- New mayor plans gradual change in Milton
- Recount likely in close Edgerton election
- Etten ousts Metzner for Darien president
- Albany voters approve two school referendums
- Darien keeps one council incumbent, sends two others packing
- Darien votes to keep police protection
- Edgerton School Board gains new faces
- Milton council focuses on budget, facilities after election
- Two newcomers to take Elkhorn City Council seats
- One incumbent loses in Delavan
- Walworth passes fire, rescue services referendum
- Incumbents return, old alderman returns in Whitewater
- Incumbents secure return ticket to Lake Geneva council
- Big Biz has a friend in Locke
- Brewers fall to Giants in opener
- UW-Whitewater softball sweeps Platteville
- UConn wins NCAA title in 76-54 rout of Louisville
- Incumbents perform well in Janesville elections
- Obama’s unmacho diplomacy
Tuesday, April 7
- Parker softball team edges East
- Craig softball wins despite being no-hit
- No-hitter highlights Craig's two wins
- Parker baseball team falls
- Warhawks sweep third straight doubleheader
- Snappers play hoping for a call to the big leagues
- Janesville scoreboards could feature ads
- Formerly famous ex-prez makes his perfect pitch
- Rock County fire departments respond to South Beloit fire
- ALAC gives first OK to alcohol at rink
- Getting up to speed on unemployment
- Death notices for April 7, 2009
- Badger High offering public pottery program
- Sale of evidence prompts review of police policies
- Two killed in crash Sunday
- Standoff ends with arrest
- Public record for April 7, 2009
- GM and Segway unveil new two-wheeled urban vehicle
- UW-Whitewater sweeps UW-Stevens Point
- UConn 1 win away from 3rd perfect season
- Heels bring Spartans down to earth with 89-72 romp
Monday, April 6
- Janesville committee to discuss beer sales at ice arena
- Food fund raiser benefits Janesville Farmers Market
- Janesville teacher's union ready with contract proposal
- Do these dark times mean a renaissance for labor?
- Snappers set public event Tuesday
- Green incentives for Kerry of Beloit
- Rock County 911 center seeks accreditation update
- Death notices for April 6, 2009
- Rideshare: 'It's like online dating for your car'
- Hydrogen boosts Beloit
- Fiber jubilee provides showcase for alternative agriculture
- Will voters come out Tuesday?
- Public record for April 6, 2009
- GM CEO softens company's opposition to bankruptcy
- Michigan State trying to beat the odds against North Carolina
- Braun says he’s as good as ever
- McCoughtry leads Louisville into title game
- Lowe down performance
- Gordon back in winner’s circle
- Pro: Eating organic can help save earth’s future, and the payoff for your health is right now
- Con: Conventional farming produces more with eco-friendly new methods
Sunday, April 5
- Forward Janesville's "Candid-ate Camera" is back
- Janesville City Recreation Department expects busy summer
- Acres of Janesville city parks to be burned
- Michigan State defeats UConn 82-73
- North Carolina too much for Villanova in 83-69 win
- Nelson's HR leads Brewers to 7-4 win over Dodgers
- Bucks fall to Grizzlies
- Negotiating a minefield of bad news
- Is the religious right movement imploding?
- A bipartisan success story
- Unsafe sleeping leading to preventable infant deaths
- Death notices for April 5, 2009
- Public record for April 5, 2009
- Office space in the courthouse for YWCA legal advocate could happen by summer
- Tallman House needs $2.5 million in repairs
- Local officials prepare for stimulus despite lack of info
- Evansville Marine loses legs while grandfather dies
Saturday, April 4
- Records show racist e-mails, office affair
- Gwynn heads to Nashville: Some surprised he clears waivers
- Gay marriages expected to begin in Iowa April 24
- Brewers' Gallardo stymies Dodgers in 7-2 win
- Janesville man in critical condition after Beloit shooting
- Public record for April 4, 2009
- Con: Given America’s endless flow of military aid to Israel, rebuilding Gaza is least we can do
- Pro: U.S. pledge to rebuild Gaza likely will end up rearming terrorists
- Stimulus plan’s lobbying limits could squelch the right to petition
- Man pleads guilty to 2007 robbery, rape
- Country, classic rock on stage for Rock County 4-H Fair
- Settlement possible in Darien open meetings case
- Janesville company hopes its pens will have role in line-item veto
- Board delays decision on superintendent
- New VA clinic already serving more veterans
- Death notices for April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3
- Waunakee's Late rally stymies Craig
- Strieker sparks Parker victory
- Death notices for April 3, 2009
- Police chief candidates narrowed to four
- High water delays opening of wading pool
- Edgerton Fire District hires chief, deputy chief
- Darien records release delayed
- Public record for April 3, 2009
- Don't put off auto repairs even in a tough economy
- Union vote close at RathGibson
- Competition takes trash off campus
- Jobless rate bolts to 8.5 percent, 663K jobs lost
- No move for Milton mail carriers
- Teen pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide
- Mercy will close assisted living facility
- Unable to close the deal in Philly
- Suppan makes final showing ahead of Opening Day
- Gwynn's fate to be decided today
- Obama wants to warranty narrowing of gap between rich, poor
- Legislators hold listening sessions
Thursday, April 2
- Craig wins, Parker falls in Big Eight softball openers
- Waunakee jolts Parker soccer team
- More potholes than usual for Rock County roads
- Janesville recreation department has plenty of summer job applicants
- Wet spring delays work on two Janesville parks
- Evansville golf course to open
- Local youth address the Joint Finance Committee
- Politics get in way of noble call to service
- I see England, I see France…
- Janesville official anticipates most of city's growth in Milton School District
- Death notices for April 2, 2009
- Babe Ruth league looking for coaches
- Janesville native is face of GOP's budget proposal
- Three arrested in Tuesday's home invasion
- Police issue child enticement warning
- JPD will post arrest records
- Turner teacher suspended for headlock on student
- Public record for April 2, 2009
- RathGibson workers plan union vote today
- Janesville man sentenced in son's death
- Bliss Communications sells Daily Globe newspaper
- Six seeking board seats in hot Darien race
- Metzner, Etten vie for Darien president
- Darien to vote on police coverage
- Two in line for Rock constable
- Craig looks to maintain track and field reputation
- Rollover crash victim identified
- Linebacker chirps up: Barnett ’tweets’ about Packers’ lack of depth
- Breaking camp sans breaks: Braun’s injury just a bruise
- Glimmer of hope in March's steep auto sales drop
- One quarter short: Bucks get run over in fourth quarter as Lakers rally for victory
- UW-Whitewater hit with a double jolt to start WIAC baseball season
- Area gymnasts get all-state honors
- Obama flexes his muscles with automakers
- The care in health care
- Praising Bush haunts Brewers’ Macha
- Title, not MVP, consumes Lakers’ Kobe Bryant
- 12 NASCAR drivers will look to make history with TMS sweep
- Extra detail on legwork: Badgers work to reverse slide on punt coverages
- Dave Bush is Brewers’ most consistent starting pitcher
- UConn’s big man poses a big problem for Michigan State
- Stingers win third straight state title
- Tiger’s army growing with every miracle
Wednesday, April 1
- More entrepreneurs are contacting Forward Janesville
- Airfest official predicts record crowd
- Building on his business experience
- Sustaining the good earth
- Woman is most at home with 'old things'
- Bell rings true for young people
- Presiding over courts and causes
- Restaurateur adding flavor to Janesville
- She's watching out for others
- Bean counter's generosity adds up
- Schools weigh cuts, taxes
- Stimulus dollars to be released for schools
- Embezzlements can be avoided, say police
- Death notices for April 1, 2009
- Local congressman chosen to answer Obama's challenge
- Town tables Darien wastewater pit
- Volunteers devoted to digging up Rock County history
- JEA endorses four candidates
- Public record for April 1, 2009
- Four seek top fire jobs in Edgerton
- Committee seeks transportation ideas
- Finalists named in UW-Whitewater assistant chancellor search
- Orfordville elementary getting a new principal
- Man charged with sex assault
- There's still time to vote absentee
- Albany voters face two school referendums
- Two seek president post
- Two vie for Johnstown supervisor
- Maturing Moffitt takes center stage
- Michigan State’s Izzo: ’I’m not satisfied’
- Young Viking team brings some talent
- Cougars want to be a wild card in the Big Eight
- Brewers’ Braun injures thumb in 6-5 loss to Padres
- Penn State fends off Irish rally in NIT semifinals
- Failure to pass has Bucks falling back
- Eager for first ’play ball’ call of ’09
- We're getting crisis fatigue
- All the Wright moves pay off at Villanova
- Zeller’s decision pays off with Final Four run
- McGehee able to earn his keep: For Lamb it’s sheer disappointment
- Some are sure to be rankled over the rankings
- Japanese take their baseball lot more seriously than we do
- DiFelice appears to be lock to make roster
