News Archive for August 10, 2010
School immunizations available at Rock County Health Department
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
Lines get longer every week
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Janesville's Fourth Ward residents asked to take care of large item waste this fall
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
Budget cut responsible
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Janesville residents likely to pay garbage collection fee
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Residents can expect to pay at least $40 for garbage pick-up next year, according to what a majority of council members indicated at a Monday study session.
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Lindau removed from TAGOS
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The former dean of a Janesville charter school has been reassigned jobs as the result of an investigation into whether he made a sexual comment at a picnic for students.
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Volunteer program gets new wings
By KAYLA BUNGE - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Walworth County has been reborn.
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Staff still reeling after Gun Club fire
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
TURTLE TOWNSHIP --
Cindy Dajka has walked through the rubble with a fire marshal. She's walked through with her family. Still, she can't quite believe that the Gun Club is gone.
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Brodhead council OKs oversight panel
By TERE DUNLAP/THE MONROE TIMES - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
BRODHEAD --
The Brodhead City Council on Monday approved a five-member committee to oversee the city's fire department after complaints surfaced from firefighters about the fire chief.
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Simon completes swim feat
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
Samantha Simon of Janesville completed the 22-mile swim from Catalina Island to Long Beach, Calif., at approximately 8:40 a.m., Aug. 2, to become the youngest person on record to complete the triple crown of open-water marathon swimming.
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Witness offers drowning details
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The fisherman who rescued a girl from Lions Pond on Saturday said she likely was struggling in the water because a drowning victim was pulling on her ankles.
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Edgerton man stays on the run
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
Ray Potter of Fulton Township can't say for sure how many pairs of running shoes he has worn out in the last 25 years.
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Public record for Aug. 10, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
Response to YMCA aquatic center is beyond expectations
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
JANESVILLE --
It was controversial when proposed, but since the Aquatic Center at the YMCA of Northern Rock County opened in December 2007, it has been used nearly 130,000 times.
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City won't close Lions Beach, but drowning investigation continues
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The city of Janesville has no plans to close Lions Beach but continues to investigate Saturday's drowning, City Manager Eric Levitt said Monday.
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Thompson isn't a fan of Packers' 'civil wars'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
GREEN BAY --
Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson likes the perspective he gets of standing on the field when the Packers hold their annual Family Night scrimmage. He's just isn't thrilled about the unilateral nature of the event.
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Snappers' bats grow silent in Cedar Rapids
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA --
The Beloit Snappers were held to three hits enroute to a 5-2 loss to the host Cedar Rapids Kernels in Midwest League baseball Monday afternoon.
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Gulf relief well crews watch for tropical weather
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
NEW ORLEANS --
Crews finishing work meant to forever stop oil from leaking from a blown-out undersea well into the Gulf may have one more hurdle to overcome: the weather.
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There's no relief for Brewers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
The Arizona Diamondbacks rallied off Trevor Hoffman in the 10th inning for a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.
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