News Archive for February 9, 2010
UW-Whitewater to offer housing to employees
By KAYLA BUNGE - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater plans to offer prospective employees a place to live and hopes the fringe benefit will help keep faculty and staff in the community.
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Janesville City Council OKs adding advertising
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Plan could raise $100,000 in revenue
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Burlington Demons top Whitewater Whippets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Whitewater High couldn’t contain host Burlington in a 64-54 loss in nonconference boys basketball Monday.
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Evansville School Board declines to discuss pom pon uniforms
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
EVANSVILLE --
Parents, students leave disappointed, upset
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Rock County men hold off Fox Valley, women lose
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
UW-Rock County survived visiting UW-Fox Valley’s second-half surge to post a 66-56 victory in Wisconsin Collegiate Conference men’s basketball Monday.
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Three compete for Geneva Town Board seat
By KAYLA BUNGE - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
GENEVA TOWNSHIP --
Three candidates are competing for one seat on the Geneva Town Board. Voters Tuesday, Feb. 16, will narrow the field to two.
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Benefit for bereaved family set for Sunday
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A benefit is set for Sunday to help the Bertagnoli family of Janesville pay medical expenses for their son Caleb, who died Dec. 16.
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Consultant: Plant working to eliminate odor complaints
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
MILTON --
City, residents dissatisfied with United Ethanol’s efforts
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Public record for Feb. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Trial starts in kidnapping, body dumping case
By TED SULLIVAN - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Attorneys gave their theories of the case to jurors during opening statements Monday in Rock County Court. They said the case hinges on the credibility of the woman, who never reported the murder to police.
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Janesville, area high school events postponed
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Edgerton girls at Whitewater will be played
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Money woes ease in NASCAR, sponsors seek bargains
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. --
With the NASCAR season revving up at Daytona International Speedway this week, companies still have a chance to associate themselves with the sport's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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She’s got the whole world on her hands
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Just when you find yourself thinking that Sarah Palin couldn’t possibly do anything else to embarrass herself, there she is, caught red-handed—well, black- or blue-black-handed, anyway—smuggling the answers into the exam room.
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Winds might make storm troublesome
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
It’s not so much the snowing as the blowing that will wear out county road crews over the next few days, their boss said Monday.
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Death notices for Feb. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Patrick will compete in Nationwide race
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. --
Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
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Vonn touted as skier to beat in Vancouver
By CHRIS DUFRESNE - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES --
Lindsey Vonn was going downhill so fast—in a wholesome, epic, lucrative way—there wasn’t time to wait for her to actually win an Olympic medal.
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Winter missing as Games approach
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA --
As Olympians arrive by the day, the Winter Games seem to be missing something. Namely, winter.
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Super Bowl draws largest TV audience
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
NEW YORK --
The New Orleans Saints’ victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of “M-A-S-H” to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.
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Super Bowl redefines Brees, Saints
By JIM THOMAS - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. --
Less than 12 hours removed from a riveting Super Bowl triumph over Peyton Manning and Indianapolis, Sean Payton showed up Monday for the traditional “morning-after” news conference looking like he had spent the night on Bourbon Street.
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Toyota resale value, reputation fall from heights
By DAVE CARPENTER - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
CHICAGO --
Kelley Blue Book dropped the resale values of recalled Toyotas for the second time in four days Monday, leaving them as much as 4 percent or $300 to $750 lower than a week ago, depending on the model.
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AP state basketball ratings
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Parkview girls remain in Division 3 top 10
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Latest scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Monday's area and state high school boys, girls basketball
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