News Archive for April 12, 2011
Survey shows uptick in hiring
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ELKHORN --
A job survey of 82 employers in Walworth County found that about one-third are hiring or are likely will hire in the near future.
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Milton pool plan likely on hold
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MILTON --
It appears unlikely the Milton School District will move forward anytime soon on plans to build a new pool on the city's south end.
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Janesville police supervisors to form union
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Fourteen supervisors at the Janesville Police Department have unionized in reaction to Gov. Scott Walker's proposal that would require all public workers except unionized police and fire personnel to pay half their pensions.
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Committee appointee is no slam-dunk
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Three city council members on Monday tried to blackball a resident recommended to serve on the city's transportation committee, saying he had been too critical of certain council members.
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New administration to handle town hall debate
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
GENEVA TOWNSHIP --
Joe Kopecky is a month from taking office as the town of Geneva's next chairman, but the town board on Tuesday gave him plenty to consider when he officially steps back into his old shoes.
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Janesville Craig Cougars earn first victory
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MADISON --
Janesville Craig High School defeated host Madison Memorial, 5-1, Monday in softball to break into the win column for the first time this season.
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Numbers hold steady in Delavan recount
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
DELAVAN TOWNSHIP --
The numbers held steady, and former board member Ryan Simons will be the new chairman of the Delavan Town Board.
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Verona’s big inning tops Janesville Parker
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
VERONA --
Janesville Parker’s softball team played host Verona even for four innings, but one bad inning doomed the Vikings.
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Brodhead police identify man found in Sugar River
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
BRODHEAD --
Authorities identified the body of the man found Saturday morning in a tributary of the Sugar River as Steven J. Webber, 54, Brodhead, according to a Brodhead Police Department news release.
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Janesville Craig wins Icebreaker title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MADISON --
Tyler Woodman and Jordan Gagg each shot 79 to pace the Janesville Craig High School boys golf team to the Icebreaker tournament title Monday at the Bridges.
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Police still searching for Delavan liquor store robber
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
DELAVAN --
Police continued searching Monday for the man armed with a handgun who robbed the Hooch Hut liquor store Friday.
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Lake Geneva man involved in crash
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ONALASKA --
A Lake Geneva truck driver was not injured in an accident that killed a Minnesota woman Monday in western Wisconsin.
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Public record for April 12, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Beloit Snappers win home opener
By MIKE JOHNSON - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
BELOIT --
After trailing 2-0 on Monday, the Snappers scored seven unanswered runs, five of them with two outs.
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Janesville company on the cutting edge of micro machining
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
JANESVILLE --
As a small Janesville manufacturer, Performance Micro Tool likes to fly under the radar. It's easy, after all, to be stealthy when you make a product that's 1/10th the diameter of a human hair.
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Chlamydia cases on the rise in Rock County
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Numbers show dramatic increase in 2010
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Gas drilling's promise, perils rile townsfolk
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
As tens of thousands of Americans become energy magnates in their own backyards, tens of thousands more worry about environmental dangers.
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Brewers keep both backup catchers
By TOM HAUDRICOURT - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
The Milwaukee Brewers solved their dilemma Monday as to which backup catcher to keep upon the return of Jonathan Lucroy.
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Bucks beat Raptors; home finale for Redd?
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Brandon Jennings broke free for three straight fast-break scores to give Milwaukee the lead in the fourth quarter, and the Bucks held on to beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors, 93-86, on Monday night.
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WNBA draft: As expected, Minnesota takes Moore No. 1
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
BRISTOL, TENN. --
Maya Moore is used to winning titles at Connecticut.
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Badgers hire Stanford assistant
By JEFF POTRYKUS - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MADISON --
Bobbie Kelsey, 38, takes over program
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Death notices for April 12, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Ten people indicted in point-fixing scheme
By MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
SAN DIEGO --
Ten people have been named in an attempted conspiracy by gamblers to bribe players to fix basketball games at the University of San Diego and UC Riverside, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday in San Diego.
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The grand repositioning
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Barack Obama has displayed a centrist transformation of late—a move likely designed to aid in his run for re-election. But can it succeed?
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Ryan’s budget: Pain—followed by more pain
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Watch Paul Ryan flying back and forth to Washington, greeting constituents as he boards the plane—he’s warm and friendly, perfectly approachable. But this latest budget proposal of his? “The Path to Prosperity,” he calls it? More like “Ryan’s Road to Ruin.”
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