News Archive for May 11, 2012
Quarry opposition heats up
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, May 11, 2012
MILTON TOWNSHIP --
As the Milton Town Board prepares for a public hearing Monday on a controversial plan to develop a gravel quarry along Klug Road, a neighbors group that opposes the plan has begun to rattle its sabers.
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Pitch it, win it: Contest offers entrepreneurs cash, support
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, May 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Local entrepreneurs enthralled with the reality television show "Shark Tank" will have a chance this summer to pitch their business idea, win money to support it and connect with resources to grow a business.
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Three-run blast powers Sun Prairie past Craig baseball
By KEN VELOSKEY - Friday, May 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig High felt the sting of the big hit in Thursday's 8-2 loss to Madison La Follette in Big Eight Conference baseball.
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Janesville looking to add online middle schoolers
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, May 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School District might soon expand its online high school to include middle school students.
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West hands Parker baseball loss
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
MADISON --
Janesville Parker baseball coach Brian Martin thought his team was ready to turn around its season when it defeated Madison East, 5-2 on Tuesday.
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Appeals court denies Koepp appeal
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
A state appeals court Thursday upheld James Koepp's three intentional homicide convictions, dismissing his contention that someone else murdered Danyetta Lentz and her two children in January 2007.
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Craig, Parker lose softball games
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
Miranda Morrison put a damper Thursday on Janesville Craig's hopes of a Big Eight Conference softball title.
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Tourism still major force in Walworth Country
By STAN MILAM - Friday, May 11, 2012
ELKHORN --
Economic development in Walworth County, driven by industrial growth in Whitewater and Elkhorn, has not replaced tourism as a major economic catalyst.
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Middleton soccer pulls away from Craig
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
Big Eight Conference girls soccer powerhouse Middleton took over in the second half Thursday night in a 7-0 win over Janesville Craig.
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Edgerton man arrested on 4th OWI
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
An Edgerton man is scheduled for a July 7 court appearance after his arrest on an operating while intoxicated, fourth offense charge.
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Janesville man arrested on 5th OWI
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Police arrested a Janesville man early Thursday for fifth-offense operating while intoxicated, according to a Janesville Police Department news release.
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Work to start on terminal
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, May 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Construction will start perhaps as early as next week on the terminal at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.
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Whitewater city official plans to take county job
By STAN MILAM - Friday, May 11, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater City Manager Kevin Brunner plans to resign his position to become director of central services/highway commissioner for Walworth County.
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Rhodes' two-out single sends Snappers past Chiefs
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
PEORIA, ARIZ. --
The Beloit Snappers held off the Peoria Chiefs for a 6-5 victory Thursday in Midwest League baseball.
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Police arrest two in September nursery fire
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
CLINTON TOWNSHIP --
Police have arrested two men in connection with a fire and vandalism last fall at Breezy Hill Nursery east of Clinton, according to the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
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Parker tennis edges Craig
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Parker High survived Craig's challenge to post a 4-3 victory Thursday in a Big Eight Conference boys tennis dual meet finale.
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Edgerton skatepark coming back
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, May 11, 2012
EDGERTON --
Edgerton's mothballed skatepark is making a return, but not at Central Park, its first home before complaints over vandalism, behavior and noise at the park led to its removal in 2010.
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Public record for May 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, May 11, 2012
CHICAGO --
A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it.
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Obama criticizes Romney as 'backwards on equality'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, May 11, 2012
LOS ANGELES --
President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans.
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Walker’s office: Wis. will have budget surplus
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, May 11, 2012
MADISON --
Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration said Thursday that its new revenue projections show the state will finish the 2011-2013 budget years with a surplus rather than the deficit predicted earlier this year.
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Sole possession of last place on the line for Brewers, Cubs
By TOM HAUDRICOURT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Friday, May 11, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
The loser of the game tonight between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs at Miller Park will assume sole possession of last place in the National League Central.
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Packer rookies expect to contribute
By TYLER DUNNE, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Friday, May 11, 2012
GREEN BAY --
The pressing questions won't be answered until August. Maybe later. Can Nick Perry convert to outside linebacker? Is Jerel Worthy ready to start? How will Casey Hayward affect the secondary as a whole?
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76ers beat Bulls 79-78 and advance to 2nd round
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, May 11, 2012
PHILADELPHIA --
Andre Iguodala made the go-ahead free throws with 2.2 seconds left and Philadelphia rallied for a 79-78 victory over the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in Game 6 on Thursday night.
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Death notices for May 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 11, 2012
Echoes of 1967: Israel again unites
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, May 11, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Israel's establishment of a coalition government has echoes of the buildup to the Six-Day War.
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A generational shift in cultural attitudes
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, May 11, 2012
WASHINGTON --
President Obama's choice on gay marriage is a bet on the political future.
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