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Edgerton elementary is state site for education system
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
EDGERTON -- Edgerton Community Elementary School is part of a study that's intended to show schools statewide how to be a model for improving learning.
Janesville actor unsure why he was cut from ad
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
JANESVILLE -- t was a bummer of a Super Bowl for a budding Los Angeles actor and Janesville native who apparently got cut from a promotional commercial for the NBC series "The Voice."
Super Bowl commercial a super opportunity for Janesville native
By NEIL JOHNSON - Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
JANESVILLE -- When Janesville native Shaun Daley was cast in an NBC television commercial, he didn't realize it was slated to run on the crème de la crème of advertising days—Super Bowl Sunday.
Milton High moving to eight-period days
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
MILTON -- Milton High School officials have spent months developing a model for an eight-period day they say will give students more access to the curriculum and extra help with course work.
Milton OKs late-start school plan
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
MILTON -- The Milton School Board has approved a district plan to provide transportation and supervised before-school activities for young students on a handful of late-start days next year.
Antiques appraisal serves as fundraiser for Milton library
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
MILTON --
Antiques expert Mark Moran took on Rock County's most eclectic and quirky curios Monday at Milton City Hall armed with nothing but a few reference books, a magnifying glass and an iPad.
Gravel quarry plan generates controversy
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
MILTON TOWNSHIP --
Jace Vegter bought his one-story ranch home along Klug Road two years ago because he liked the rolling hills and the mix of nearby farmland, woods and marshes.
Milton School District could change late-start plan
By NEIL JOHNSON - Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
MILTON -- Late-start days in the Milton School District wouldn’t start quite as late for younger students under a new proposal from the district.
Jobs bills would help veterans
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
MADISON -- A bill advanced last week by a state assembly committee would give state hiring managers the option to appoint disabled veterans to mid- or upper-level "classified" state jobs without undergoing the full application process.
Roadside markers help state map I-90/39 expansion
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
Motorists might have noticed scores of curious white Xs that dot area roadways near Interstate 90/39 overpasses throughout Rock County.
