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Study to show value of Young Auditorium
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 31, 2007
UW-Whitewater officials are conducting an economic impact study to show how important the university's Young Auditorium is to the local economy. Results of the study will be released in January. A national study shows that people who visit theaters spend upward of $30 in the community beyond the cost of ...Read more, add a comment »
New county clerk could be sworn in early
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 31, 2007
The Rock County Board will consider approving Lori Stottler as the county's clerk at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, said Josh Smith, assistant to the Rock County administrator. The board's discussion and possible action will take place during a Q&A session with Administrator Craig Knutson in the board room at ...Read more, add a comment »
Staskal to be released to group home in Eau Claire
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on October 31, 2007
Mark Staskal will be released from Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison to a group home in Eau Claire, perhaps as soon as Thursday. Staskal, 44, stabbed his sister, Marcy, to death in 1984 in Milton but was found not guilty because of mental illness. Marcy was 16. Staskal has ...Read more, add a comment »
UPDATED: Female football player alleges discrimination
Posted by GINA DUWE on October 31, 2007
An Evansville mother and daughter are seeking $50,000 for pain, suffering, mental and emotional distress and expenses after the girl broke her clavicle in football practice. Deborah St. Aubin-Elborough and daughter Ivyanne Elborough have filed a notice of claim to Evansville School District Administrator Heidi Carvin, Athletics Director and high ...Read more, view comments (40) »
Seven deer struck in one day
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 31, 2007
The Green County Sheriff’s Department reports seven different vehicle collisions with deer between 3:45 a.m. and 7:12 p.m. on Tuesday. None of the motorists involved in the collisions were injured and damage to the vehicles ranged from minor to severe. Tips for being prepared if a deer crosses the path ...Read more, add a comment »
Is plug pulled on Wi-Fi plan?
Posted by JIM LEUTE on October 31, 2007
Nationwide industry concerns have forced a local group to rethink its strategy of bringing wireless Internet service to Rock County. Escalating costs, evolving technology and higher expectations have prompted municipalities around the country to scale back plans to blanket areas with public-access wireless computer networks, often referred to as Wi-Fi. ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Trick or Treat hours
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on October 31, 2007
TRICK OR TREAT! Below are tonight’s trick or treat hours for area communities. Those who want visits from ghosts and goblins should leave on their porch lights. Rock County City of Beloit: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Town of Beloit: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Clinton: 4 to 7 ...
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Police urge safety for Halloween
Posted by STAN STRICKER on October 31, 2007
Janesville police are urging everyone to remember safety this Halloween. Community services officer sergeant Brian Donahue says visibility is key. Donahue also reminds parents to supervise younger children and consider taking a flashlight along. Extra officers will be on patrol and urges parents to be on the look out for ...Read more, add a comment »
No price tag for Rock County Jail update
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on October 31, 2007
The design team for the Rock County Jail expansion project is using different techniques to save taxpayers' money. However, Sheriff Bob Spoden says it's too early to tell the economic impact on taxpayers. Spoden says the design team has a responsibility to the citizens of the county that whatever the ...Read more, add a comment »
Mirbeau-Hummel debate isn't over yet
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on October 30, 2007
LAKE GENEVA—The debate isn’t over for the proposed Mirbeau-Hummel development on the city’s south side. An hour-and-a-half of public comment wasn’t enough for the more than 120 residents who came to the public hearing Tuesday night. But those who packed the lobby and two overflow rooms at city hall will ...Read more, add a comment »
Traffic rerouted on County A
Posted by GINA DUWE on October 30, 2007
Traffic is being rerouted on County A just outside the western Janesville city limits after a vehicle struck a utility pole near Austin Road, according to a shift supervisor at the Rock County 911 center. The pole is down and blocking traffic, shift supervisor Brian Becker said. The Janesville Fire ...Read more, add a comment »
Judicial candidates narrowed to four
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on October 30, 2007
Public hearing tonight for Mirbeau-Hummel development
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on October 30, 2007
A 6 p.m. public hearing on the proposed Mirbeau-Hummel development is expected to draw plenty of Lake Geneva residents to city hall. City Clerk Diana Dykstra said the public hearing will begin with an hour-long presentation by the developer. It will be followed by about an hour for residents' comments. ...Read more, add a comment »
Firefighters battle brush fire
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on October 30, 2007
Janesville and Clinton firefighters are battling a large brush fire in the area of Avalon and Milton-Shopiere roads. The departments were dispatched at about 1:30 p.m. today, said a staff member at Rock County dispatch.Read more, view comment (1) »
Senate passes bill legalizing breast feeding
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on October 30, 2007
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Mothers could breast-feed their children in any public place under a bill that passed the state Senate today. Nothing in the current law specifically prohibits mothers from breast feeding in public. But, the legislation that passed the Senate sets up a fine of up to $200 ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Agent: Brewers decline Jenkins' option
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 30, 2007
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The agent for Geoff Jenkins says the Milwaukee Brewers will decline a nine million dollar option for left fielder. Agent Damon Lapa said today the Brewers gave them verbal notification, but they're still waiting for formal written confirmation. Jenkins was drafted by the Brewers in first round ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Buyout approved for Midwest Air Group
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 30, 2007
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Midwest Air Group's shareholders today approved a 450 million dollar sale to the private equity firm TPG Capital. A majority of shareholders approved the sale of Midwest Airlines' parent at a special meeting in the company's hometown of Milwaukee. The sale is still under antitrust scrutiny because ...Read more, add a comment »
Stottler selected for county clerk
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 30, 2007
An ad hoc committee formed to select a new Rock County Clerk has made its decision. The committee will recommend Janesville School Board member Lori Stottler to replace retiring Clerk Kay O’Connell in January. “I’m overjoyed,” Stottler said. Stottler was one of five finalists for the position. The board will ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Burglaries reported in Walworth County
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 30, 2007
FONTANA Authorities are investigating at least four daytime burglaries on the west side of Geneva Lake, including a Sunday-morning home invasion. Village police say a burglar entered a Fontana home through an unlocked patio door at 6:45 a.m. Sunday. The burglar was confronted by the homeowner but fled with a ...Read more, add a comment »
Granaries receive $1.25 million for rail projects
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 30, 2007
this year, rains combined with root-eating grubs made things particularly bad. Read more, add a comment »
Janesville family escapes porch fire
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 30, 2007
Thanks to the quick action of a passerby Monday afternoon, a family of six escaped a fire at their home at 610 Linn St. in Janesville. Firefighters were called to the scene just after 1 p.m., when Troy Hollibush of Rockport Road, who was visiting a friend nearby, spotted the ...Read more, add a comment »
Two arrested in drug bust
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 30, 2007
DELAVAN—A search warrant at 1205 Whispering Pines Drive Monday morning led to the arrest of two men for drug-related charges. According to the city of Delavan Police Department, Hector Manuel Flores, 24, and Alberto Vazquez-Juarez, 30, were arrested and confined to the Walworth County Jail. Flores faces charges of possession ...Read more, add a comment »
More passport delays expected
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on October 30, 2007
The Rock County Clerk's office is bracing for more passport application delays with the introduction of new laws January first. That's when a traveler will need a passport for trips to any country outside the United States using any mode of travel. Account Clerk Lisa Mianecki says during the most ...Read more, add a comment »
Packers beat Broncos in OT
Posted by DAVE VON FALKENSTEIN on October 29, 2007
Brett Favre connected with Greg Jennings on an 82-yard touchdown pass on the first play following the kickoff in overtime and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Denver Broncos 19-13 on Monday night. Denver had tied the score at 13 on Jason Elam's 21-yard field goal as time ran out ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville School Board lowers tax increase
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on October 29, 2007
JANESVILLE The Janesville School Board on Monday night trimmed a projected tax increase to an amount it hopes will be more palatable to taxpayers. The board took $1 million from its budget reserve fund and another $500,000 in projected interest earnings to reduce the 2007-08 tax levy to $33.21 million. ...Read more, add a comment »
Home invasions reported in Walworth County
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 29, 2007
FONTANA—Village police are investigating a burglary that took place around 6:45 a.m. Sunday. The intruder entered through an unlocked patio door, was confronted by the homeowner and fled with a purse and jewelry, according to a news release issued by the Fontana Police Department. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department is ...Read more, add a comment »
Delavan men arrested after search warrant
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 29, 2007
A search warrant at 1205 Whispering Pines Drive Monday morning led to the arrest of two men for drug-related charges. According to the city of Delavan Police Department, Hector Manuel Flores, 24, and Alberto Vazquez-Juarez, 30, were arrested and confined to the Walworth County Jail. Flores faces charges of possession ...Read more, add a comment »
Edgerton, Milton districts face higher levies
Posted by STACY VOGEL on October 29, 2007
Taxpayers in the Edgerton and Milton school districts will probably face higher levies because of the delay in passing the state budget, officials in each district said today. Because the deadline for figuring school aid was Oct. 15, the Legislature took $79.3 million it had planned to allocate for school ...Read more, add a comment »
Thanksgiving dinner needs boost
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 29, 2007
The Delavan Elks Club and a group of local citizens are looking for cash or food donations to help put on a free Thanksgiving Day dinner for the less fortunate. On Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22), from noon until 4 p.m., the Delavan Elks Lodge is opening its doors to serve ...Read more, add a comment »
Charter school applications scrutinized
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 29, 2007
(AP) - Fewer applications for charter schools are getting approval from the state this year. The Department of Public Instruction has approved only ten of 50 applicants for federal funding. The scrutiny comes after the U.S. Department of Education reminded the state about eligibility requirements for charter schools. This year's ...Read more, add a comment »
Lyons woman found after search
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 29, 2007
Woman with Alzheimer's was missing more than three hours.
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Belvidere's third shift to end?
Posted by JIM LEUTE on October 29, 2007
Rumors are swirling around the future of third-shift production at Chrysler’s Belvidere assembly plant after a high-level United Auto Workers official told members “the third shift was gone.” The comment was reportedly made as if that news was common knowledge. “There was a gasp in the room,” said one union ...Read more, add a comment »
Delavanite on Rachael Ray Show
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 29, 2007
Delavan's Joey Torkelson is a guest on today's Rachael Ray Show, airing at 9 a.m. on CBS. From the show's Web site: "...Then, are you always late? (Rachael is and her staff gives her a hard time about it!) We’re doing a "late intervention" with a chronically ...Read more, add a comment »
Work on municipal building entrance
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 29, 2007
JANESVILLE—The Janesville Municipal Building front deck improvement project will require closing of the main entrance on Jackson Street starting today. The present schedule requires this entrance to close for three weeks to complete the work. During that time period, the entrance to the Municipal Building will be from the north ...Read more, add a comment »
UPDATE Field fire destroys 10 acres
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 29, 2007
BELOIT TOWNSHIP—A corn combine and 10 acres of a cornfield were destroyed Sunday afternoon at 2918 W. Finley Road. Town of Beloit firefighters responded to the scene at 1:15 p.m. after the 1995 John Deere combine Jason Henschler was operating caught on fire. Most likely, the combine’s bearing overheated and ...Read more, add a comment »
Milton School District considers tax rate
Posted by STAN STRICKER on October 29, 2007
The Milton School District tax rate will likely rise thanks to a delay in the state budget process. District Business manager Diane Meyer anticipates an increase in the tax rate this year because the Department of Public Instruction was forced to use last year's general aid figures because of the ...Read more, add a comment »
Cornfield fire in Beloit Township
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 28, 2007
Town of Beloit, Orfordville and town of Turtle fire departments are responding to a combine fire in the middle of a 100-acre cornfield this afternoon. The call came in about 1:15 p.m. that a combine was on fire in the middle of the field and was spreading into the corn. ...Read more, add a comment »
Police find missing man near Milton
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 28, 2007
Man was suicidal after fight with a family member.
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Police searching for man near Milton
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 27, 2007
The Rock County Sheriff's Department is searching for a missing man south of Milton near John Paul Road and County Y. A call came in at 3:45 p.m. from a residence on N. Hulstatt Drive, Milton, a sheriff's department dispatcher said. The department knows the identity of the man but ...Read more, add a comment »
Suspect in 1988 Beloit murder caught in Seattle
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 27, 2007
A Beloit man who disappeared in 1988 after his arrest for murder has been picked up by police in Washington State. Ezequiel Lopez-Zavala, 42, was picked up Friday on an outstanding warrant in Bellevue, Wash., where authorities think he has been living under an assumed identity for 15 years. He ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville's Lear employee condition improves
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 27, 2007
A Janesville woman has been upgraded to fair condition at University Hospital, Madison. Debra Knopes, 30, was injured on the job at 1:39 p.m. Thursday at Lear Seating, 3708 Enterprise Drive, Janesville. She was transported to Janesville’s Mercy Hospital then University Hospital where she was listed in serious condition. Knopes’ ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville cop wins big
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 26, 2007
Officer Laura Hauser was given the Mary Rita Ostrander Leadership Award Friday.
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FBI asked to help with Janesville rape cases
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 26, 2007
Two Janesville police detectives are consulting with FBI agents regarding the six home invasion sexual assault cases since August of 1998 attributed to the same serial rapist. Detectives Martin Altstadt and Erik Goth traveled to Virginia to meet with FBI agents assigned to Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, the FBI Behavioral ...Read more, view comments (4) »
A glance at the state budget
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 26, 2007
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Here's a summary of budget vetoes issued today by Governor Doyle: FREE SHOTS: Free shots of liquor won't be allowed at grocery stores. Doyle vetoed a provision added to the budget late in negotiations, calling it absurd. Free wine and beer samples continue to be legal. ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Assembly honors Walworth's Kikkoman company
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 26, 2007
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The state Assembly has adopted a resolution honoring Kikkoman, maker of soy and teriyaki sauce and other condiments. The resolution says the sauces give Wisconsinites a chance to learn about Japan’s history and traditions and contributes to the state’s cultural and economic vitality. Kikkoman operates a ...Read more, add a comment »
Elkhorn police investigating mower thefts
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 26, 2007
The City of Elkhorn Police Department is asking for help in solving the theft of three riding lawnmowers. Sometime between 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, and 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, unknown individuals stole mowers from the former RM Power-vent business, now known as LCE Incorporated, located at N5860 Highway ...Read more, add a comment »
State budget signed
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 26, 2007
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin finally has a new state budget, nearly four months late. Governor Doyle signed it this morning at the University of Wisconsin in Madison after vetoing a provision allowing free shots of liquor to be distributed at your local grocery store. A provision slipped into the ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Charges filed after SWAT response
Posted by on October 26, 2007
WHITEWATER—Prosecutors filed three misdemeanor charges Thursday against a Whitewater man arrested Tuesday after a SWAT team and two police departments responded to his home. John Ropiak, 40, 355a S. Janesville St., is accused of refusing to leave his home or talk to police, who had responded for a report of ...Read more, add a comment »
Teens arrested for Beloit burglaries
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on October 26, 2007
Beloit police say the suspects arrested after officers stopped a burglary in progress could be responsible for up to 20 similar crimes. Captain Bill Tyler says Marcus Q. Webb and Kawamane A. Brant, both 18 and both of Beloit, are connected with at least eight incidents. Webb and Brant face ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Milton falls in sectional soccer
Posted by JOHN BARRY on October 25, 2007
The Milton Red Hawks, who won the Southern Lakes Conference soccer championship, lost to Lake Geneva Badger 1-0 in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal game. The Red Hawks ended the season 15-4-1 and were left wondering what happened offensively. Ryan Yunker converted off a missed shot late in the ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Rock County Board approves pay hike
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on October 25, 2007
The Rock County Board voted Thursday to pay supervisors a bonus for meetings lasting longer than four hours.
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Brodhead police investigate assault
Posted by GINA DUWE on October 25, 2007
BRODHEAD—Brodhead Police are investigating an assault of an 18-year-old woman this morning, according to a press release. According to the release: The woman was walking at about 10:10 a.m. in the 200 block of East 3rd Avenue, when a man approached her from behind. The man wrapped his arms around ...Read more, add a comment »
Phone scam targets Walworth County citizens
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 25, 2007
Identity thieves are gaining access to personal information by calling Walworth County citizens and saying they are wanted for missing jury duty. The callers, posing as workers from the Walworth County Clerk of Courts office, say the person answering the phone has a warrant out for their arrest because they ...Read more, add a comment »
Police give warning about pot fields
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 25, 2007
Coming across a marijuana growing operation like the ones found in Darien Township can be dangerous, police warned. It an illicit drug that people will take measures to protect. Growers could be armed and police have seen some sites that were booby-trapped, said Sgt. Jeff Patek of the Walworth County ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Pot find was second in two months
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 25, 2007
More than 600 marijuana plants were taken out of the public hunting grounds today near Turtle Creek, just northeast of the intersection of Creek Road and Highway 14 in Darien Township. The growing operation was discovered Saturday by two deer hunters, said Sgt. Jeff Patek of the Walworth County Drug ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Major drug operation discovered in Darien
Posted by STACY VOGEL on October 25, 2007
Police are on the scene of a large marijuana bust in Darien Township. Officials have found a marijuana-growing operation about the size of a football field near Creek Road and Highway 14, near Turtle Creek. Janesville Gazette reporter Mike Heine is on the scene. Officials haven’t released details about the ...Read more, add a comment »
East Court Street open
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 25, 2007
Janesville Transit System buses will return to their normal routes today on East Court Street. The Milton Avenue regular, the Milton Avenue Nightside and the Atwood/Holmes Extra Services routes return to their scheduled routings with the official re-opening of the street today. JTS customers also will notice a new addition ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Man pleads innocent in robbery, sex assault
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 25, 2007
(AP) - A 20-year-old Janesville man accused of robbing a teenage couple and then sexually assaulting the girl after a Parker High School football game pleads innocent in the case. Kenneth Jarrett is charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of sexual assault. The criminal complaint says ...Read more, add a comment »
Three Janesville students expelled
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on October 25, 2007
The Janesville School Board expelled three high school students Tuesday, the first to be expelled this school year. They are: - A student accused of negligently handling burning materials on school grounds, expelled through the end of 2008 summer school. - Another student accused of negligently handling burning materials on ...Read more, add a comment »
Burglary suspects arrested in Beloit
Posted by STEVE BENTON on October 25, 2007
Beloit police arrested two suspects in a residential burglary Wednesday afternoon. Captain Bill Tyler says the two were caught in, or fleeing from a residence in the 1900 block of Post Drive. Tyler says police were notified of a possible burglary in progress by an alert citizen. The names of ...Read more, add a comment »
Federal grand jury indicts Janesville woman
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 25, 2007
MADISON—A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Linda Jo Curtis, 33, Janesville, on a charge of harboring a fugitive—a man convicted of sending threatening letters to President Bush. The charges against Curtis came after an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and Janesville police. She is accused of harboring Forrest ...Read more, add a comment »
Cuts proposed for historic property
Posted by ANN FIORE on October 25, 2007
A tight 2008 city budget likely will put the squeeze on Janesville’s historic Lincoln-Tallman House, the city council learned Wednesday. The museum’s subsidy drops 20 percent in the city’s proposed budget, from $65,300 to $52,264. By 2009, the Tallman House probably will get nothing from the city. “It’s a nice, ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Budget provides student aid
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 25, 2007
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Thousands of low-income University of Wisconsin students should be getting financial aid in the coming days. More than 5,700 students on a waiting list for a Wisconsin Higher Education Grant should receive aid now that the overdue state budget has been approved. The awards will be ...Read more, add a comment »
Robson out as Democratic leader
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 24, 2007
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Senate Democrats voted in secret to oust their leader and put the co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee in her place. Senator Russ Decker of Weston is the new Senate Majority Leader. He takes over for Senator Judy Robson of Beloit. Democrats voted to replace ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Three deer crashes in 7 minutes
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 24, 2007
Three separate highway crashes in Green County illustrates the increased danger of a colliding with a deer. Three drivers hit deer in different townships all within seven minutes of each other last night. All drivers were wearing seatbelts and weren't injured. The Wisconsin Insurance Alliance says in 2006, 45,000 collisions ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Show won’t go on, school board decides
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on October 24, 2007
The All-City Sing, that extravaganza in which all of the city’s public-school fourth- and fifth-graders provide an evening of entertainment for family and friends, won’t go on as originally planned next spring. The Janesville School Board voted 7-1 Tuesday for a one-year moratorium. The administration asked for the moratorium after ...Read more, add a comment »
Robson remarks on budget
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 24, 2007
“This budget ensures that thousands of Wisconsin kids will no longer be deprived of the right to quality health care. It increases aid for struggling school districts, invests in our great university system and helps families pay for college and for health insurance. It protects SeniorCare and honors our promise ...Read more, add a comment »
Parker falls in football playoffs
Posted by DAVE WEDEWARD on October 23, 2007
Kenosha Bradford High School defeated Janesville Parker, 34-20, in a Level 1 WIAA Division 1 football playoff game here Tuesday. Bradford’s Troy Williams ticked off a 67-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. The Red Devils rolled to 27-7 halftime lead. Parker’s LaVell Hewlett scored on a 7-yard ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville school taxes headed up
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on October 23, 2007
JANESVILLE—The Janesville School Board postponed its annual duty of setting a tax levy on Tuesday night. They’ll set the levy next Monday night instead. That’ll give officials time to gather figures from the state to determine exactly how much of a tax increase will be reflected upcoming tax bills. There ...Read more, add a comment »
Case vs. retired Whitewater detective over
Posted by MIKE HEINE on October 23, 2007
A settlement was reached in a Whitewater businessman’s harassment case against a now-retired Whitewater police detective, according to federal court documents. Stephen D. Cvicker, 52, sued investigator Larry P. Meyer, 61, alleging the veteran detective violated his rights and hurt his business by continued harassment, which included wrongful arrests, intimidation ...Read more, add a comment »
Beloit hits population milestone
Posted by STEVE BENTON on October 23, 2007
After years of watching surrounding communities grow, Beloit hits a new population mark. The term, boom, isn't being used, but Beloit City Manager Larry Arft is excited about hitting a new population mark of 37,000. Arft says there are more new homes being built than old ones coming down, and ...Read more, add a comment »
Evansville crush plant awaits legislative action
Posted by GINA DUWE on October 23, 2007
Momentum is building for a soybean crush plant in Evansville after legislative leaders included a $4 million grant for the facility in the state budget. The earmark has to survive votes by the Senate and Assembly today, as well as Gov. Jim Doyle’s veto pen, but one representative who pushed ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Edgerton students expelled
Posted by STACY VOGEL on October 23, 2007
EDGERTON Two Edgerton High School students arrested Oct. 4 after allegedly making threats at school probably won’t face criminal charges, but they will have to find somewhere else to finish their senior year. The students—Matthew Richardson and Kristina Schneider-Hendron, both 17—were expelled Monday night in a closed meeting with Edgerton ...Read more, add a comment »
Evansville's Main Street to open later this week
Posted by GINA DUWE on October 23, 2007
EVANSVILLE—Construction crews will lay the last brick on East Main Street today, and the street should be open Friday, said project foreman Jason Grant of LPS Pavement Company. Between today and Friday, sand spread between the bricks needs to set in place. When mixed with water, the sand creates a ...Read more, add a comment »
East Court Street scheduled to reopen
Posted by ANN FIORE on October 23, 2007
JANESVILLE After six months of dust, construction barrels and single-lane traffic, East Court Street is scheduled to open fully Thursday. And workers also have finished work on County E on the northwest side of Janesville, said Mike Payne, assistant engineering manager for the city. Workers spent the summer straightening out ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville budget faces more cuts
Posted by ANN FIORE on October 22, 2007
The good news: Thanks to the state budget, Janesville taxpayers can expect a smaller increase in their city taxes next year. The bad news: Thanks to the state budget, Janesville taxpayers might see cuts in city services by 2009. City Manager Steve Sheiffer had proposed a $17.70 tax increase in ...Read more, add a comment »
Clown Posse fans face expulsion in Edgerton
Posted by STACY VOGEL on October 22, 2007
The two Edgerton High School students arrested Oct. 4 for allegedly making threats at school face an expulsion hearing before the Edgerton School Board tonight, the mother of one of the students said. Matthew Richardson and Kristina Schneider-Hendron, both 17, were arrested after a week of controversy over a school ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Parker, Craig offer student buses to games
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on October 22, 2007
JANESVILLE—The school district is offering buses for Parker High School students and for Craig High School students to see their football teams play separate games Tuesday in at Ameche Field in Kenosha. All game tickets cost $3. Student athletic passes are not valid because these are WIAA events. Parker plays ...Read more, add a comment »
Beloit to hold training exercise Wednesday
Posted by STEVE BENTON on October 22, 2007
A small section of Beloit's East side will be temporarily blocked to traffic Wednesday morning due to a Rock County Emergency Government training exercise. Beloit police Captain Bill Tyler says several police and fire departments from the stateline area will be taking part in the event, which roughly runs from ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Beloit police seek help in recent burglaries
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 22, 2007
Beloit police want to stem the rising number of recent home burglaries and is asking residents to watch for suspicious activity. Beloit police Captain Bill Tyler says the burglaries have been reported all over town, but mostly on the far west, and northeast sides. Two men have been seen driving ...Read more, add a comment »
Woman pinned when car hits tree
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 22, 2007
JANESVILLE—A Janesville woman was being treated for injuries she suffered after her car hit a tree head-on at 5:20 a.m. today at 2645 N. Burdick Road. The impact pushed the engine compartment into the front seat and pinned the legs of Melissa J. McDermott, 35, said Lt. Kevin Murray of ...Read more, add a comment »
Early morning fire displaces four people
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 22, 2007
Tenants of a two-story apartment got out of a residential fire safely early today. Janesville firefighters were dispatched at 4:22 a.m. to 603 S. Main St. for a kitchen fire after ashes from an ashtray were thrown into the wastebasket, starting the fire. The fire also eventually spread to a ...Read more, add a comment »
Green County man killed in tractor accident
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 22, 2007
A Green County man is dead in a tractor accident. The Green County Sheriff's Department reports 21 year old Tyler Forrester of rural Monroe lost control of a tractor and wagon on a hilly portion of Honey Creek Road. The tractor overturned, pinning Forrester. Green County Coroner Jan Perry pronounced ...Read more, add a comment »
Sensors to be installed on a Rock County bridge
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER on October 22, 2007
A Rock County bridge is one of the first in the state to receive new sensors. The state Department of Transportation is installing strain gauges on Wisconsin bridges similar to the one that collapsed in Minneapolis August 1. Rock County's Highway 51 bridge spanning the Rock River is first on ...Read more, add a comment »
