WHITEWATER — More than a dozen residents will have to be moved when Fairhaven Senior Services closes the nursing home portion of its operations, the Whitewater non-profit said Thursday in a letter to residents.
JANESVILLE — The former Exclusive Company record store on Milton Avenue in Janesville is about to go exclusively pizza. Or at least, the front half of the building is.
JANESVILLE -- An inmate has died at the Rock County Jail, from a cause that remains unclear.
The Gazette’s local Volunteer of the Week is Cameron Rebarchek, who has served since 2014 on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Janesville.
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We've got a little bit of everything for you this week, from live music and theater to Lake Geneva Winterfest to a Lunar New Year celebration. Enjoy these editor's picks of fun upcoming things to do in Janesville and the surrounding area.
JANESVILLE -- Adventure tales involving local residents will come to life this weekend at the Janesville Performing Arts Center.
MILTON -- Black history should be taught every day in Wisconsin schools, not just in February, a Black state legislator from the Madison area said Wednesday during a tour in Milton of a former…
EDGERTON – If you live in Milton or in the immediate surrounding area, the Edgerton Fire District began as of Wednesday responding to your emergency service calls.
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The lines between the outdoors and indoors are being blurred. Homeowners build extensive outdoor living spaces so they can relax on weather-resistant furniture and even cook in lavish kitchens in their backyards. In addition, indoor three-season rooms full of bright, open windows that showca…
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Landscapes are vulnerable to the elements during the cold weather months. Everything from deicing products to hungry animals to the weight of snow can affect trees, shrubs and other plants.
SOUTH BELOIT — The City of South Beloit will be allowed to provide input regarding the pension benefit request of former fire department captain and interim fire chief Gary Brown.
A vigil was held Sunday to mark the one year anniversary of the death of a Janesville woman, whose body was found near the intersection of Clary Street and Howe Drive in Beloit.
An in-district swearing in ceremony for state Sen. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the UW-Whitewater at Rock County Hyatt Smith Commons, 2909 Kellogg Ave.
BELOIT - The second half of educational presentations to teach individuals how property taxes are used and calculated will kickoff on Wednesday.
The day after UW-Whitewater announced Corey King would be its next chancellor, the university named a new dean of its College of Business and Economics.
EDGERTON -- Edgerton Hospital and Health Services is working with other community health providers to update its Community Health Needs Assessment. The goal is to understand progress in addressing health needs cited in the 2017 and 2020 CHNA reports and to collect up-to-date community health perceptions.
Representative Bryan Steil to hold two local listening sessions on Jan. 20.
The city of Evansville is restricting parking on public streets because of predicted snowy or icy conditions, according to a news release from Municipal Services Director Chad Renly.
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Most days, you can find the Janesville Jets reading scouting reports on their next opponent or reading the ice during games and practices.On Wednesday, several Jets players spent their time reading to elementary school students across the city.
While Rock County came out on the wrong end of a 3-0 game against the Metro Lynx on Thursday night, the team showed progress from the last time it played its Badger Conference rival.
Clinton got a much-needed win, coming out on top against Beloit Turner 50-44 in a defensive slugfest Thursday night.
The Bluebirds had to frantically kill a power play in the game's final two minutes before adding a pair of late goals and turning away the Regents 6-3.
Jena Lenz hit the shot of the night across the Rock Valley Conference on Thursday night.
Janesville Craig's gymnastics team set a program record on balance beam in its Big Eight dual meet win over crosstown rival Janesville Parker at Craig High on Thursday night.
Milton's two-game road winning streak came to an end Thursday night in Stoughton.
Verona, the fifth-ranked Division 1 squad in the state by WisSports.net, forged ahead on its quest for an undefeated Big Eight championship Thursday night against Janesville Craig.
UW-Whitewater’s closing kick was too much for host UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday night.
View a weekly listing of Rock and Walworth county real estate transactions as recorded by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
