Ava Pennycook is a COVID-19 long-hauler, and her haul has gotten even longer since she spoke with The Gazette for the first time in September.
A Beloit man is suing the company that owns the Birds Eye food processing plant in Darien because he says unsafe working conditions led to him…
Milton school officials are limiting some students' access to "alternative fall" homecoming out of COVID-19 concern.
Rock County health officials say they worry a coronavirus variant strain might be driving a jump in local COVID-19 hospitalizations.
A Rock County Jail captain said Monday she believes the string of COVID-19 cases that emerged last week has been “contained,” and the number o…
Rock County is offering free rides to those who need to get to their vaccine appointments during the week, according to a news release shared …
If the hospital was a cake, volunteers would be the icing on top, says Dona Hohensee, director of the St. Mary's Hospital Foundation.
Four Rock County Jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two days, a jail official said Friday afternoon, news that comes o…
Community Action's Kids Learning Center in Janesville is temporarily closed until mid-April in the wake of two confirmed COVID-19 cases at the…
Rock County public health officials say they are concerned about the potential for widespread variant coronavirus strains, especially after sp…
Walworth County Department of Health & Human Services officials say a glitch last week in its software for scheduling COVID-19 vaccine app…
SSM Health is now offering online scheduling for COVID-19 vaccine appointments, according to a news release.
The Rock County Jail will offer single-dose coronavirus vaccines to inmates Saturday thanks largely to HealthNet of Rock County, which a jail …
Beloit Health System will offer vaccination clinics Wednesday through Friday, April 7-9, in the Beloit Memorial Hospital auditorium, 1969 W. H…
Mark Goelzer, medical director at Mercyhealth, said having a majority of seniors vaccinated has started to ease the pressure on health care st…
The United Way Blackhawk Region has launched rockcountyshot.com, a website with local information and resources regarding COVID-19 vaccine acc…
A Feb. 4 order from the Rock County Public Health Department mandates face coverings for everyone ages 5 or older when indoors in public or in…
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday all Wisconsinites older than 16 will be eligible to receive vaccine beginning Monday.
UW-Whitewater on Monday announced plans to have 2021 graduates walk across the stage this spring, but loved ones will not be allowed to attend…
Rock County is experiencing a rise in new COVID-19 cases as a variant strain of the novel coronavirus has been detected in the county, accordi…
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The Rock County Public Health Department has removed COVID-19 vaccine registration forms from its website and advises nonvaccinated people to …
Rock County health officials say they are "not overly concerned" about recent increases in COVID-19 activity and are not changing their recomm…
One year after contracting COVID-19, Caron Eaton is eager to get back out into the world, to travel and to spend time with those she loves. Bu…
Rep. Bryan Steil is decrying what he sees as a low level of funding for Janesville under the new federal COVID-19 relief act.
SSM Health Dean Medical Group- Janesville East has COVID-19 vaccine appointments available for those eligible, some as soon as this weekend.
COVID-19 vaccine scheduling processes are likely to remain much the same next week after thousands more people are deemed eligible in Rock Cou…
Whitewater saw “a number of large gatherings” over the weekend, which prompted UW-Whitewater’s vice chancellor for student affairs to plead wi…
Rock County on Monday held its first jury trial since the pandemic started more than a year ago, and court officials had to juggle safety guid…
Walworth County sent 907 emails to vaccine registrants in February, disclosing their email addresses to everyone on that list.
State health officials hope new plans for future vaccine eligibility will help bridge race and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination that…
Rock County health officials said Thursday they do not know when local providers might receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine. When they do, th…
SSM Health and Edgerton Hospital and Health Services have changed their visitor policies to allow more people into the hospitals and clinics.
Hormel's Beloit food processing plant has begun offering on-site COVID-19 vaccines to its 400 employees, a representative said.
The Rock County Public Health Department announced Tuesday that it is moving to Phase 2 of its reopening plan, which allows facilities to expa…
More people are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin, and local and state officials are trying to beef up their resources that help conn…
Rock County Court officials wrapped up 31% fewer criminal cases in 2020 than in 2019, quantifying one way that COVID-19 brought the court syst…
Rock County residents who become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday likely will have to wait for appointments until more people in the 6…
Delays in COVID-19 vaccine distribution caused by severe weather have resulted in a flurry of rescheduled appointments at the community vaccin…
Walworth County has moved to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan, which allows some larger gatherings and 50% to 75% capacity for some indu…
The Rock County Board is considering pay raises and other measures to address problems at the county nursing home.
COVID-19 still could affect health care staffing as the pandemic rolls on, but a mostly vaccinated workforce has eased concerns, a Mercyhealth…
For the fall 2021 semester, UW-Whitewater plans to operate more like it did before the pandemic started, officials announced Friday.
Rock County is approaching 50% of COVID-19 vaccinations among people 65 and older as the community-based vaccine clinic at Blackhawk Technical…
An evaluation of Rock County's last three-year community health improvement plan shows the county made strides in improving obesity, oral heal…
Mercyhealth had to reschedule 470 COVID-19 vaccine appointments this week in Rock County because its weekly vaccine shipment from the state co…
The Rock County Public Health Department is seeking public feedback via a Community Health Assessment Survey. The public can take the survey u…
Low supply remains a top concern in the COVID-19 vaccination effort as the first doses were given at a Rock County clinic Tuesday.
The Milton School District on Tuesday clarified its decision to switch to virtual learning Wednesday and Thursday, saying the district could h…
The coronavirus has run rampant across Wisconsin’s prisons, infecting at least 2,153 staff members at adult institutions and 10,786 inmates th…
Valentine's Day might have officially ended Sunday night, but a local volunteer campaign ensured that local front-line workers got an extra da…
Precautions to combat the spread of COVID-19 are likely causing a bonus health effect.
District officials originally planned to have students and staff back in person Thursday but changed their minds because of possible side effe…
Mercyhealth said it had to cancel COVID-19 vaccinations this week because it did not receive the doses it requested.
Declining COVID-19 hospitalization rates are prompting Beloit Health System to loosen its visitors policy starting Tuesday.
Organizers are hoping they'll be able to hold the Town Square Grand Prix bicycle race in Janesville in June.
COVID-19 testing hours will change at Blackhawk Technical College starting Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The community vaccine clinic at Blackhawk Technical College that's set to open Tuesday will coordinate with other agencies to ensure those who…
The same week that Rock Haven staff publicly raised concerns about current leadership and layoffs for workers who declined the COVID-19 vaccin…
Walgreens pharmacies across the state will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines this week, including three locations in Beloit and two in Janesville.
Area residents who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines can join Edgerton Hospital and Health Services' vaccine waiting list even if they are no…
Active COVID-19 cases in the Rock County Jail dwindled to zero a few weeks ago, but officials are still offering tests to new inmates when the…
A Forward Janesville poll shows almost three-quarters of the organization's members support a Rock County masking order, and some said they’d …
Mercyhealth cancelled 650 first-round COVID-19 vaccination appointments set for Thursday because the health care system did not receive enough…
Blackhawk Technical College's Central Campus between Beloit and Janesville will host Wisconsin's first community-based COVID-19 vaccination cl…
Two law firms are pressing Rock County to withdraw its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy at Rock Haven nursing home or allow laid-off work…
The murder trial for a stabbing death more than three years ago in Janesville is now scheduled for July, with a judge's caveat that, “We don’t…
The state plans to inoculate up to 250 people a day at a Rock County public vaccination site starting Feb. 16.
A Rock County ad-hoc committee plans to give Rock Haven employees and local residents a forum to sound off on recent upheaval at the county-ru…
The Rock County Public Health Department is working on a COVID-19 vaccine registration tool for those not included in eligible vaccine groups,…
Rock County officials say their new mask mandate follows the rules in Gov. Tony Evers' previous emergency order, which the state Legislature r…
Two Rock County clinics have stepped up to get COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older who do not have consistent access to health care.
SSM Health announced Wednesday it has begun offering COVID-19 vaccines to patients ages 65 to 74.
Rock County will begin weekly, virtual COVID-19 briefings, which will be livestreamed and posted to YouTube for the public to watch, according…
COVID-19 testing at Blackhawk Technical College has been canceled for Thursday due to winter storm watch in Rock County.
About 10% of Rock Haven's employees have now quit or been laid off as dozens of them continue to resist a COVID-19 vaccination mandate at the …
UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson looked back on a year of COVID-19, at current contentious efforts to balance the university’s budget an…
Blackhawk Technical College drive-through COVID-19 testing will switch to walk-in starting Wednesday.
Community Health Systems has launched a new group-based substance abuse program, a first for the nonprofit health care center.
Rock County's epidemiologist hopes some of the lopsided demographic data on local COVID-19 vaccinations evens out as vaccines become more wide…
Rock County's judges announced Friday a further delay in the resumption of jury trials.