The Rock County Sheriff’s Office recently hired four new employees: Gabriela Gonzalez, Cody Kinnamon, Chase Larson and Kayla Wood.
Visit Lake Geneva received the Purple Angel Award from the Dementia Friendly Community Initiative for completing dementia-friendly training.
These area students earned degrees from UW-Oshkosh in the summer 2019 semester:
Lisa Machtemes recently was named the new executive director at KANDU Industries in Janesville.
The Janesville Art League and four of its members received awards from the Wisconsin Regional Artists Association.
Janesville-based Blain’s Farm & Fleet has opened a new store in Holland, Michigan.
Grinnell Hall Senior Center in Beloit again earned accreditation from the Wisconsin Association of Senior Centers.
These local students graduated during the summer from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa:
Two nuclear technology companies, Phoenix and Janesville-based SHINE Medical Technologies, broke a world record for a nuclear fusion reaction in a steady-state system during testing in July.
Six city of Janesville employees recently received the city’s “Mighty Oak” Award.
Court Appoint Special Advocates of Rock County received a two-year $160,000 grant from United Way Blackhawk Region. The grant will help recruit, train and support CASA volunteer advocates in the community.
Laine Bucklin, a senior at Milton High School, has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Star Center Elementary School in Lake Geneva was named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
These local students earned degrees in the summer 2019 semester from UW-La Crosse:
Justin Henry has joined Consigny Law Firm in Janesville as an associate attorney.
Chrisann Lemery received the Leadership Award from the American Health Information Management Association at its recent “appreciation celebration” at Navy Pier in Chicago.
Keefe Kares, a charitable program run by Keefe Real Estate, has donated $1,000 to the Walworth County Literacy Council.
Mercy College of Health Sciences
These local UW-Eau Claire freshmen received university scholarships and awards for the 2019-20 academic year:
Airman Presley L. Sand graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
Airgas branch gets national nod
Airman Madeline S. Heft, daughter of Angel Cradic of Milton and Matthew Heft of Edgerton, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.
Lake Geneva Middle School has been accredited by the Wisconsin School Music Association.
Greg Piefer, founder of SHINE Medical Technologies, has received the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from the UW-Madison Department of Physics.
Two physicians recently joined Mercyhealth’s emergency medicine staff.
Heidi Van Kirk has joined the South Central Wisconsin Builders Association as its new executive officer.
Tim McKevett, Beloit Health System president and CEO, has received the Best of the Best Award from the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
Lori Hagemann-Davis, who works for Century 21 Real Estate in Janesville, received the Relentless Agent Award from Century 21 for the second quarter of 2019.
Mercyhealth recently welcomed several new staff members.
Western Technical College
SHINE Medical Technologies of Janesville raised more than $8,400 at the 26th annual Bert Blain Memorial Heart Walk on Aug. 25, exceeding its goal of $6,000.
The Salvation Army Rock County got two grants from United Way Blackhawk Region to help maintain the nonprofit’s services and programs.
The Walworth County Literacy Council has received a $3,000 grant from United Way of Walworth County.
Several area students recently completed the nursing assistant program at Madison Area Technical College in Fort Atkinson.
Chris Pantaleo of Janesville and Cole Fechter of Delavan earned first place at the 2019 Black Belt Grand Championship hosted by the American Kyuki-Do Foundation.
