News Archive for February 3, 2012
Former Janesville autoworker, 41, could be heading to Afghanistan
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
HUDSON --
Troy Eichelt was 237 pounds and 41 years old when he entered Army basic training last spring. He dropped the excess weight and now is a proud member of the Wisconsin National Guard who has volunteered to serve his country in Afghanistan.
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Video: No one hurt in explosion, fire near Whitewater
By STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Authorities are on the scene of an apparent fuel truck explosion that has ignited buildings at Cooperative Plus near Whitewater, according to Rock County 911.
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Free throws lift Janesville Cougars past Cards, Parker wins
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The free-throw line was kind to Janesville Craig’s girls basketball team Thursday night.
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School board hires chief information officer
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board is likely to approve hiring someone to oversee its computer systems, a position that has gone vacant for more than six months.
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Sun Prairie starts fast, defeats Rock County
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Rock County fell behind, 5-1, in the first period and fell to Sun Prairie, 8-2, in a girls hockey game Thursday night.
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Former, current employees talk about history of Evansville's oldest company
By GINA DUWE - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
EVANSVILLE --
Dennis Atkinson fielded thousands of calls from customers during his 42-year career at Baker Manufacturing Company in Evansville.
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Clinton wins 11th straight, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Clinton High’s boys basketball team continues to win.
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Mattress store opening in Janesville
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Mattress Firm, a specialty mattress retailer, will open its first store in Janesville today.
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Delavan-Darien nets 2nd victory in a row, Elkhorn wins
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Delavan-Darien High boys basketball team is on a roll.
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Janesville Craig’s depth key to gymnastics victory over Memorial
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Depth was the difference for Janesville Craig’s gymnastics team Thursday night.
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Sullivan withdrawing from Walworth County DA race
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Rock County prosecutor is withdrawing from the race for Walworth County district attorney.
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Lake Geneva Badger wins in overtime
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Lana Wieseman scored 28 points, including five of her team’s eight points in overtime, to lead Lake Geneva Badger to a 64-62 victory over visiting Wilmot in a key Southern Lakes Conference girls basketball game Thursday night.
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Fire damages Turtle Township house
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
TURTLE TOWNSHIP --
A house fire just east of Beloit on Wednesday night resulted in minimal damage, in part because of quick response by two fire departments.
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Lakeside Lutheran dominates late in victory over Luther Prep
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Lakeside Lutheran scored the final 10 points of the game to pull out a 65-56 victory over visiting Luther Prep in a Capitol North Conference boys basketball game Thursday night.
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Turnovers doom Janesville Bluebirds
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Janesville Bluebirds struggled Thursday night.
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Public record for Feb. 3, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Process to raise price of snow emergency ticket to begin
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
JANESVILLE --
City officials hope a 50 percent increase in the fine for parking on the street during a snow emergency will accomplish was seven years of warnings has not: better compliance.
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It's a long trip to Brazil for giant generators built in Darien
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
DARIEN --
How do you get a 250,000-pound generator from Darien to an oil rig off the coast of Brazil? The answer, of course, is very carefully.
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Is Whitewater Township dry? Not exactly
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP --
Although many in Whitewater Township still refer to themselves as being Walworth County's last dry township, that's not exactly the case.
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Lakeland Animal Shelter’s fundraiser links pets and public art
By STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
DELAVAN --
Lakeland Animal Shelter will be hosting its first public art event later this year, according to the organization’s Facebook page.
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Gilbert Brown, much more at the Lake Geneva Home Improvement Expo
By LYNN GREENE - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Lakeland Builders Association has added more features to their annual home expo, starting with the name. Now called The Lake Geneva Home Improvement Expo, the event takes place Feb. 18-19.
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Sullivan withdrawing from Walworth County DA race
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
WALWORTH --
A Walworth attorney who works as a Rock County prosecutor is withdrawing from the race for Walworth County district attorney.
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Dense fog advisory again today for Walworth County
By STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until noon today for Walworth and Rock counties.
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Noose found at UW-Parkside
By UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
KENOSHA --
A noose was found in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside late Wednesday afternoon, according to a report on the university’s website.
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Cold and snow a no-show, but Lake Geneva sculptors press on
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
You’re a sculptor, and you work not with the solidness of steel or marble, but with that most ephemeral of media, snow. You’re facing the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva in February.
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Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
By RACHEL ZOLL - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.
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Iowa beats UW in OT
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
MADISON --
Iowa snapped the University of Wisconsin’s three-game Big Ten women’s basketball winning streak, stopping the Badgers, 85-79, in the Kohl Center on Thursday night.
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Giants QB Manning sees a golden opportunity
By TOM ROCK - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS --
“The goal,” he said, “is to finish it all and to finish it off strong.”
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Packers promote Clements
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
GREEN BAY --
QBs coach named offensive coordinator
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Goodell: NFL could expand to 34 teams
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS --
Commissioner Roger Goodell says if the NFL puts a team in Los Angeles, it is probable the league would expand to 34 franchises.
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Death notices for Feb. 3, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
LA nets four All-Star starters
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
NEW YORK --
Blake Griffin and Andrew Bynum were voted Thursday to the All-Star game, joining Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul to give the city of Los Angeles four starters.
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Mickelson sues over ‘defamation’
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. --
In his lawsuit against Videotron S.E.N.C in Quebec Superior Court, Mickelson cited comments posted on Yahoo! Sports from Nov. 11 to Nov. 12, in which one or more persons under the pseudonyms “Fogroller” and “Longtitude” make statements that allege, among other things, that Mickelson’s wife had an affair and that he fathered an illegitimate child.
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Syria: It’s not just about freedom
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The fate of the Assad regime in Syria is highly important not only for reasons of democracy and human rights—but also for geopolitics.
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The Romney-Obama matchup
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
WASHINGTON --
There are few things more powerful in politics than the confirmation of a stereotype, which is Mitt Romney’s main political risk.
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Republican rhetoric doesn’t match reality
By REP. ANDY JORGENSEN - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
While Gov. Walker desperately wants us to believe his plans for Wisconsin are working, we know all too well that they’re not.
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