News Archive for January 11, 2012
Studers expand scholarships, opportunities for many Craig, Parker grads
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A $1 million gift announced Tuesday is intended to give Janesville "a shot in the arm" by boosting higher education opportunities for its high school graduates.
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Madison Memorial is just what Janesville Craig needed
By KEN VELOSKEY - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig High wanted to wash away the bad taste of last Saturday’s lopsided 60-35 loss at Big Eight co-leading Middleton, and that’s just what it did Tuesday.
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Ho-Chunk details Beloit casino plan
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
BELOIT --
Call it peanut butter and jelly or salt and pepper. The leader of the Ho-Chunk Nation used both Tuesday night to describe its relationship with the city of Beloit as they move forward with plans for a casino.
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Slow start hurts Milton Red Hawks, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
A sluggish first half Tuesday night cost Milton High’s girls basketball team a share of first place in the Badger South Conference.
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Unemployment changes kick in
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
With the new year comes a change in the unemployment benefits collected by displaced Wisconsin workers.
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Janesville Parker gymnasts earn first win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Cathy Lehmann is beginning to see her Janesville Parker High gymnastics team coming together.
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Whitewater girls trounce Turner, Edgerton wins
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Whitewater shut out host Beloit Turner in the second quarter helping the Whippets remain undefeated in the Rock Valley North girls basketball race.
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Health department pushing radon testing
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Environmental Protection Agency has declared January "National Radon Action Month," and it's a good time for Wisconsin residents—especially those living in Southern Wisconsin—to test their homes.
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Waterford boys rally past Elkhorn
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Elkhorn High’s boys basketball team went cold in the second half Tuesday night in a Southern Lakes Conference loss.
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High school health requirement eliminated
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
The Janesville School Board unanimously agreed to stop requiring a ninth-grade health course Tuesday.
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Middleton, Stoughton win nonconference games
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
A strong start lifted Middleton High’s boys basketball team Tuesday night.
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Janesville School Board denies claim from parents of assaulted student
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board on Tuesday denied a claim from parents whose son had his teeth punched out by another student in spring 2011.
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Unseasonable weather has confused plants, but winter is on its way
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Here's an updated forecast: Continuing weird with a chance of unnaturally warm until late Wednesday night. Then, winter—actual winter, with snow and cold—will begin.
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Police suspect Janesville man of killing girlfriend
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville man is the only suspect after police Tuesday found his girlfriend’s body under the stairs in the couple’s home.
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Public record for Jan. 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Only four Walworth County board races contested
By CSI STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
ELKHORN --
Four districts of the Walworth County board have races in the upcoming spring election. In District 6, incumbent Kathy Ingersoll is not seeking re-election, but Paul Fisher, James Boardman, and Tim Schiefelbein have all filed as candidates.
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Burlington Police warn of subscription scam
By CSI STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
BURLINGTON --
Burlington Police are warning consumers to confirm any bills from newspapers or magazines before paying after a local resident was scammed.
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UW-Whitewater alumni offer $1 million scholarship to Janesville grads
By UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER NEWS RELEASE - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
WHITEWATER --
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater alumni Quint and Rishy Studer have donated $1 million for scholarships for Janesville high school students who attend UW-Whitewater.
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Lake Beulah Dam in line for repair grant
By CSI STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
EAST TROY --
The 100-year-old Lake Beulah Dam in East Troy is one of 15 publicly owned dams in Wisconsin in line for $3.5 million in grants to cover repairs, removal or replacement.
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Analysis: Romney's GOP critics will get more heat
By CHARLES BABINGTON - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Mitt Romney's back-to-back victories in Iowa and New Hampshire will force his weak-but-still-standing GOP rivals to make a crucial decision: Keep eviscerating the man that many see as the inevitable nominee, or temper their criticisms and dampen whatever hopes they have of overtaking him.
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Brewers look at Aoki, re-sign Gomez
By TOM HAUDRICOURT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
The Brewers won the right to negotiate with Aoki by posting a winning bid of $2.5 million with the Yakult Swallows, for whom he played in Japan.
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Paul leads Illini past Ohio State
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
CHAMPAIGN, IL. --
Brandon Paul awoke from a nap Tuesday to a text from Illinois coach Bruce Weber. The message was simple: It’s your night.
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Stricker's way: 'I just do what I do'
By DOUG FERGUSON - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
KAPALUA, HAWAII --
Stricker won the Tournament of Champions by three shots on Monday.
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New acquisition’s 34 points leads Bucks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Stephen Jackson is starting to find his rhythm.
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Death notices for Jan. 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Glenn Davis brings the blues to Lake
By ANNE MORRISY, SPECIAL TO WEEKENDER - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Glenn Davis is a blues man. He’s been marinating in the electric blues from the time he was a child, growing up on the north side of Chicago where the style originated. He’s been earning a living as a blues musician since the week after he graduated from high school. He’s met some of the greats.
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Selig likely to stay
By MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
For Bud Selig, retirement once again will have to wait.
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