News Archive for October 1, 2012
Ryan to host fundraiser Saturday in Milwaukee
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan plans to return to his native Wisconsin on Saturday to host a fundraiser.
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Milton Avenue Burger King getting face-lift
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Crews are updating the dining area, restrooms and exterior façade of the Burger King at 2624 Milton Ave., Janesville.
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Two critically injured in two-car crash in Walworth
By STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
WALWORTH --
Two Crystal Lake residents were critically injured, and two more Illinois residents suffered minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 14/67 and Lakeville Road around 5 p.m. Sunday in the town of Walworth, according to a release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.
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Group offers valuable help to parents of special-needs children
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Café Connections is a new group that is helping the parents of special-needs children make needed connections for support.
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Public record for Oct. 1, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Regular refs' return helps Packers pick up pace
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
GREEN BAY --
The regular officials’ return to the NFL could boost the Green Bay Packers’ offense in a small but important way.
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Janesville's Hatfield runs city's lone luthier shop
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Cliff Frederiksen had a bass guitar in hand and a thin, cool smile. He walked past the amplifiers, gear and guitars slung on the wall to the front door of Hatfield's Guitar & Repair.
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Walworth, Harvard police looking for suspect in domestic battery incident
By STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
WALWORTH --
Authorities are trying to locate Jose Enriquez-Hernandez, a 45-year-old Hispanic man, in connection with the battery and kidnapping of his estranged wife early this morning in the village of Walworth, according to a release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.
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Thoughts for food
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
CHICAGO --
A wide variety of topics make it to the dinner table as part of an informal ongoing series of mealtime chats designed to expand consciousness, mold character and suss out information rarely given up with the standard inquiry of "how was your day?"
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Summer's drought doesn’t do in pumpkin crop in McHenry County
By STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Thanks to timely rains and stretches of dry heat—which help cut down on plant disease—the pumpkin crop in northern Illinois is doing great, according to a story in the Northwest Herald.
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One-ton pumpkin sets record
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Organizers of a fair in northeastern Massachusetts say a Rhode Island man has set a new world record with the first pumpkin ever to weigh more than a ton.
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State health officials say Medicaid shortfall has shrunk to $35.5M
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin's projected Medicaid deficit has shrunk by nearly $337 million, state health officials said Friday.
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Coalition calls for debate in 1st District
By STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
KENOSHA --
Five local non-governmental organizations sent a letter to the Congressional campaign of Rep. Paul Ryan, urging the candidate to debate his opponent Rob Zerban in the 1st District, according to a release from Zerban’s campaign office.
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California dairies going broke due to feed, milk prices
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
In nearly six decades of running a dairy in central California, Mary Cameron made a name for herself in a male-dominated industry: She led several dairy organizations and was honored as Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year.
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Students check cattle arriving at dairy expo
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
MADISON --
Checking the health of 2,500 show cows arriving in Madison for the World Dairy Expo is a tall task.
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Central figure in Miss. integration defies labels
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
JACKSON, MISS. --
James Meredith is a civil-rights icon who hates the term "civil rights." It’s as if civil rights were somehow set apart from — well, rights.
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Stunning comeback: Europe wins Ryder Cup
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
MEDINAH, ILL. --
Jose Maria Olazabal squeezed his eyes shut as they filled with tears, overwhelmed and overjoyed that the Ryder Cup still belongs to Europe.
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Keselowski triumphs at Dover
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
DOVER, DEL. --
Brad Keselowski had fuel to spare for a couple of victory burnouts. Those few splashes of gas left down the stretch were just enough for a checkered flag—and a sign Keselowski is a championship favorite.
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Ryan's challenger campaigns against ... no one
By TODD RICHMOND, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Rob Zerban spent his morning on his hands and knees scrubbing a toilet in a homeless shelter. Half a country away, Paul Ryan stood under a spotlight in Virginia talking about why he should be the next vice president.
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Death notices for Oct. 1, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Reports of bounced checks from gold-buying company at Elkhorn show
By STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
ELKHORN --
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has received a handful of consumer complaints about THR & Associates, an Illinois-based company that buys gold heirlooms, coins and jewelry from consumers for cash at resale events booked in hotels and conference centers nationwide. Consumers are complaining about bounced checks that they received for items they sold to the company at events in Elkhorn and Prairie du Chien, according to a DATCP release.
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Obama to visit state again
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
MADISON --
President Barack Obama is soon making another stop in Wisconsin.
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Eric Buell Racing among state companies considered by Chinese investors
By STAFF - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
EAST TROY --
Eric Buell Racing, in East Troy, is one of 18 companies that are being reviewed by a Chinese investment firm that is considering creating an investment fund for state companies, according to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Delavan mayor, Seattle Seahawks fan to exchange gifts
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
DELAVAN --
A Seattle Seahawks fan is trying to smooth things over with Wisconsin after the disputed touchdown call that decided last Monday night's Packer game.
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