News Archive for April 6, 2011
Wis. voters send governor strong, angry message
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MADISON --
Wisconsin voters sent Republican Gov. Scott Walker a clear message about their unhappiness with his muscling through a law restricting union rights by sending a once runaway state Supreme Court race toward a near-certain recount and filling the governor's former post with a Democrat.
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Late rally lifts Janesville Parker past East, Craig falls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Janesville Parker’s softball teams have been hurt by errors the past two seasons.
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Verona holds off Janesville Craig
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
VERONA --
The long ball left Janesville Craig’s baseball team on the short end of the stick Tuesday afternoon.
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Janesville Parker sweeps Fort Atkinson
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Janesville Parker swept another nonconference dual track and field meet Tuesday.
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Suspect killed in Monroe robbery
By TERE DUNLAP/THE MONROE TIMES - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MONROE --
An emergency call to police about a man with a gun in a Monroe bank began as a robbery at a downtown Mexican grocery Tuesday morning.
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Middleton rolls against Janesville Parker tennis
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Janesville Parker’s boys tennis team simply didn’t match up with Middleton in its season opener on Tuesday.
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Emails, names hacked in 'largest breach ever'
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The names and email addresses of thousands of consumers were stolen this week from a Dallas-based marketing company in what's being called the largest data breach in U.S. history.
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Janesville Parker soccer shut out
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Janesville Parker’s girls soccer team fell to Oregon, 5-0, Tuesday in a nonconference match.
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Cards shut down Janesville Parker Vikings
By JOHN BARRY - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
JANESVILLE --
An opening-day 3-1 loss to Middleton in a Big Eight Conference game here Tuesday did little to erase what Martin hopes isn’t an ongoing problem.
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Public record for April 6, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thousands in Rock County owed millions of dollars
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
State Treasurer's Office is holding the money
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Aggies top Irish for title
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS --
Adams powers Texas A&M to first national championship
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Cubs’ Russell comes through when it counts
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
CHICAGO --
Cubs reliever James Russell had a rough seventh inning. It was the eighth that caught his manager’s attention.
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Mickelson favorite to win at Augusta
By MARK HERRMANN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
AUGUSTA, GA. --
For Phil Mickelson, the best drive in golf changed a little on Tuesday.
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Spring election sees voters go to polls in huge numbers
By TED SULLIVAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Voters flooded the polls Tuesday, roughly doubling the turnout for a typical spring election.
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Incumbents hold on to Janesville School Board posts
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Race shaping up for president’s post
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Newcomers earn Janesville City Council seats
By MARCIA NELESEN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Perrotto blames partisan politics for loss
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Incumbent, former member earn Delavan City Council seats
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
DELAVAN --
An incumbent beat a former council member in the city of Delavan’s District 1.
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Two new faces join Clinton School Board
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
CLINTON --
Two new faces will join the Clinton Community School District, and one incumbent lost his seat on the board.
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Incumbents fall on Parkview School Board
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
ORFORDVILLE --
Two newcomers with opposing views on closing Newark Elementary School will join the Parkview School Board after defeating incumbents Tuesday.
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Voters split on Genoa City referendums
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
GENOA CITY --
Genoa City will continue its mosquito-spraying program and add more emergency sirens throughout the village based on voting in two referendum questions during Tuesday’s election.
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Three elected to Edgerton School Board
By TED SULLIVAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
EDGERTON --
The three candidates elected to the Edgerton School Board said Tuesday the district’s budget and declining enrollment would be the biggest challenges in the next several years.
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Voters reject funds to repair Reek school
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
Board members for the Linn Joint 6 School District will have to find another way to fund repairs to Reek Elementary School.
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Delavan board chair decided by 3 votes
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
DELAVAN TOWNSHIP --
Town of Delavan board member Ryan Simons edged out incumbent Dorothy Burwell in the race for town board chairman.
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Rasmussen joins incumbents on Evansville School Board
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
EVANSVILLE --
Newcomer John Rasmussen plans to work with fellow Evansville School Board members and staff to “make the tough decision.”
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Milton voters choose Westrick, Cruzan
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MILTON --
Jon Cruzan and Thomas Westrick agree on two things: It feels great to be elected to the Milton School Board, and the future is full of big challenges for the Milton School District.
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Newcomers make statement on Milton City Council
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MILTON --
The three candidates knocked off incumbents Maxine Striegl and Dave Schumacher.
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McIntyre loses Edgerton seat, then wins one back
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
EDGERTON --
The city of Edgerton lost veteran alderman Matt McIntyre in a District 2 election Tuesday night to newcomer Candy Davis, who beat McIntyre by a vote total of 262 to 232. But then the city won him back.
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Schools face cliff as education money dries up
By EDUCATION WEEK AND ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
As lawmakers around the country debate their states' budgets, they're staring over the edge of a massive fiscal cliff — the point where about $100 billion in federal stimulus money for education will run out.
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Jacobson retains post on Evansville council
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
EVANSVILLE --
Incumbent Barbara Jacobson will serve another term on the Evansville City Council representing the northwest side.
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Death notices for April 6, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Albany officials hold on to seats
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
ALBANY --
Three incumbents up for re-election to the Albany School Board easily held their seats Tuesday.
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Split over union law reaches Wis. court race
By TODD RICHMOND - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MADISON --
Wisconsin's fight over union rights came to a head at the polls as voters split almost evenly over whether to re-elect a conservative-leaning justice or give his little-known opponent his seat on the state Supreme Court.
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Olsen retains seat on Whitewater council
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Alderman Jim Olsen on Tuesday retained his seat on Whitewater’s City Council, which he said allows him to shift his attention back to the uncertain future of the city’s financial position.
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Elkhorn elects two to school board posts
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
ELKHORN --
Elkhorn Area School Board incumbent David Ketchpaw captured the most votes in the spring election Tuesday, giving him a fourth full term in office.
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Incumbents out on Elkhorn council
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
ELKHORN --
Two city council incumbents lost in the spring election Tuesday, replaced by a political veteran and a newcomer.
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Footville trustee race sees tie for third spot
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
FOOTVILLE --
The village board of canvass will meet at 10 a.m. today to determine the winner of the third trustee seat after Nate Beal and incumbent Chuck Hagmann tied at 92 votes, Clerk Chris Carlson said.
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Three elected to Brodhead School Board
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
BRODHEAD --
Incumbent receives highest vote count
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Newcomer leads field in Williams Bay school race
By TED SULLIVAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
WILLIAMS BAY --
Incumbent Pfeil also retains post
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Kulik optimistic about Geneva Jt. 4 school district’s future
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, April 6, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
Sandra Kulik’s next term could be one of the most turbulent for Woods Elementary School, but the seven-year board member believes her district is well equipped to face the challenge.
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