News Archive for April 7, 2011
Morgan stars as Brewers beat Braves 4-2
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Nyjer Morgan almost single-handedly manufactured the go-ahead run in the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
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Janesville School Board votes to cut teachers
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, April 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board voted unanimously to cut the equivalent of about 130 full-time positions Wednesday, most of them teachers.
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Fundraiser meeting draws 70 people
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, April 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A fundraising effort to help the Janesville School District through its budget troubles is on its way to becoming a reality.
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Judge denies motions to block Bloomfield incorporation
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Thursday, April 7, 2011
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP --
The town of Bloomfield's petition for incorporation will continue on to a state review board after a Walworth County judge refused to revisit motions to intervene by Lake Geneva and Genoa City.
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Janesville bar owner cancels Girls Gone Wild event
By MARCIA NELESEN, TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, April 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville business owner on Wednesday canceled a Girls Gone Wild event at his downtown bar after deciding it was a bad business decision.
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McLinn leaving Milton City Council
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MILTON --
On the heels of Tuesday's election, another seat on Milton City Council is about to open up. Alderman Robert McLinn said Wednesday he planned to announce his resignation from the council.
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Winner of Footville Village Board race determined by pulling name out of basket
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, April 7, 2011
FOOTVILLE --
The name of Footville Village Board incumbent Chuck Hagmann was pulled from a basket Wednesday, giving him a seat on the board.
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Janesville golf courses plan grand reopening
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, April 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Riverside and Blackhawk golf courses will celebrate new management under KemperSports with a grand reopening, including a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 8.
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Beloit Snappers plan season-long celebration
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, April 7, 2011
BELOIT --
The 2011 Midwest League baseball season will be a special one for the city of Beloit.
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Beloit man killed during chase after Monroe robbery
By HOLLY ANN GAREY/THE MONROE TIMES - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MONROE --
Authorities identified a Beloit man as an armed-robbery suspect killed Tuesday when his minivan crashed near Juda in a high-speed chase with sheriff's deputies.
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Janesville Craig to rely on singles
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, April 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig’s boys tennis team will present a little bit of everything this season.
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Police: Girl gave prescription pill to classmate
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MILTON --
A 13-year-old Milton girl was arrested for delivering prescription drugs after she gave another student an antidepressant pill at Milton Middle School last month, according to a report released this week by the Milton Police Department.
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Prison ordered in UW-Whitewater robbery
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, April 7, 2011
ELKHORN --
Chase Burns of Ringle, near Wausau, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to robbery with use of force on accusations that he and another man robbed and beat two UW-Whitewater students.
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Man enters guilty plea in texting case
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, April 7, 2011
ELKHORN --
Richard Jensen of Lake Geneva has pleaded guilty to one count of exposing a child to harmful material by sending sexually graphic texts to his late ex-girlfriend's teenage son.
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Dairy opponents question panels
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, April 7, 2011
When someone proposes a livestock production facility big enough to need state permits, a group of concerned citizens usually steps up to oppose it.
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Local fishing program focusing on the basics
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Thursday, April 7, 2011
TURTLE TOWNSHIP --
The first of four Rock County/City of Janesville sponsored fishing sessions was held at Sweet-Allyn Park in Shopiere on Wednesday.
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Public record for April 7, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, April 7, 2011
The shutdown shuffle is the latest craze
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, April 7, 2011
If there’s a government shutdown and the whole thing—or even most of the whole thing—comes to a crashing halt, and the phones don’t get answered and the parks are closed and the forms don’t get processed and the checks don’t go out…
It’s not my fault.
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Death notices for April 7, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, April 7, 2011
Bucks win and lose
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MIAMI --
The final sliver of postseason hope for the Milwaukee Bucks went away Wednesday night, that long-expected word coming while they played the Miami Heat.
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Iowa back on UW schedule in ’13
By GAZETTE WIRE SERVICES - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MADISON --
After a two-year absence, Iowa will return to the University of Wisconsin football schedule in 2013.
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Stricker optimistic entering Masters
By CHRIS GAY - Thursday, April 7, 2011
AUGUSTA, GA. --
After a decade’s worth of appearances, Steve Stricker is starting to find his way around Augusta National Golf Club.
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Japan disaster complicates moves to clean energy
By DENIS D. GRAY - Thursday, April 7, 2011
BANGKOK --
Worldwide calls to curb nuclear power amid Japan's plant crisis could be bad news for the environment unless nations finally go all-out to tap wind, solar and other clean, renewable energy, climate change negotiators and activists say.
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Estrada fills in nicely
By TODD ROSIAK - Thursday, April 7, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Marco Estrada put himself atop the Milwaukee Brewers’ short list of potential early-season No. 5 starters with a solid showing in spring training.
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Rethinking education reform
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, April 7, 2011
CHICAGO --
James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, contends our higher education system was created for an industrial economy that is now outdated. He challenges us to rethink the system from kindergarten through post-graduate study to support lifelong "cradle to grave" learning, and his emphasis on institutional cooperation is worthy of national consideration.
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