News Archive for August 11, 2011
Rock-Koshkonong wants to make slow/no-wake level consistent across county
By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
The Rock-Koshkonong Lake District is asking the Rock County Board to set uniform standards for slow/no-wake orders on the Rock River.
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Timber Rattlers down Snappers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
GRAND CHUTE --
The Beloit Snappers were held to four hits en route to a 3-1 loss Wednesday to the Milwaukee Brewers' affiliate, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, in Midwest League baseball.
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Appeals court rules GPS unit legally placed on suspect's car
By KEVIN MURPHY - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
MADISON --
Walworth County authorities legally attached a GPS unit to a car that led them to two serial burglars, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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Ryan says he didn't want super committee spot
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Rep. Paul Ryan says he didn’t want to be one of the three Republican House members chosen for the powerful, new joint Senate-House committee that is tasked with coming up with $1 trillion to address the federal budget deficit.
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Local youth baseball team heads to hall-of-fame experience
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
The Janesville T-Dawgs, a 12-and-under tournament baseball team, have been invited to play in the Cooperstown Dreams Park Tournament the week of Aug. 14-18.
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Softball team wins title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
The Janesville Cyclones added prestige to the Janesville Youth Softball and Baseball Association program by winning the Stoughton Tournament the past weekend.
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New Elkhorn Food Pantry to open in old antique store
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
ELKHORN --
A former downtown antiques store is scheduled to reopen in September as the new Elkhorn Food Pantry.
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Parker named DDHS A.D.
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
DELAVAN --
Kevin Parker, a Walworth Big Foot graduate who has had career in education since 1988, has been named Delavan-Darien High School's athletic director.
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Ice equipment must last one more season: Levitt
By MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
JANESVILLE --
After a rough July, the ice-making equipment at the Janesville Ice Skating Center remains on thin ice.
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Public record for Aug. 11, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
E. coli keeps Trippe Lake beach closed
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater continues to monitor Trippe Lake after officials closed its beach three weeks ago after detecting increased levels of E. coli bacteria.
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Wisconsin delivers message to big labor
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
CHICAGO --
Voters at the center of Wisconsin's internationally watched litmus test on the future of organized labor’s grip on the levers of government decided—if not resoundingly—that, no, they would not take power from the party that stood up to the teachers unions.
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Stricker ties majors record, shoots 63 at PGA
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
Steve Stricker missed a 10-foot birdie putt at his final hole Thursday, failing to become the first player to shoot 62 in a major championship.
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Ryan bows out on select committee
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
Several members already appointed
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Gold rush is on for some local jewelry stores
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
Market and economy are driving trend
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Quiet injury: Matthews kept stress fracture secret
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
GREEN BAY --
Clay Matthews' tolerance for pain and being able to play through discomfort was put to the test for several weeks last season.
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For the GOP, it’s all so E-Z
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
For Republicans, it's easy to blame this whole economic mess on Obama and the Democrats. Just check out this statement.
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From JFK to Sept. 11, conspiracy theories thrive
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
DALLAS --
In Dealey Plaza, with the white “X” painted on the spot where President Kennedy was assassinated, ask anyone about the grassy knoll and the second gunman.
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Wolf, Brewers beat Cards for 13th win in 14 games
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
ST. LOUIS --
The Milwaukee Brewers showed no sense of satisfaction in the clubhouse, even though they’d just won for the 13th time in 14 games and appeared to be pulling away in the NL Central. Far from it.
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Death notices for Aug. 11, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
A program that’s here to stay
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011
CHICAGO --
The Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities program may be unpopular in some areas of the country, but it seems here to stay.
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