News Archive for June 3, 2011
City of Janesville wrapping up its first property revaluation in nine years
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville property owners will be paying closer attention to their mail in the coming weeks as the city wraps up its first property revaluation in nine years.
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Janesville foreclosure sales total 20%
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Last year, one in five of the single-family homes sold in Janesville was the result of a foreclosure, according to figures from the South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service.
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Janesville Parker’s Knutson advances at state
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
MADISON --
Craig’s doubles team loses first-round match
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Janesville Craig grad to drive Nissan Americas
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Krueger in charge of daily operations
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Elkhorn knocks off Badger, other soccer scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
Elkhorn High pulled off an upset Thursday night in the opening round of WIAA girls soccer tournament play.
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Joplin proves need for disaster plans at local hospitals
By GINA DUWE - Friday, June 3, 2011
Just days before a tornado nearly destroyed the hospital in Joplin, Mo., nearly 100 Wisconsin hospitals, including Mercy Walworth Hospital, practiced emergency preparedness with the Wisconsin National Guard.
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Janesville Craig advances to regional soccer finals; Parker loses
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
It took Janesville Craig a while to score, but once the Cougars got on the board, they were on their way to a WIAA Division 1 girls regional semifinal soccer victory here Thursday night.
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Pfeifer’s triple dooms Janesville Craig
By BRENT ENGH - Friday, June 3, 2011
FORT ATKINSON --
On Thursday, the sophomore center fielder delivered a three-run, bases-loaded triple in the sixth inning that was impossible to catch—or to overlook.
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Artist launches boats for SMILES horse-riding charity
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Friday, June 3, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
Pam Ring knows little about boats.
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Dayton ends Beloit’s winning streak
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
The Beloit Snappers’ four-game winning streak came to an end in Dayton on Thursday night.
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Downtown Y announces $330,000 renovation
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Members of the downtown YMCA of Northern Rock County will reap the benefits of a $330,000 renovation project that begins Monday.
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Lake Geneva church group helping disaster victims
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Friday, June 3, 2011
LAKE GENEVA --
A Lake Geneva church is organizing a countywide effort to raise donations for victims of flooding and severe storms that battered parts of the nation this spring.
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Public record for June 3, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
Rock County resource fair helping former prisoners adjust
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 3, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The fair brings together groups that offer former inmates help with employment, education, housing, banking and rehabilitation.
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YMCA starts new Ultimate Frisbee league
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, June 3, 2011
MILTON --
Ultimate Frisbee: It might not be a sport you can learn overnight, but it’s addictive enough to keep guys such as Lars Freeman, 47, of Loves Park, Ill., coming back for 29 years.
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Crimson Tide’s five-run first too much for Turner, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
The Crimson Tide scored five runs after two were out in the first inning and went on to defeat the Trojans, 7-3, in a WIAA Division 2 softball regional final Thursday at Edgerton.
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Janesville's budget woes may be improving
By STAN STRICKER - Friday, June 3, 2011
Proposal may be included in state budget
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Few jobs added in May; unemployment up to 9.1 pct
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - Friday, June 3, 2011
WASHINGTON --
The key question is whether the meager 54,000 jobs added last month mark a temporary setback or are evidence of a more chronic problem.
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NFL, players argue over legality of lockout
By R.B. FALLSTROM - Friday, June 3, 2011
ST. LOUIS --
The NFL and its players went back to court on Friday for a pivotal hearing on the legality of the three-month-old lockout.
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Rock County takes fine payments online
By STEVE BENTON - Friday, June 3, 2011
ROCK COUNTY --
Rock County moves deeper into cyber space by accepting payment for traffic and parking tickets online.
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Attempted murder charge put on hold
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
ELKHORN --
Mental competency of Lake Geneva man is under question
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Death notices for June 3, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, June 3, 2011
30 years after first AIDS cases, hope for a cure
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE - Friday, June 3, 2011
Sunday marks 30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United States. And this anniversary brings fresh hope for something many had come to think was impossible: finding a cure.
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Sharapova’s miscues put Li into Open finals
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 3, 2011
PARIS --
As Maria Sharapova prepared to serve while only a point from defeat in the French Open semifinals, Li Na was thinking what any opponent would at that precise moment.
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Draft duties: Brewers must improve selections
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 3, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
The deep farm system built by former scouting director Jack Zduriencik allowed Milwaukee to trade their top pitching prospect for 2009 AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke and top hitting prospect for Shaun Marcum.
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Mavericks even series
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, June 3, 2011
MIAMI --
Nowitzki’s shot caps fourth-quarter rally
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The conscience of a budget-cutter
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, June 3, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Later this month, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Bill Gates will host a conference in London to encourage contributions to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations. Britain will expand its commitment, and the country's development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, has been twisting arms to convince other governments do the same.
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Our salutary debt-ceiling scare
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, June 3, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warns that failure to raise the limit would be disastrous. But he is disingenuous when he suggests that we must do so by Aug. 2 or the sky falls.
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