News Archive for June 30, 2011
Union leader: No concessions yet from Janesville teachers
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A new law that allows the Janesville teachers union to make concessions in its contract is now law, but don’t expect action soon.
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Janesville School Board panel cuts Wilson, Jackson schools from consideration for closure
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The committee agreed to make one firm recommendation to the Janesville School Board: Don’t close Wilson or Jackson schools.
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Interstate expansion project in federal hands
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Having successfully traveled through the Wisconsin Legislature, the Interstate 90/39 expansion project is now likely headed to Washington, D.C.
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Eight games on tap at Janesville Youth Sports Complex
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Youth Sports Complex will be baseball central on the Fourth of July.
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Edgerton's Morrison, Ferrell each finish sixth
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
MADISON --
Edgerton High golfers Andrew Morrison and Brooke Ferrell had strong finishes here Wednesday in the Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship at Yahara Hills, but it wasn’t quite enough to catch the leaders.
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Janesville overcomes 8 errors
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
ROCKTON, ILL. --
Janesville’s American Legion baseball team survived eight errors Wednesday night to post an 11-9 victory over Hononegah.
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Schedules set for Fourth of July festivities
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
More than fireworks will punctuate the Independence Day celebrations in Rock and Walworth counties. Here’s a list of some of the fun.
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Eight-run third inning lifts Beloit Snappers to victory
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
CLINTON, IOWA --
An eight-run third inning carried the visiting Beloit Snappers to a 14-5 victory Wednesday over the Clinton LumberKings in Midwest League baseball.
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Milton man sentenced to year of probation and fines for shooting dog
By DAVID BRAZY - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A Milton man convicted of shooting a dog with a bow and arrow was sentenced Wednesday to one year of probation and $1,766 in fines.
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Trial ordered in double-fatal crash
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville man accused in a double-fatal crash should stand trial on two counts of homicide by drunken driving, a Rock County court commissioner ruled Wednesday.
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Public record for June 30, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
Aqua Jays say they’re near fireworks funding goal
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, June 30, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Rock Aqua Jays still need to raise about $7,500 to pay for this year’s fireworks.
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Walworth County Health Department adding summer vaccination clinics
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Thursday, June 30, 2011
ELKHORN --
The spread of whooping cough, a life-threatening ailment among newborns, is not kept in check when non-inoculated youngsters circulate in society, Walworth County health officials said.
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Doing the terrapin airport walk
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, June 30, 2011
Maria Sharapova, Kvitova reach Wimbledon final
By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Thursday, June 30, 2011
WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND --
Maria Sharapova overcame a poor serve Thursday to reach her second Wimbledon final, where she will meet Petra Kvitova.
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Death notices for June 30, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
Brazil, Norway struggle, win
By MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE - Thursday, June 30, 2011
Goals continued to be difficult to come by at the Women’s World Cup in Germany, and Wednesday was the leanest day yet.
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On his third heart, Compton on verge of fulfilling dream
By DOUG FERGUSON - Thursday, June 30, 2011
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. --
Erik Compton is among the elite on the PGA Tour this week at the AT&T National, even though he has been in a league of his own for about as long as he’s been playing golf.
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NBA veteran believes he can make difference for the Bucks
By CHARLES F. GARDNER - Thursday, June 30, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
Jackson gave no apologies for the way he plays or his sometimes volatile nature with referees. And he said he was more than ready to play for the Bucks, despite early reports to the contrary.
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'Skills gap' leaves firms without worker pipeline
By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI - Thursday, June 30, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --
Educators and business leaders say that a "college for all" mentality is no longer realistic, if ever it was. Many positions — known as "middle-skill" jobs — don't require a degree from a four-year institution.
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Marcum struggles, Brewers lose on road again
By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Thursday, June 30, 2011
NEW YORK --
No matter where they go, the Milwaukee Brewers can't seem to get comfortable outside Miller Park.
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Lies deserve no sympathy
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, June 30, 2011
If a charismatic reporter with good intentions and the capacity to commit many different kinds of personal deceptions and federal offenses is the latest poster boy for the sad state of the melting pot, America's in big trouble.
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We’ll soon feel impact of of governor's budget pen
By REP. ANDY JORGENSEN - Thursday, June 30, 2011
With one fail swoop of ink, you can impact the education of millions of children, the health of hundreds of thousands of people and the economic future of an entire state. That is, of course, only if you’re the governor.
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