News Archive for August 29, 2012
Janesville schools budget looks to have smooth sailing
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
It appears the Janesville School Board will not see the tensions and fireworks of past years when it gets down to deciding how to balance its budget.
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Janesville City Council gives Levitt positive review, but no raise
By MARCIA NELESEN - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville City Manager Eric Levitt has received an excellent rating from the city council but no raise in pay.
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Edgerton expands business park
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
EDGERTON --
The city of Edgerton has sealed an $800,000 land deal that will add 50 acres to the city's business park on the north side, city officials announced Tuesday.
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Craig tennis downs Beloit; Parker loses
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
BELOIT --
Craig High defeated Beloit, 5-2, for its first victory in Big Eight Conference girls tennis.
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Craig splits conference golf triangular
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Defending Big Eight Conference girls golf champion Madison Memorial rolled to a pair of wins Tuesday in a triangular at Riverside Golf Course.
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Janesville woman charged in fatal crash
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville woman was expected to make an initial court appearance today on charges that she killed one person and injured three others while driving drunk Aug. 18.
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Verona, Middleton soccer register shut outs
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig's boys soccer team could not get untrack Tuesday night against Verona.
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Edgerton man arrested after pursuit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
EDGERTON --
An Edgerton man used a stolen vehicle to lead police on a pursuit Monday that spanned nearly 20 miles before officers were able to take him into custody, police say.
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Craig volleyball wins Big Eight opener
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig's girls volleyball got the Big Eight Conference season off to a strong start Tuesday night.
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Warfield arraignment set for Sept. 5
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Green Bay man with a career in mixed martial arts is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 5 on charges that he injured Janesville police and a police dog in June.
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Cedar Rapids shuts out Beloit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA --
The visiting Beloit Snappers bowed, 5-0, Tuesday to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in Midwest League baseball.
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DOT: More traffic likely means four lanes of I-90/39 in Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Due to increasing traffic counts, Interstate 90/39 through Janesville will look much different in nine years.
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Meeting of the minds: Legislative forum focuses on farming
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
TOWN OF LA PRAIRIE --
On Tuesday night in La Prairie, everybody was a farmer. Or, if they weren't farmers themselves or related to farmers, they believed in the character-building attributes of farming and the goodness of the children of the soil.
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Public record for Aug. 29, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Ryan opposed new disaster aid plan
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
WASHINGTON --
As Hurricane Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, there should be plenty of money—some $1.5 billion—in federal disaster aid coffers, thanks, in part, to a new system that budgets help for victims of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods before they occur.
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In drought, drillers offering even water witching
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
CHAMPAIGN, IL. --
Well driller Randy Gebke usually uses a geology database and other high-tech tools to figure out where to sink new water wells for clients.
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Bianchi hits 3-run homer as Brewers top Cubs 4-1
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
CHICAGO --
Jeff Bianchi hit a three-run shot for his first big league homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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Death notices for Aug. 29, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Bobby Jindal’s moment
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
TAMPA, FLA. --
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is either the luckiest or unluckiest man in America. Every year about this time, he gets slammed with a potentially catastrophic natural disaster and has to miss all the fun.
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