News Archive for October 24, 2012
School budget gets OK
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board did as expected Tuesday, shifting funds from its reserves to balance the 2012-13 budget.
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Mock election precedes vote
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Elementary school students here will hold their own election the week before the nation chooses its next president.
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Edgerton man sentenced for child enticement
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Judge Kenneth Forbeck on Tuesday sentenced Donald E. Jenson, 66, of 14 Maple Court, Edgerton, to 24 years in prison and 20 years of extended supervision on two counts of child enticement. Jenson pleaded guilty to those charges in August.
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All options on table for Darien, police
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
DARIEN --
The village of Darien is again considering its options for providing police protection.
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Metso plans to hire in Beloit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
BELOIT --
Metso Paper USA broke ground Monday on project that will add 8,000 square feet of manufacturing space and eight to 10 full-time jobs to its facility at 1280 Willowbrook Lane.
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Janesville Bowling Hall of Fame to add four members
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The annual Janesville Bowling Hall of Fame dinner honors 2012 inductees Brent Mikkelsen, Ken Steinke, Sandy Meyer and Carol Pelton on Saturday evening at the Janesville Moose Lodge.
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Operation Gelding helps manage equine population
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
JANESVILLE --
In a moment of weakness, Susan Schmidtke left the little donkey in a pen with his mother. He was still nursing a little, and she didn't have the heart to separate them.
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Push begins for Boys & Girls Club in Walworth County
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
DELAVAN --
Promoters say Walworth County needs a Boys & Girls Club, particularly in Delavan, where nearly two-thirds of school-age children are economically disadvantaged.
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Warm reception greets Walker in hometown
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
DELAVAN --
Gov. Scott Walker spent the early part of Tuesday morning posing for photos and reminiscing with friends at a breakfast for the Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County at Lake Lawn Resort.
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Bucks' roster rises to new heights
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot of new faces this season. And a lot of new size. Scott Skiles hopes the mix, and commitment to defense, can make the Milwaukee Bucks contenders in the NBA Central Division.
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Ryan upbeat about Badgers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
MADISON --
After 40 years in the business, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan stays calm when people talk about his program rebuilding.
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Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZ. --
Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and to British Columbia’s snow-covered slopes by snowmobile.
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Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
DAYTON, OHIO --
The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House.
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