News Archive for January 18, 2013
BTC considers referendum
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
TOWN OF ROCK --
The Blackhawk Technical College Board gave the college president a tentative thumbs up Thursday when he asked if he should look into the possibility of a referendum.
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National business organization making new home at UW-Whitewater
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
JANESVILLE --
UW-Whitewater will welcome a national business organization to campus this spring in a move that campus officials said will strengthen business education and boost regional economic development.
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Brodhead School Board to seek $2.4 million
By GINA DUWE - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
BRODHEAD --
The Brodhead School Board unanimously decided at a special meeting Thursday night on a three-year, $2.4 million referendum to present to voters on the April 2 ballot.
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Elkhorn schools drop weighted grading
By STAN MILAM - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
A divided Elkhorn School Board on Monday voted to drop the district's weighted grading system in favor of laude recognition.
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Parker girls stay in first place
By CRAIG HENQUINET - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
Trailing 48-35 entering the fourth quarter, Madison La Follette unleashed its trapping defense to frustrate first-place Janesville Parker and rallied back in the final minute.
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One hurt in Fulton shop fire
By GINA DUWE - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
TOWN OF FULTON --
The owner of an auto repair shop was hospitalized in serious condition after suffering burns when a fire started while he worked on a vehicle Thursday afternoon.
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Philipps uncovers her missing shot
By KEN VELOSKEY - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
Maddie Philipps was waiting for her shot and she found it Thursday in Craig High's 61-48 victory over Madison East in Big Eight Conference girls basketball.
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Man in custody in tavern robbery
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
BRODHEAD --
A rural Brodhead man is accused in a robbery that occurred just steps away from the Brodhead Police Department early Thursday morning.
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Parker, Craig gymnasts lose Big Eight meets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
Janesville Parker's gymnastics team posted its highest score of the season Thursday but came up short in a Big Eight Conference dual meet against Madison West.
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Agency issues citation in wolf shooting incident
By STAN MILAM - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
ELKHORN --
A Walworth man was fined by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after shooting a wolf in the Walworth County town of Spring Prairie.
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Second half sparks Edgerton girls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
A 23-5 run in the second half lifted Edgerton past visiting Big Foot, 57-32, in Rock Valley Conferecnce girls basketball action Thursday night.
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East Troy man gets jail, probation for exposure
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
ELKHORN --
An East Troy man was sentenced Thursday to two years probation after pleading guilty to a felony charge of exposing his genitals to a child.
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Delavan-Darien girls earn first victory
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
The Delavan-Darien girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday night.
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When it comes to child safety seats, even the pros can get confused
By MARCIA NELESEN - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Kate Womack and her husband, Derrick, were ready to play musical chairs when they pulled their two vehicles into Fire Station No. 4.
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Public record for Jan. 18, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
Mercy Hospice Care finds families for pets of patients
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Mercy Hospice Care's new Pet Peace of Mind program provides volunteer pet care for hospice patients who are unable to care for their pets.
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Defense keeps Brodhead girls perfect
By TIM WESTER - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Brodhead High girls basketball coach Brad Pickett did a little prognosticating before his team's Rock Valley Conference crossover game at Whitewater.
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Death notices for Jan. 18, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
Bucks finally see sunshine in desert
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
PHOENIX --
Mike Dunleavy hit a 3-pointer with 57.4 seconds left to cap a 10-0 run and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away to beat the Suns 98-94 on Thursday night, snapping a 24-game losing streak in Phoenix.
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Armstrong admits doping: 'I'm a flawed character'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
He did it. He finally admitted it. Lance Armstrong doped.
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Palestinians despair over likely Netanyahu win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK --
Palestinian officials largely view Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected re-election with despair, fearing the Israeli hard-liner’s ambitious plans for settlement construction over the next four years could prove lethal to their dreams of a state.
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10 things to know for Friday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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A new strategy for the GOP
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
WASHINGTON --
The split in the Republican Party is tactical, not philosophical; short-term, not fundamental. And therefore quite solvable.
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Daniels: The one who got away
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Mitch Daniels’ elevated new stage is a smaller one. And as national Republicans contemplate the second half of the Obama era, they wonder what might have been.
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