Snow blanketed southern Wisconsin in early February, closing many schools and businesses.
Free snow at the Gerald and Catherine Forst home in the 1900 block of South Walnut Street may not have any takers after the recent snow storm.
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Photo By: Al Hoch
A lawn decoration on a fence in the 700 block of East Memorial Drive in Janesville is the victim of blowing and drifting snow from the recent blizzard.
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A snow drift sculpted by the wind reaches several feet beyond the gutters on the front of a home in the 2400 block of East Milwaukee Street in Janesville.
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A car waiting for service at Speedy Mufflers & Brakes at East Racine and Main Streets in Janesville is covered by a snow drift.
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Ryan Jorgensen, a maintenance person at McDonalds on Milton Avenue in Janesville, shovels the sidewalk around the front and the side of the restaurant by hand on Thursday. He had been working at it for about three hours and expected it to take several more.
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Northbound traffic on Interstate 90/39 was at a near standstill and backed up as far as the eye could see south of Racine Street at midday on Thursday. Gov. Jim Doyle has called for a review of the emergency response to the situation, which left hundreds of motorists stranded—some for hours.
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Steve Mootz rakes snow off the back roof of his home on 746 Eisenhower Ave. in Janesville.
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Kaja Perisic, 5, helps his father Rob Perisic blow snow from the sidewalks near the corner of North Parker Drive and East Centerway Avenue on Wednesday.
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James Welsh was out in the late morning on Wednesday, taking the first accumulation of snow off the driveway of his home on Royal Oaks Drive. Just as Welsh was finishing, the Janesville plows went past for the first of their several passes on the streets.
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Ron Oliver uses a skidloader to clear snow from the driveway of Patti Kosarzycki and Judy Wallander's duplex on North Pontiac Drive on Wednesday. Oliver and his friend went door to door offering their services for a reasonable rate.
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Aaron Getchell uses an axe to chop up ice at the bottom of his driveway on Glen Street in Janesville on Wednesday.
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A pair of Janesville snowplows scrape their way westward on East Milwaukee Street on Wednesday afternoon. Continuous snowfall teamed with high winds made the task of keeping city streets open even more challenging than usual.
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A passerby and a nearby homeowner help push a stuck car out of an intersection on North Pontiac Drive. Drivers that managed to move down streets often found trouble at intersections and the entrances into parking lots.
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Heavy blowing snow on Wednesday often created whiteout conditions around southern Wisconsin. Homeowners and plow drivers found keeping up with the continuous snow a chore throughout the day.
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Joe Cleaton snowblows in front of his home on South Willard Street in Janesville on Wednesday.
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Eva Gonzalez at 2005 S. Walnut St. in Janesville had trouble finding a spot to put the snow from the end of her driveway.
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Sergio Hernandez, a manager at the Culvers restaurant on West Court Street, shovels walkways through an area of outdoor seating. With 9 inches of snow on the ground by 9:00 a.m., and as much as 10 additional inches expected, those benches are weeks away from being used.
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Some Janesville residents rose early Wednesday and made an effort to clear the still falling snow from driveways and sidewalks. The snow, which started mid-afternoon Tuesday, had piled up to more than 9 inches by 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Weather officials expected the storm to continue throughout the day and bring another 6-10 inches.
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While clearing his driveway, this homeowner on Janesville's south side nearly disappears behind a pile of snow from previous snowfalls. A record amount of snow has fallen this year and winter still officially has nearly six weeks to go.
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The little bit of traffic that was moving on S. Center Ave just after 7 a.m. Wednesday found a street that had been plowed, but blowing snow still made driving risky.
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Cole Calkins is covered with snow after clearing the sidewalks of the 5-Points Walgreens store early on Wednesday morning. Calkins, who takes care of all the Janesville stores, started his day at 4:00 a.m., but needs to go to his fulltime job at noon. He expects to be back at clearing snow late this evening.
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A Janesville resident almost gets lost in blowing snow while trying to clear the driveway at their S. Willard St. home early on Wednesday
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