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Gina Duwe
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Swamped health department adjusts to H1N1 demands
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Phone calls to the Rock County Health Department have doubled since the swine flu emerged. Staff have taken their clinic on the road to vaccinate thousands of residents.
Cops check in: Evansville police make calls to elderly residents
By GINA DUWE - Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
EVANSVILLE -- As a summer storm swept through Irene Higginbotham's neighborhood awhile back, lightning knocked out her phone line. Unable to receive or make calls, she was stuck.
Administrator might get pay raise he didn't want
By GINA DUWE - Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
EVANSVILLE -- City Administrator Dan Wietecha might get a raise he says he doesn't want.
Farmers file suit over stray voltage
By GINA DUWE - Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
EVANSVILLE -- A farmer wants $750,000 from the city of Evansville, claiming stray voltage caused problems with his dairy herd on a farm east of the city.
Korean War veterans recount time in service
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
EVANSVILLE --
“I think there are people … that think of Korea as kind of the forgotten war or the forgotten conflict,” said John Ehle, an Evansville native who is making sure that does
not happen.
Potter's journey to Allen Creek Gallery
By GINA DUWE - Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
EVANSVILLE --
The Allen Creek Gallery, home of Matthias James Pottery, 137 E. Main St., opens with a ribbon cutting at 3 p.m. The gallery plays host to James’ annual sale all weekend and also features work from artists in a variety of media.
Former Evansville IT coordinator confesses to theft
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
EVANSVILLE --
The former instructional technology coordinator for the Evansville School District has confessed to ordering items and reselling them on eBay at a district loss of $90,000 to $100,000, District Administrator Heidi Carvin said.
Taking the fight to the flu
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
JANESVILLE --
In Mercy’s emergency department, the trend is similar, in October 2008, 57 patients visited with flu-like symptoms. That number increased to 300 this year.
Ex-school district worker charged in software purchase
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The former information technology manager for the Janesville School District has appeared in Rock County Court but has not yet been arrested.
Lake Leota project reflects successes as well as problems
By GINA DUWE - Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
EVANSVILLE --
The dredging and refilling of Lake Leota was only the start for improving Lake Leota Park and its recreation options, officials said.
