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Milton gets new farmers market

By NEIL JOHNSON - Saturday, May 26, 2012

MILTON -- Rock County is fast becoming a haven for farmers markets, and you can add one more to the list.

This one’s a Sunday affair.

The Farmers and Art Market in Milton started just last week, and organizers say traffic there was jumping.

 

Edgerton chicken debate coming back to roost

By NEIL JOHNSON - Thursday, May 24, 2012

EDGERTON -- While Edgerton Mayor Chris Lund says he'd like the city to kill the idea of backyard chickens in residential areas of the city, one alderman and a resident say they're not finished crowing over the issue.

 

Quarry conditions outlined

By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, May 23, 2012

TOWN OF MILTON -- The town of Milton edged closer to a decision on a gravel quarry along North Klug Road, with its planning and zoning committee drafting a long list of conditions for the quarry Tuesday. This story contains a poll This story contains a photo

 

Online farmers market lets customers order locally grown products

By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

JANESVILLE -- If you couldn't make it to the local farmers market last weekend, or if you went and the market was out of the variety of kale that you usually buy, don't fret.

 

Owners' vast inventory, insight lend to bait shop's atmosphere

By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

DELAVAN -- It was a slow fishing day, but the action was heating up inside Geneva Lake Bait and Tackle. This story contains a poll

 

Lodi’s Ripp named Alice in Dairyland

By NEIL JOHNSON - Sunday, May 20, 2012

PLATTEVILLE -- A UW–Platteville graduate was selected the 65th Alice in Dairyland during a ceremony Saturday night at UW-P.

 

Project bags 200,000 meals for Haiti

By NEIL JOHNSON - Sunday, May 20, 2012

JANESVILLE -- Some 400 volunteers were filling food orders as part of a charity food drive Saturday labeled “Bag Haiti’s Hunger." This story contains a photo This story contains a photo This story contains a photo

 

UW-Rock County grads celebrate during intimate ceremony

By NEIL JOHNSON - Saturday, May 19, 2012

JANESVILLE -- Josh Winkle wasn’t about to miss UW-Rock County’s commencement ceremony on Friday. For him, the family pressure was on.

 

Work under way on Milton bypass, Highway 26 expansion

By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

MILTON -- Ready or not, the Milton Highway 26 bypass show has come to town—or at least, off to the east of town about one-half mile.

 

Quarry opposition heats up

By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, May 11, 2012

MILTON TOWNSHIP -- As the Milton Town Board prepares for a public hearing Monday on a controversial plan to develop a gravel quarry along Klug Road, a neighbors group that opposes the plan has begun to rattle its sabers.

 
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