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8 Fairs You Won’t Want to Miss in Northern IL & Southern WI This Summer
Now that Independence Day has come and gone, we've officially entered the back half of summer, but don't start crying into your flip-flops, because there is still a ton of summertime fun to be had over the next month in the Rockford area!. If your summertime dreams involve a lot...
NWS confirms EF0 tornado in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) - The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that an EF0 tornado touched down Monday in Evansville. The tornado’s path was 1.23 miles and had estimated peak wind speeds of 70 mph, the NWS said. There were no reports of injuries. The NWS said two storm...
Local health care, some Rock County operations, stung by global tech outage
At least one local hospital and some Rock County offices say they’re feeling the bite of a worldwide tech outage that hit overnight. SSM Health says some phone systems at St. Mary’s Janesville hospital have been down (Friday). They say it’s linked to global Microsoft outages that struck Thursday night.
DNR investigating two Wisconsin fish kills that could be the result of heavy rains
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating two separate fish kills discovered recently in south central Wisconsin, and the culprit could be heavy rains. A large group of dead fish was reported to the agency July 10 in Buffalo Lake, which is in Marquette County. The other was on the Yahara River in Stoughton, which links the lakes in and around Madison and eventually drains to the Rock River, then the Mississippi.
Lions Beach Reopened to the Public
The City of Janesville Recreation Division reopened Lions Beach (1401 Palmer Dr.) effective Friday, July 19, after receiving water quality test results demonstrating that the facility is safe for swimming. City staff takes weekly water quality samples at the beach for testing to monitor E. coli bacteria. The week of...
SHINE Technologies CEO: $32 million in federal funding signals vote of confidence
Nuclear radioisotope producer SHINE Technologies lands a big block of government funds. The Janesville company’s CEO, Greg Piefer, thinks the funding — $32 million awarded by the National Nuclear Security Administration — is a vote of confidence. He says it signals the government is still betting SHINE...
Janesville Education Association disputes ‘tentative agreement’ listed on school board agenda
JANESVILLE — The tumult between the Janesville Education Association and the Janesville School District intensified Thursday night when the JEA’s president directly refuted a line item on an upcoming school board agenda regarding a supposed tentative agreement between the two parties. The board is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, with an agenda distributed via email shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. Shortly at 5 p.m. Thursday, Mattison replied all on the email, slamming the district for including an agenda with an item with an item about...
Illinois and Wisconsin Kids Invited to Bring Their Small Businesses to August Market
Are your kids obsessed with making friendship bracelets? Hosting lemonade stands? Turn their hobbies into cash this August in Rockton, Illinois. When I think back to being a kid and wanting to earn a few extra bucks, I land on a memory of my friends and I creating some sort of dog's baby-sitting service.
Rockton veteran honored with memorial cruise, ‘He was my best friend’
ROCKTON, Ill. (WTVO) — After the sudden passing of 73-year-old Tom Evans, his friends and family organized a way to celebrate his life, using the thing he loved most: cars. As a car enthusiast, Evans was an active member of the Obsessive Car Disorder Club. Through this club, he met various community members and attended […]
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