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Local business to provide a new roof to an area veteran
STOUGHTON, Wis. -- Stoughton-based roofing company Heins Contracting announced nominations for the 5th annual "Roofing a Vet," are now open, where one lucky area veteran will be given a new roof for free.
Janesville residents clean up one week after tornado
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Cleanup continued in Janesville on Saturday, one week after a tornado caused significant destruction on the south side of the city. Those terrifying moments still linger with resident Debbie Iverson. “I still shake and going forward, the thunderstorms are going to scare the heck out of...
Walworth County US 12 rehabilitation project; Gov. Evers approves
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. - Governor Evers has approved a $948,000 improvement project along US 12 in Walworth County, between the Walworth/Rock County line and Cox Road near the city of Whitewater. Construction is scheduled to begin July 8. Improvements include:. Resurfacing of asphalt shoulders within project limits. Installation of centerline...
National nonprofit helps Janesville to recover following tornado
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The City of Janesville is cleaning up their city after an EF2 tornado touched down two weekends ago. The city is teaming up with Team Rubicon, a national non-profit that deploys military veterans and first responders to disaster areas for emergency response and relief. Volunteers are also needed with clearing debris and other disaster response efforts.
Assessed damage from Janesville tornado surpasses $20 million
JANESVILLE — The estimate of structural damage the EF-2 tornado that struck the south side of the city on June 22 caused has surpassed $20 million, a city official said. Nick Faust, assistant to the city manager, said that estimate was as of Thursday with about 300 structures damaged. Both figures might change as the city continues to assess damages. Janesville was the site of one of eight tornadoes across southern Wisconsin on June 22. There were estimated wind speeds of 115 mph in the Janesville tornado. It was on the ground for 11 minutes from 7:42-7:53 p.m. The outbreak of tornadoes spanned from Grant County on the Iowa state line all the way to Kenosha County. Two additional twisters touched down in Walworth County, one that tracked from the town of Delavan to Williams Bay and another that tracked from just east of Fontana to over Lake Como.
Down payment assistance available for Jefferson County home buyers
Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium in Jefferson will be offering a workshop to assist local residents to understand and master the home buyer process and possibly locate down payment assistance funding to help with the process. This assistance to purchase a home for qualified buyers in Jefferson/Dodge Counties can be up to $20,000 in forgivable loans. This course will teach potential homebuyers how to become successful homeowners and is open to anyone who is considering buying a home. The class is scheduled for July 10, 2024 at the UW Extension/Workforce Development Building, 864 Collins Rd., Jefferson, 5:30 — 9:30 p.m. ...
Janesville's Star Spangled Saturday was filled with fireworks and fun
JANESVILLE — The smell of fried fair food, the warm summer heat and the sound of “oohs” and “ahhs” at the firework display filled up Traxler Park at Janesville’s pre-Fourth of July event Star Spangled Saturday. The park was filled with cars parked down the block as people tried to find a good spot to watch the fireworks. The Rock Aqua Jays sponsor the event each year, but because of...
Rock County hosts second multiagency resource center to continue tornado relief
JANESVILLE — Rock County Emergency Management and other local municipalities partnered with statewide and national resource organizations to bring residents affected by the EF-2 tornado some assistance. This was the second resource event that the county hosted. County emergency management Director Kevin Wernet said the approach of agencies last week was to figure out how to address immediate needs while this week is about people needing help with insurance issues and what they cover. ...
City of Janesville waives fees at compost site and landfill through July 6th
Crews from the City of Janesville are finally putting a dent in all the storm debris residents have dragged to their curbs since June 22nd when an EF-2 tornado tore through the south side of town. Operations Director Maggie Darr says they finished up their first pass of the tired...
Lions Beach Reopened to the Public
The City of Janesville Recreation Division reopened Lions Beach (1401 Palmer Dr.) effective Tuesday, July 2, 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...
Prairie Village a Patriotic Sight with Nearly 400 Flags
Six teams of Prairie Village residents fanned out over their entire community on Wednesday, June 26 to install nearly 400 American flags in honor of the celebration of Independence Day. It’s the second year for their patriotic display; last year they put out 144 flags, but according to Curt McCulley, “We were so pleased with how it looked and the community response that we are putting even more out this year.”
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