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Rock County Sheriff’s Office sets hunter safety education course
JANESVILLE — The Rock County Sheriff’s Office will offer a hunter safety education course at the Edgerton Conservation Club, 900 Stoughton Road, Edgerton. It’s the last class of 2024. There will be three sessions, all of which students will need to attend to graduate. Those sessions will be Sept. 24 from 6-7 p.m., Oct. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Oct. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ...
Security increased around Milton schools following threat. Edgerton, Janesville schools also responded to threats
MILTON — The Milton Police Department heightened security around Milton school buildings after being tipped off early Monday morning to a threat posted on social media. The Janesville School District, meanwhile, issued a statement Monday morning saying it had received a threat, as well. The Edgerton School District also said it had received a threat. Milton ...
Security increased around Milton schools following threat. Edgerton, Janesville schools also responded to threats
MILTON — The Milton Police Department heightened security around Milton school buildings after being tipped off early Monday morning to a threat posted on social media. The Janesville School District, meanwhile, issued a statement Monday morning saying it had received a threat, as well. The Edgerton School District also said it had received a threat. Milton ...
Security increased around Milton schools following threat. Edgerton, Janesville schools also responded to threats
MILTON — The Milton Police Department heightened security around Milton school buildings after being tipped off early Monday morning to a threat posted on social media. The Janesville School District, meanwhile, issued a statement Monday morning saying it had received a threat, as well. The Edgerton School District also said it had received a threat. Milton ...
Public record for September 16, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). NICHOLAS GIBSON, 29, of Arlington, Ill., failure to report to jail, July 29, 200 block of UW Hwy 14, Janesville. MICHAEL BENAGE, 39, of Manitowoc, substantial battery, Aug. 26, 5300 block of South Madison Street, Town of Rock. KARI KEENA, 41, of Edgerton, OWI and possession of cocaine, Aug. 27, South River Street, Janesville. PATRICK DONNELLY, 41, of Edgerton, strangulation and suffocation, battery modified as domestic abuse and disorderly conduct modified as domestic abuse, Aug. 28, 3400 block of Midvale Drive, Janesville.
Blain Gilbertson honored at annual Bert Blain Memorial Heart Walk
JANESVILLE — Blain’s Farm & Fleet President and CEO Jane Blain Gilbertson was honored prior to Sunday’s American Heart Association Bert Blain Memorial Heart Walk, in recognition of her approaching retirement. Blain Gilbertson’s retirement was announced earlier this summer, and will be effective in September. Tracy Earll, regional executive director for the American Heart Association, offered remarks on behalf of the organization and the event, thanking Blain Gilbertson for her...
Warhawks cruise in non-conference win
Through two games the UW-Whitewater football team has had stellar results. Those winning-ways continued Saturday in a 24-14 nonconference road win against Roosevelt University. The Warhawks (2-0) capped off a nine-play, 92-yard drive with a six-yard pass from Jason Ceniti to Drake Martin for the game’s first points. Their next touchdown was a fumble return from Lucas Sadler who needed less than a yard to score. They then scored three...
City of Janesville opens Section 8 housing choice voucher program wait list
JANESVILLE — The Janesville Housing Authority will be accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program wait list beginning Sept. 25, through Oct. 25. According to a post on the city’s website, this is a federally funded program designed to provide financial assistance to households with low income to help pay their rent and utilities. If your annual gross household income is at or below these limits, you may qualify for assistance. Income limits are subject to change. ...
Football: Janesville Parker struggles to score in loss to Madison West
Janesville Parker struggled to find the end zone in a 12-7 Big Eight Conference football loss to Madison West on Friday in Madison. The Regents started the contest with a safety, giving them a quick 2-0 advantage. Parker responded however with a rushing touchdown courtesy of running back Grady Lutterman to take a 7-2 lead in the first quarter. The Vikings couldn’t maintain their advantage as the Regents scored another...
Rock County Jail inmate who died in suicide identified
JANESVILLE — The name of a Rock County jail inmate who died in a suicide at the jail on Saturday has been released by the medical examiner. Jacob L. West, 30, of Beloit was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause and manner of his death is still pending and additional testing is underway, according to the medical examiner. A correctional officer at the jail found West hanging in his...
Clinton's line steps up in win over rival Beloit Turner
CLINTON — The Clinton offensive line is proving that sometimes youth isn’t wasted on the young. Despite just one returning starter on a front four that is fielding two sophomores, the Cougars dominated the trenches against Beloit Turner as they pounded the rock 61 times for 254 yards. Many of those players turned around and clogged up the line on defense, holding the Trojans to just 50 rushing yards as Clinton downed its rival 29-13 on a warm and clear Friday night. ...
Rock County Jail inmate found dead in cell
JANESVILLE — A Rock County Jail inmate has died of an apparent suicide, the sheriff’s office said in a release on Sunday. According to the release, a correctional officer at the jail found the inmate hanging in his cell during a routine security check around 8:40 p.m. Saturday. The inmate was housed in a cell by himself. Additional officers and jail medical staff responded to the scene and immediately started...
Cougars get the best of Vikings in Parker girls volleyball tournament
The Janesville Craig Cougars and Janesville Parker Vikings found themselves tangled for a crosstown matchup in the team’s final games of Parker’s volleyball invitational on Saturday. The schools’ rivalry was on display from the first serve of the match. “We always show up,” said Parker coach Sam Corrigan. “We always play hard against each other. You really never know which way it’s gonna go.” ...
Janesville Craig staved off by Middleton 35-26 in back-and-forth affair
In a Big Eight Conference football game filled with big plays, turnovers and penalties, Middleton High was able to hold off Janesville Craig 35-26 at Monterey Stadium on Friday night. The Cougars (2-2 overall, 1-1 in the Big Eight) overcame the Cardinals’ size advantage on defense. Middleton features Torin Pettaway, a 6-foot-5, 289-pound senior, who committed to the University of Wisconsin earlier this year, and the Cougars had a rough time rushing the ball. Pettaway did not play in the Cardinals’ losses to Bay Port...
Football: Undefeated Milton fends off winless Oregon, 12-7
MILTON — The disparity between how Milton’s football season is going compared to Oregon’s was quite noticeable before the two teams collided at Jerry Schliem Stadium on Friday night. Entering the matchup, the Red Hawks were a perfect 3-0. With big wins against Watertown and Sun Prairie West, topped off by a tightly-contested victory against Janesville Craig. It’s safe to say if the Panthers wanted a win, they needed to earn it. ...
Designer of iconic Packers' 'G' logo rests in Janesville's Oak Hill Cemetery. Gerald 'Dad' Braisher's gravesite being re-dedicated Tuesday
JANESVILLE — Tom Presny was head of the Janesville Parks Department for 30 years. For the past 15 years, he spent Sundays during the fall as an usher and security person at Lambeau Field during Green Bay Packers games. In 2008, those two worlds came together when the Oak Hill Cemetery Association turned its operation over to the City of Janesville. ...
Milton Common Council to consider restricting where sex offenders can live
MILTON — The Milton Common Council will consider a resolution Tuesday that would restrict where registered sex offenders can live. As proposed in a draft resolution, it would prohibit them from living within 1,200 feet of certain facilities, including: any facility for children; a public park, parkway, parkland and park facility; a public swimming pool; a public library or museum; a recreational trail; a public playground; a school for children; athletic fields used by children; a daycare center; aquatic facilities open to the public or...
First West Nile case of 2024 reported in Rock County. Walworth County horse also reported infected
JANESVILLE — Rock County health officials advised residents on Friday to protect themselves against mosquito bites after the county’s first case of West Nile virus was confirmed for 2024. It was the seventh in Wisconsin for the year. Rock County Public Health also said in a release Friday that the virus has been detected in animals, mosquitoes and healthy blood donors whose blood screened positive for the virus in the state. ...
First West Nile case of 2024 reported in Rock County. Walworth County horse also reported infected
JANESVILLE — Rock County health officials advised residents on Friday to protect themselves against mosquito bites after the county’s first case of West Nile virus was confirmed for 2024. It was the seventh in Wisconsin for the year. Rock County Public Health also said in a release Friday that the virus has been detected in animals, mosquitoes and healthy blood donors whose blood screened positive for the virus in the state. ...
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