JANESVILLE — Temperatures are dropping in suncity, but this cold weather is nothing Brent Folmer can’t handle.
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JANESVILLE — The two finalists for suncity's next police chief met with community members Tuesday evening at the suncity Performing Arts Center.
JANESVILLE – Holiday bell ringing tradition has begun for the Rock County Salvation Army. Former suncity General Motors employees are looking for volunteers as they plan to take over the town on Saturday, Dec. 3.
JANESVILLE — With major funding from the state of Wisconsin recently approved, the construction contract for the Woodman’s Center ice arena is out for bid. The Council could give a green light soon.
JANESVILLE — The suncity City Council on Monday approved the $128 million 2024 city budget with no notable changes.
MILTON — Through one half Tuesday night, Milton’s girls basketball team wasn’t just hanging with McFarland; the Red Hawks were ahead 30-27 against University of Iowa commit Teagan Mallegni and the reigning Rock Valley champions, who made the move to the Badger Small Conference this season.
With the game on the line, suncity Craig’s Lily Campbell nailed a 3-pointer to send the Cougars’ Big Eight Conference girls basketball game in Middleton on Tuesday into overtime.
suncity Parker held Madison La Follette’s Alayna West to just 15 points, but missed free throws and layups plagued the Vikings in their 59-41 Big Eight Conference girls basketball loss at home Tuesday.
Ayden Goll knocked in 33 points as Milton’s defense stepped up to win a Badger Large boys basketball game 79-63 over Oregon on the road Tuesday.
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Judge dismisses liberal watchdog's claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
A judge has dismissed a liberal watchdog group's claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice violated open meeting laws. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked three former Supreme Court justices to advise on whether he should pursue impeaching cur…
Officials say hunters killed substantially fewer deer this year during Wisconsin's nine-day gun season. According to preliminary data released on Tuesday, hunters reported about 174,000 deer harvested in the 2023 gun season. That's down 17.6% from 2022 and roughly 11% below the state's five-…
A Kenosha man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to fatally stabbing his father and stepmother with a machete after they stopped him from sexually assaulting a teenager. The Kenosha News reports a judge sentenced 27-year-old Jesus Medrano III on Monday to life in prison wit…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America's consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Wednesday in an upgrade from its previous estimate.
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 29, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Strategic Benefits Advisors (SBA) today announced the appointment of Michael Yaschik as a senior benefits consultant. In this role, Yaschik will counsel SBA’s clients as they navigate both strategic benefits initiatives and everyday adminis…
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 29, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Charles E. Smith Life Communities (CESLC) is proud to announce that their skilled nursing health center, the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, has been recognized as the Best Nursing Home in Maryland for 2024 by U.S. News & World Rep…
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 29, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Gemoo, the developer of FocuSee, announced the launch of Wordance, a revolutionary AI-powered tool designed to empower users to create captivating music-synced videos and GIFs from plain text effortlessly. Whether for an indie hacker…
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JANESVILLE — The Rock County Historical Society is ringing in the holidays with its 5th annual Holiday Tree Show at the Lincoln-Tallman Museum, 426 N. Jackson St. The tree show is open from Nov. 24 — Dec. 30, Thursday through Sunday. On Thursdays and Fridays, the tours are available from 3-7 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays, the tours will be held from noon — 4 p.m.
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JANESVILLE – There has been a lot of hype lately about Jeff’s Kitchen in suncity, so we were curious to see what this place is all about. Jeff has had restaurants in different locations around town, but his food always remains the same – delicious!
A holiday parade, coin appraisal, and a variety of library classes are among our editor’s pick of 10 upcoming things to do in Beloit and the surrounding area.
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For this week in the world of outlandish holidays, November 20th was “National Absurdity Day.” Now, how absurd is that? How absurd is it that there are people who purposely perpetuate and promote such peculiar and purposeless fake holidays!
On November 7, hundreds of terrified residents in suncity and surrounding communities phoned their local police departments, all for the same reason.
Last November, my husband headed to Michigan's Upper Peninsula for his annual deer hunt.
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JANESVILLE– KANDU Industries announced Tuesday that it has begun its 2023 annual giving campaign.
JANESVILLE — J. Robert’s Menswear, a family-owned, local men’s clothing store, has announced the launch of its “Dress for Success Drive,” a charitable initiative in partnership with the Univer…
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