JANESVILLE — Summer is upon us and pools, splash pads and Lions Beach in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ are all getting set to open for the season.
JANESVILLE — Max Dodson, who has served for the past seven years as executive director of Caritas Community Resource Center in Beloit, has bee…
WHITEWATER -- The Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education has narrowed the search for the district’s next superintendent to two …
JANESVILLE -- The Rock County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force and organizers of the annual Beacon of Light Autumn Gala in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ are pla…
WHITEWATER – The three prospective candidates for the soon-to-be-vacant Whitewater Unified School District superintendent job faced questions …
JANESVILLE — The Salvation Army Rock County unveiled its new Rapid Response Unit on Thursday at its headquarters at 514 Sutherland Ave.
BELOIT – In response to U.S. House Republicans voting Thursday to cut $700 billion from the federal Medicaid program, State. Rep. Clinton Ande…
MADISON – State Rep. Brienne Brown, of Whitewater, on Thursday joined with other Assembly Democrats in introducing a bill that seeks to invest…
JANESVILLE — On Thursday, May 22, the ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Morning Rotary Club hosted its annual Grant Awards ceremony at Rotary Gardens, recognizing an…
JANESVILLE -- Blackhawk Technical College has announced the recipients of its 2025 Golden Brick Awards, recognizing individuals and organizati…
WHITEWATER — Stories, and the art of storytelling, will be celebrated next Friday and Saturday in Whitewater.
JANESVILLE — Members of the ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Patriotic Society braved a rainy, chilly Wednesday morning, placing American flags as is tradition in J…
JANESVILLE – ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ native Don Doering, like millions of Americans, drives a van-type vehicle, but it’s a one-of-a kind.
JANESVILLE -- The Hedberg Public Library in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ and Rock Valley Community Programs have partnered to expand the library’s materials del…
BELOIT - On Tuesday, the School District of Beloit Board of Education voted down a proposal for administrative cuts for the second meeting in a row.
WHITEWATER – Community members will have an opportunity Thursday to meet the finalists to succeed Caroline Pate-Hefty as superintendent of the…
JANESVILLE — A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that seriously injured one person near Pine Tree Plaza, 2900…
JANESVILLE – Construction on the Children's Museum of Rock County will get underway next month in downtown ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, the nonprofit organizat…
JANESVILLE – A U.S. Army veteran and union activist who lost a bid against Republican Congressman Bryan Steil in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional…
MILTON — Janis Frank, the comptroller officer at the Bank of Milton, has worked at the bank for five decades. She's watched generations of Mil…
WHITEWATER – The city of Whitewater will again seek a 120-day extension to its school resource officer agreement with the local school distric…
JANESVILLE -- The Red Road House, a residence dedicated to recovery from alcoholism and addiction, will remain open in the wake of the death o…
MILTON -- The Milton Common Council heard Tuesday night from five people who would like to fill an empty council seat.
EDGERTON — Edgerton Hospital and Health Services on Monday marked its second consecutive selection as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in the…
JANESVILLE -- The ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Plan Commission unanimously voted Monday night against declaring a city parking lot at 214 E. Wall St. surplus land.
BELOIT - The Beloit City Council will have a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss city manager Jerry Gabrielatos' second evaluation since …
JANESVILLE -- The 4th Annual Parker High School Student Showcase featured 85 students who took their classroom studies to the next level.
JANESVILLE — Shovels dug into a pile of dirt and spirits soared as staff, board members, donors and state and local leaders ceremoniously brok…
WHITEWATER – The division between the city of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District appears to be widening amid allegations, n…
Jeffrey R. Runaas has been identified as the man who died in a motorcycle crash on May 13 in the Town of Rock.
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. – State GOP leaders and guest speakers who took to the stage -- and pre-recorded screen -- on Saturday at the 2025 Republican…
JANESVILLE — A small bell rang from a booth at the ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Renaissance Faire on Saturday, as a leather dragon puppet curled around a young …
MILTON — School children covered their ears, their faces measuring both shock and excitement Friday, as they watched with their classmates as …
BELOIT - Marion Thornberry of Belvidere had his bags pack and he was ready for a ride of a lifetime Sunday morning.
JANESVILLE – After launching the event last year, the Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired brought back its resource fair on F…
WHITEWATER -- The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater celebrated its 2025 spring commencement on Saturday, May 17, at Kachel Fieldhouse inside …
JANESVILLE – The annual national Cop on a Roof program continued the tradition Friday in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ with a twist, but the emphasis remained on…
BELOIT - The shooting of a 17-year-old male in Beloit Wednesday is being termed an accident, according to a news release from the city.
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JANESVILLE -- The YMCA of Northern Rock County will host what it’s billing as a series of Reshaping Sessions in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ and Milton in May a…
JANESVILLE — ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½â€™s Plan Commission will continue to discuss on Monday night the proposed development of a five story, 67-unit apartment…
JANESVILLE – Rotary Botanical Gardens has been recognized by the Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commissions, with a 2025 Histo…
JANESVILLE — The owner of a local consulting firm is shaking up ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½â€™s business scene by founding the city’s first co-working space, off…
EDGERTON -- Jon Gordon has spent much of his free time during the past six years turning a personal tragedy into something beneficial to area …
JANESVILLE – The Children's Museum of Rock County has named Kent Anderson as its first executive director.
JANESVILLE – As severe weather season ramps up, Rock County's outdoor warning sirens will no longer be reserved for tornadoes.
WHITEWATER -- The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library’s Expansion and Renovation Project will enter Phase Three in June.
WHITEWATER – Samuel Karns, Kurt Schneider and Laurie Fiorenza are the three finalists for the Whitewater Unified School District superintenden…
MILTON — In a double heartache in 2024, Alyssa Rimnac, of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, lost her husband to cancer and just two months later lost her 20-year-ol…
JANESVILLE — Candidates for the 2025 Rock County 4-H Fair Court of Honor will participate in interviews this Sunday, May 18, at the Blain Supp…
WHITEWATER – The Whitewater Unified School District will announce the names of three candidates for its superintendent position Thursday morni…
EVANSVILLE - A 20-year-old Evansville woman Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor causing death …
JANESVILLE – A 70-year-old motorcyclist from Orfordville died Tuesday night in a single-vehicle crash at S. River Road and the ramp to the W. …
JANESVILLE — For more than 30 years, the top two floors of the downtown ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ YMCA, once dorm-style housing as part of the organization’s…
WHITEWATER -- The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has announced it will launch a master of science in education in elementary middle educat…
MILTON — “Places that are great to visit are great places to live and Milton is a perfect example of that,†Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Ann…
Rock County
JANESVILLE — The YMCA of Northern Rock County is looking to modernize its Milton and ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ facilities, secure the organization’s long-ter…
JANESVILLE -- The city of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ is moving forward with rezoning three properties in the 700 block of Railroad Street and Harding Street t…
MILTON – The Milton School Board has a new look at the top of its leadership as it enters its 2025-26 term. On Monday night, Annette Smith was…
MILTON – In an effort to "standardize" employee contributions toward healthcare, the Milton School Board approved increasing support staff emp…
MILTON – Members of four area Rotary Clubs gathered Saturday to assembly wheelchair-accessible picnic tables and the complete landscaping at a…
JANESVILLE — Gracelynn Cooper’s grandmother was a quilter who pieced together cherished winter blankets for family members. Years later, Coope…
JANESVILLE – A ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ couple has pledged $1.5 million toward the planned Children’s Museum of Rock County, and made an additional $500,000…
BELOIT – Lance Leipold is best known as a top college football coach, but he’s also committing to professional baseball.
JANESVILLE -- The Rock County Get Together, a free multicultural celebration, will take place Sunday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. inside an…
Beloit College students received diplomas Sunday during the college's 175th commencement ceremonies.
It’s almost Rock Aqua Jay season.
JANESVILLE — Blackhawk Technical College recognized 22 students Thursday for completing their two-year nursing degree at a celebratory pinning…
BELOIT— Hundreds of Beloit college graduates will turn their tassels on Sunday.
JANESVILLE — A statewide organization that trains and supports foster parents says it has a “critical need†for individuals and families to ta…
JANESVILLE — “I wrote this book because I have anxiety and getting therapy helped me overcome it, and I wanted to tell everybody it’s okay to …
JANESVILLE -- Seeing a problem and finding a solution has long been Jose Massas-Caraballo’s life motto
MADISON -- The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Madison asked the Lord "to shower Pope Leo XIV with grace and favor," as the Chicago-born new…
MADISON — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted Thursday to kill most of the top spending priorities of Democratic Gov. Tony…
JANESVILLE — Hundreds of people gathered at Glen Erin Golf Club's Celtic House in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ on Wednesday evening to celebrate YWCA Rock Count…
WHITEWATER – The relationship between Whitewater and Bird, the company behind scooters used throughout the city, is apparently coming to an end.
JANESVILLE — The Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin, in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, is using a $2,000 community grant from The ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Noon Rotary Club t…
WHITEWATER – The city of Whitewater will turn off public commenting on posts made on its social media pages on June 1.