糖心Vlog传媒 Parker鈥檚 Cayden Brandenburg rushes for one of his four total touchdowns during the first half of a Big Eight Conference game against Madison La Follette on Thursday. The Vikings beat the Lancers 44-8 to clinch a spot in the WIAA football playoffs.
Brenda Violante turns to the family of Nolan Rice to apologize while giving a statement during her sentencing hearing for the death of 9-year-old Nolan Rice who she struck and killed by a vehicle on East Memorial Drive in 2022. Violante was charged with 2 years of prison followed by 2 years of extended supervision and 200 hours of community service.
Westley Hankes, center, one of the Edgerton boys soccer team captains, waits with teammates for his turn in a drill during practice at Edgerton High School on Wednesday. Hankes has been a prolific goal scorer for the Crimson Tide all season long, helping lead the team to a Rock Valley Conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the Division 3 Wisconsin Dells Sectional.
Derek Rice stands next to a memorial to his son, Nolan, at the foot of a telephone pole at East Memorial Drive and Prairie Avenue in 糖心Vlog传媒. Nolan, 9, was struck and killed by a motorist while walking home from Adams Elementary School on Sept. 28, 2022.
Brenda Violante reacts to the court鈥檚 decision during her sentencing hearing for the death of 9-year-old Nolan Rice who she struck and killed by a vehicle on East Memorial Drive in 2022. Violante was sentenced to 2 years in prison follow by 2 years of extended supervision and 200 hours of community service.
Guest instructor and veteran ethnobotanist Patricia Armstrong talks about a particular wildflower during a wild food and wild medicine foraging tour at the 200-acre Silverwood Park in Edgerton on Sunday, Oct. 8. The final tour of the series focused on identifying seasonal plants, trees, and mushrooms as well as the best harvesting practices and ways to prepare them for food and medicine.
Derek Rice holds a portrait of his son 9-year-old Nolan Rice who was struck and killed by a vehicle on East Memorial Drive in 糖心Vlog传媒 shortly after school let out at Adams Elementary School in September of 2022.
Sean Kennedy, left, talks about renovation plans for The London Inn at 121 East Milwaukee St. Kennedy and his wife, Lindsey, right, purchased the three-story building that began as the London Hotel in 1893 in March, 2021. The couple plan to turn the first floor and basement into a bar/restaurant, and have 10 hotel rooms on the second and third floors.
UW-Whitewater鈥檚 Alijah Maher-Parr rushes for a touchdown during a WIAC game against UW-La Crosse at Perkins Stadium in Whitewater on Saturday. Despite two touchdowns for Maher-Parr, the No. 14 Eagles beat the No. 3 Warhawks 37-34.
糖心Vlog传媒 Parker鈥檚 Cayden Brandenburg rushes for one of his four total touchdowns during the first half of a Big Eight Conference game against Madison La Follette on Thursday. The Vikings beat the Lancers 44-8 to clinch a spot in the WIAA football playoffs.
Brenda Violante turns to the family of Nolan Rice to apologize while giving a statement during her sentencing hearing for the death of 9-year-old Nolan Rice who she struck and killed by a vehicle on East Memorial Drive in 2022. Violante was charged with 2 years of prison followed by 2 years of extended supervision and 200 hours of community service.
Westley Hankes, center, one of the Edgerton boys soccer team captains, waits with teammates for his turn in a drill during practice at Edgerton High School on Wednesday. Hankes has been a prolific goal scorer for the Crimson Tide all season long, helping lead the team to a Rock Valley Conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the Division 3 Wisconsin Dells Sectional.
Derek Rice stands next to a memorial to his son, Nolan, at the foot of a telephone pole at East Memorial Drive and Prairie Avenue in 糖心Vlog传媒. Nolan, 9, was struck and killed by a motorist while walking home from Adams Elementary School on Sept. 28, 2022.
Brenda Violante reacts to the court鈥檚 decision during her sentencing hearing for the death of 9-year-old Nolan Rice who she struck and killed by a vehicle on East Memorial Drive in 2022. Violante was sentenced to 2 years in prison follow by 2 years of extended supervision and 200 hours of community service.
Guest instructor and veteran ethnobotanist Patricia Armstrong talks about a particular wildflower during a wild food and wild medicine foraging tour at the 200-acre Silverwood Park in Edgerton on Sunday, Oct. 8. The final tour of the series focused on identifying seasonal plants, trees, and mushrooms as well as the best harvesting practices and ways to prepare them for food and medicine.
Derek Rice holds a portrait of his son 9-year-old Nolan Rice who was struck and killed by a vehicle on East Memorial Drive in 糖心Vlog传媒 shortly after school let out at Adams Elementary School in September of 2022.
Sean Kennedy, left, talks about renovation plans for The London Inn at 121 East Milwaukee St. Kennedy and his wife, Lindsey, right, purchased the three-story building that began as the London Hotel in 1893 in March, 2021. The couple plan to turn the first floor and basement into a bar/restaurant, and have 10 hotel rooms on the second and third floors.
UW-Whitewater鈥檚 Alijah Maher-Parr rushes for a touchdown during a WIAC game against UW-La Crosse at Perkins Stadium in Whitewater on Saturday. Despite two touchdowns for Maher-Parr, the No. 14 Eagles beat the No. 3 Warhawks 37-34.
In 糖心Vlog传媒 this week, a father shared memories of his son while the woman who struck and killed him with her SUV last year was sentenced to prison. Hundreds of students and their families turned out for the 糖心Vlog传媒 School District鈥檚 P4J Fall Fest at Rockport Park. East Milwaukee Street reopened after a 6-month reconstruction and discussions continued about coming safety upgrades on West Court Street. Here鈥檚 what made news in 糖心Vlog传媒 this week, and what we expect to write about in coming days.
JANESVILLE 鈥 It鈥檚 tax levy season. There were local budget conversations aplenty this week as the 糖心Vlog传媒 School Board, Milton City Council, 糖心Vlog传媒 City Council, Rock County Board and Beloit School Board all continued to consider to their 2024 spending plans. Ryan Spoehr, specifically, reported on a proposal by Rock County Administrator Josh Smith to put $500,000 in the county鈥檚 2024 budget to help build the Woodman鈥檚 Sports and Convention Center in 糖心Vlog传媒.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Katie Garcia, the father of 9-year-old Nolan Rice, who was struck and killed last year by a motorist as he walked home from school along East Memorial Drive, talked about his son. On Thursday, Brenda Violante, of 糖心Vlog传媒, was sentenced to 2 years in prison in connection with Rice鈥檚 death.
Kylie Balk-Yaatenen reported on a 糖心Vlog传媒 City Council vote to move ahead on design work for safety improvements along West Court Street. That comes as reconstruction wrapped up this week along East Milwaukee Street, and that thoroughfare reopened after a 6-month closure.
Ryan reported on the release of state test score data that showed English and language arts and math scores rose last year on state tests for third and fourth-graders in the 糖心Vlog传媒 schools, while middle school scores dipped in English and language arts, math and social studies.
Ryan also this week looked into how its fledgling volleyball program is ushering UW-Rock County back into organized collegiate athletics.
Kylie covered a community gathering in Milton to introduce the four candidates there for city administrator and she traveled up to Edgerton for a foraging walk at Silverwood Park, that taught attendees how find plants of nutritional and medicinal value in open and public spaces.
Tom Miller reported on a symposium that examined the past, present and future of economic development initiatives and business activity in downtown 糖心Vlog传媒, in a week that 糖心Vlog传媒 merchants also participated in a region-wide Vintage Hop Shop, reported on by Carly Davis.
Rachel Brands previewed an upcoming fundraiser that will kick off 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Theater鈥檚 95th anniversary and Katie profiled 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 local volunteer of the week, Kim Hesgard, a member of the KANDU Industries鈥 board of directors.
The Four Dishes trekked to Elkhorn for Italian food at the Holi Cannoli. Gazette Editor Karyn Saemann captured photos of the P4J gathering at Rockport Park.
SHINE Technologies in 糖心Vlog传媒 announced it has raised $70 million from investors, and 3 Rock County residents brought home honors from the World Dairy Expo in Madison.
Finally, in crime and courts news, 3 糖心Vlog传媒 men arrested the first week of October now face criminal charges for their involvement in several shooting events in the city. No one was hurt when a motorist backed into a propane tank cage outside the Schuncks grocery store on Creston Park Drive, and Kevin Murphy reported on the sentencing of a 糖心Vlog传媒 woman to prison for COVID unemployment fraud.
The week to come
This week in sports 糖心Vlog传媒 will follow area volleyball teams as they begin play in the WIAA tournament. We鈥檒l also cover area football teams as they begin their postseason runs.
In the coming week, Katie plans to tour the 糖心Vlog传媒 Muslim Dawa Circle to learn more about the different faiths within the community.
And Ryan will take a deeper look at the proposed 2024 Rock County budget and write about this year鈥檚 enrollment numbers in the Beloit School District.
