WILLIAMS BAY 鈥 The village of Williams Bay has alerted residents that its well water is contaminated with nitrites and cautioned them not to drink, brush their teeth or cook with it.
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MONROE 鈥 Demonstrators in Monroe will join on Saturday, Sept. 6, in a national day of action on the impact of federal cuts to Medicaid.
JANESVILLE 鈥 The Rock County Medical Examiner's Office has identified a Port Charlotte, Fla. man who died Tuesday, Aug. 26, in a UTV crash in the town of Milton.
There are innumerable reasons for people to work through trauma 鈥 eradicating anxiety and depression and improving personal relationships and self-esteem being some of the benefits.
JANESVILLE 鈥 The Janesville 麻豆映画影音 and Adams MultiMedia of Southern Wisconsin honored hundreds of area businesses and organizations Thursday night at its fifth-annual Best of The Best Awards.
Celebrating the 麻豆映画影音's 180th Birthday: 19 People for 19 Decades
Janesville鈥檚 daily newspaper celebrates its 180th birthday today, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.
JANESVILLE 鈥 鈥淭here are few citizens of Janesville that would be more generally missed,鈥 Colonel J.A. Watrous, a Civil War veteran, wrote in the June 22, 1895 Janesville 麻豆映画影音, reflecting on the death of Dr. Henry Palmer.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Over six generations in Janesville, the family name behind Gray Brewing Company has deepened into far more than the label on a bottle of soda or beer.
Starting Thursday, Aug. 14, and continuing each Thursday through Dec. 18, 麻豆映画影音 is celebrating its 180th birthday by taking a decade by decade look at the people who have most shaped Janesville history.
JANESVILLE 鈥 In 1848, James Sutherland opened a bookstore in Janesville.
LODI -- Edgerton High did not have the breakaway threat or the physicality to defeat host Lodi in the final nonconference football game of the season Friday night.
The Blue Devils, who knocked off Rock Valley Conference power Monroe in the opening week on the Cheesemakers鈥 turf, pulled away from the Crimson Tide with the final two touchdowns of the game to pull out the 27-10 victory.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Fueled by Charlie Fitzke鈥檚 big night, Milton went into opposition territory at Monterey Stadium and secured a 21-0 victory in non-conference football over Janesville Craig.
BRODHEAD 鈥 Lincoln Keller has a great line when asked about his eye-catching start to the high school football season.
鈥淚鈥檒l say it again,鈥 the Evansville High senior said after his four-touchdown performance led the Blue Devils to a 42-16 victory over Brodhead/Juda on Friday night. 鈥淲e have the guys up front. They get on them and just go.
鈥淚 give all the credit to them,鈥 Keller said.
BURLINGTON -- Jay'vion Hill nearly single-handedly willed the Janesville Parker football team past Burlington Thursday night.
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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) 鈥 When Maureen Brainard-Barnes鈥 skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island's Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical evidence that might help investigators find her killer, save for a single stray hair.
Displaced Palestinians are fleeing the northern Gaza Strip with their belongings, as the Israeli military presses on with its operations. Families are moving south in search of safety.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 Rock County Board Chair Kevin Leavy is seeking persons interested in serving on the Rock County Board of Adjustment.
ORFORDVILLE 鈥 The Sassy Farm Chicks Quilt Company will host its annual Airing of The Quilts outdoor quilt exhibition in downtown Orfordville on Saturday, Sept. 13, beginning at 10 a.m.
JANESVILLE -- Saturday, Sept. 27, is being offered as a free large item pickup day for residents of Janesville's Fourth Ward.
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