School District of Beloit planning to form community task force
New Superintendent Dr. Stanley Munro reveals his plan to get the community involved in the future of the School District of Beloit. He’s looking to form a 45-person revitalization task force to focus on increasing student achievement.
Home sales on the rise in Rock County
The Wisconsin Realtors Association reports both the number of sales, and median sales price of a home sold in Rock County, is up for another month. Rock-Green Realtors Association President Mary Ellen Mackey says supply and demand
Public asked input on proposed sports complex
As planning for a proposed Janesville indoor sports complex moves forward, City Neighborhood and Community Services Director Jennifer Petruzzello says residents will be asked for their input. Two city committees prefer the Janesville Mall as the best
Passerby aids distraught woman
A young woman may be alive today because of a passerby’s decisive action on the Newark Bridge in the town of Beloit. Police Chief Ron Northrup says the good Samaritan was able to supply emergency dispatchers with
Jason Church enters 7th CD race
Republican Jason Church, an aide to U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and an Afghan war veteran who lost his legs in an explosion in combat, has entered the race for the 7th Congressional District. Church introduced himself in
Former Town and Country Building slated for demolition
(Gazette photo) The former Town and Country building adjacent to the festival street in downtown Janesville is slated for demolition. Blackhawk Community Credit Union officials say demolition of the quarter block-long set of storefronts on South River
Janesville Woman’s Club needs online votes
The Janesville Woman’s Club is in the running for a share of $2 million in preservation funding from the annual Main Street America Partners in Preservation campaign. President Anne Roe says the money would be life-changing for
Annual Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report released
The newly released Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report shows that 47 people in Wisconsin lost their lives to domestic violence in 2018. Patti Seger is Executive Director of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, which prepared that report. “That’s
Janesville City Council approves ‘one of the largest developer incentives in the city’s history’
The Janesville City Council approves significant incentives for a developer to build apartments at the site of the former youth baseball diamonds off of Woodman Road. Finance Director Max Gagin said the city will likely take out
State Justice Department urges businesses to train employees in basic cyber security
The state justice department is recommending that businesses take some time to train their employees on basic cyber security. Special Agent Marshall Ogren says phishing emails that try to get users to log into a phony page