School District of Janesville superintendent: Referendum work could take up to four years
| By Big Radio News Staff | The Janesville School Board gets a rundown on referendum next steps. District Superintendent Mark Holzman says finishing all the work included under the $151.8 million capital referendum passed last week
YWCA Rock County launches new childcare program for 2 & 3-year-olds
A local non-profit is putting nearly $100,000 in ARPA funding from Rock County to good use. The YWCA Rock County is launching a new childcare program for two and three-year-olds which is set to open in June
Janesville Boys & Girls Club faces $800K in environmental cleanup at south side land where it plans to build new youth center
|By Big Radio News Staff | The Boys & Girls Club of Janesville learns it faces nearly $1 million in extra costs to build a future youth club facility on the city’s south side. The add on
Rock County Historical Society Executive Director announces retirement
There are big shoes to fill at the Rock County Historical Society. After six years on the job, executive director Tim Maahs says he’s ready to retire and pass the reins. Maahs says there is lots of
Nancy Ann McCann
September 29, 1959 – November 12, 2024
Evansville man who brought knife to daycare gets a year in jail
A 53-year-old Evansville man who brought a knife to a daycare to threaten his ex-wife will spend a year in the Rock County Jail. Back in July Dewayne Harnack plead guilty to first-degree recklessly endangering safety and
Village of Deerfield hires former Janesville operations director Maggie Darr
Former City of Janesville operations director Maggie Darr apparently has a new job. The Cambridge-Deerfield News Independent reports that the Deerfield Village Board voted Monday to finalize the hiring of Darr as the new village administrator. Darr
City of Janesville engineer lays out logic for planned reboot of East Milwaukee Street/Centerway intersection
| By Big Radio News Staff | City Engineer Brad Reents tells Janesville’s city council that a cutoff and all-way stop at East Milwaukee Street and Centerway will keep westbound traffic from smashing into cars turning at
Mary L. Alverson
November 8, 1941 – November 12, 2024
Louis John Gillespie III
May 16, 1940 – November 12, 2024