Whitewater News

CHRISTOPHER A. HAYES, 42, of 1404 Highland Ave., Janesville, at 11:28 p.m. Saturday at State Street and Willard Avenue, Janesville.

Heard of "click it or ticket"? Walworth County law enforcement agencies are preparing to do just that after a new seat belt law went into effect Tuesday.

Margaret Elizabeth Jaeger passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at her apartment in Bellevue Retirement Community.

Lloyd P. Benner, age 74, of Larsen, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at his home with his family at his side.

The cards were in Eric Baldwin's favor as the Beaver Dam native won more than $500,000 in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

The Stevens Point Area Public School District is considering two finalists for its open assistant superintendent for operations position and expects to make a decision next month.

BEAVER DAM - The cards were in Eric Baldwin's favor as the Beaver Dam native won more than $250,000 in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas last week.

After the approved departure by the Clinton City Council of city administrator Gary Boden Tuesday, Clinton will soon be searching for a new problem solver.

Clinton will soon be looking for a new person to manage the city's business. A divided Clinton City Council accepted the resignation of city administrator Gary Boden on a 4-3 vote Tuesday.

Thousands of people lined the transformed streets of Wisconsin towns last year to watch the making of "Public Enemies." I was one of those people, but I wasn't there to see the movie sets.

Caline A. Daun of Sheboygan was awarded a bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in microbiology and a minor in Spanish and chemistry at the spring commencement ceremony May 2 at Methodist University, Fayetteville, N.C. Daun is the daughter of Daniel and Sharon Daun, Sheboygan.

Richard William Roberts of Oshkosh passed away on June 15. Dick was born on February 26, 1929 in Cape Town, South Africa where he was educated as a mechanical engineer before immigrating to England in 1952.

While driveing across the Midwest this summer, chances are you'll find some kind of car show -- men huddled in groups to admire the fins of an old Cadillac, the engine of a custom-built muscle car or the towing power of a new pickup truck.

Wisconsin employers cut 133,800 jobs in the last 12 months, the biggest one-year setback ever and, in percentage terms, the deepest dip in more than 50 years.

Hikers in the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Whitewater increasingly have unwanted company: deer ticks.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for all of northern Rock County until 3:15 p.m. Monday.

Tornado warnings were issued in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties Monday afternoon as a powerful storm system moved through Southeastern Wisconsin.

Honors: Shannon F. Kennedy of Janesville was given an Outstanding Recent Alumni award by UW-Whitewater during their Founders Day activities.

Jun. 9, 2009 8:12 a.m. The City of Whitewater wants your business. The city's Community Development Authority, in cooperation with a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor, has launched a campaign to attract businesses to the area.

A line of severe thunderstorms pressed into the Whitewater area Monday afternoon, prompting severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for the area.