JANESVILLE 鈥 鈥淗e is yours now,鈥 visiting Pastor Roy Grant, of Calvary Gospel Church in Madison, told congregants at Rock Ministries in Janesville as they celebrated the installation of Pastor Josh Stone.
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WHITEWATER 鈥 The Whitewater Unified School Board approved a memorandum of understanding to solicit bids for its school resource officer agreement.
A Leadership Development Academy of Rock County team raised $25,000 to renovate YWCA Rock County's CARE House, a safe space for interviewing and supporting abused children. Mathew Dabson and other "Power of 7" team members were moved by the thousands of children's handprints painted on the walls and the facility's 30-year-old furniture, and decided to help make some upgrades there.聽
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville community gathered Monday to honor Billy Bob Grahn, who died April 22 of heart failure at age 69. A member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grahn founded Red Road House, helping hundreds achieve sobriety. The recovery home's name reflects the Native American concept of a spiritual path to healing.
JANESVILLE 鈥 A 20-year-old Evansville woman is due to appear in Rock County Circuit Court Tuesday in connection with the shooting death earlier this month of a 14-year-old girl.
When the UW-Whitewater baseball team boarded its bus early Sunday evening in Menomonie, it knew one thing: if it takes care of business this coming weekend, the team might not have another bus trip鈥攍et alone a four-hour one鈥攖he rest of the season.
MADISON -- The only thing hotter than Monday's warm southerly wind is Milton's Kade Wieland.
JANESVILLE 鈥 A hit batsman, two bunts, a hit-and-run single and a sacrifice fly helped the Janesville Craig Cougars prevail over Elkhorn, 7-4, in a non-conference baseball game at gusty Riverside Park Monday.
FORT ATKINSON 鈥 Brynn Sikich went 3-for-6, driving in five and scoring three times as Janesville Craig beat host Fort Atkinson 19-5 in non-conference softball on Monday.
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DENVER (AP) 鈥 The letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley to the person now in charge of steadying the U.S. Center for SafeSport laid bare his views of festering problems at an agency he portrayed as having lost its way.
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More than 50 people gathered for a rally hosted by Whitewater Unites Lives, a local organization. Participants showed up carrying signs, wearing T-shirts and with spirit, voicing deep concern about the direction the Trump Administration is taking the country.
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The Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin will hold its Bags & Wags Cornhole Tournament on June 1 to raise funds for the animal shelter.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Roaming naturalists are coming to Rotary Gardens.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Hedberg Public Library will offer a variety of free programs all month long. Visit the online calendar at HedbergPublicLibrary.org for the most up-to-date details or follow the library鈥檚 Facebook page.
BRODHEAD -- Jill Uhe has joined the Bank of Brodhead as its new agriculture and commercial lender, the bank said in a release.
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