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Politics not on agenda: Rock County 5.0 officials
Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:10 -0700

Rock County 5.0 bills itself as a five-year public/private initiative to advance the county's economic development vision through a single voice.

Initial testing for Wisconsin county's new land mobile radio system completed ahead of schedule
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:56:22 -0700

Marlborough, MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 Raytheon has completed ahead of schedule an important milestone in building Rock County, Wisconsin's, first interoperable communications system. The successful System Acceptance Test, conducted with General Communications, is the initial step in creating this critical emergency network. "The test was extremely complex, but Raytheon worked with us to overcome a ...

Most Wanted Sex Offender from Waco Area Captured in Wisconsin
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:40:59 -0700

Austin -- Cody James Guzman, one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders, was arrested this morning in Wisconsin by the U.S. Marshals Service after a tipster provided information that led authorities to a mobile home in Rock County, Wisconsin. A $3,000 cash reward will be paid to the anonymous tipster through Texas Crime Stoppers.   Armed with the tip, DPS Criminal Investigations Division ...

Fallen Rock County soldier to get hero homecoming Saturday
Fri, 04 May 2012 21:24:53 -0700

A fallen Rock County soldier will get a hero’s homecoming Saturday. "We're gonna line every place in town he's gonna travel," said Larry “The Flag Man” Eckhard. Cpl. Benjamin Neal is an Orfordville native who was killed last week in Afghanistan. On Friday night, local residents prepared for his return. Hundreds of them came out to meet Eckhardt in Orfordville. They spent more than an hour lining ...

Rock Co. Sheriff’s Office Announces Increased Patrols for Break in the Weather Party
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:56:53 -0700

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office will be assigning additional deputies to saturation patrol efforts on Saturday, April 21st, 2012, for the annual Break in the Weather Party held in Newville, Wisconsin.

County required to join consortium to receive block housing grants
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:29:29 -0700

Sauk County could lose out on future federal housing money if it does not join a consortium of regional counties to administer certain grant programs.

Sex infections up 12 percent in Rock County
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:25:20 -0700

Another increase in sexually transmitted infections last year didn't surprise Rock County health officials, they said. Cases rose 12 percent in 2011 following a 23 percent increase in 2010.

Frac sand sediment spills into St. Croix River
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:06 -0700

A spill at a sand mining facility in Wisconsin has dumped an unknown amount of sand and other sediment into the St. Croix River and wetlands near the Minnesota border, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed.

DOT plans highway bypass project in Rock County
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:46 -0700

A proposed highway bypass extension project to connect Highways 11 and 14 could be coming to Rock County. The proposed three-mile bypass project through Janesville Township could derail the peace and tranquility that resident Roger Anderson has enjoyed for more than 50 years. "It would go right through my house literally," Anderson said. "They're going to be pulling the entrance and exit ramps ...

Public record for May 18, 2012
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:09:49 -0700

-- JERRY L. LEARNED, 47, of 2906 Kennedy Road, No. 1, Janesville, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Janesville Police Department on second-degree sexual assault of a child. He allegedly inappropriately touched a girl he knew, according to police reports.