Beloit civics groups to co-host candidate forums for city council, school board

Beloit will hear from the candidates for city council and school board later this month. The League of Women Voters of Beloit and the city’s chapter of the NAACP are co-hosting two candidate forums. The first will
Janesville School Board commissioner to resign this week, opening a seat amid spring election season

The Janesville School Board soon will have a vacancy to fill. Board President Kevin Murray says Commissioner Susan Johnson is resigning because she’s moving out of the district. Once the board formally accepts Johnson’s resignation at Tuesday
Civic organizations host congressional listening session

Citizens are invited to say their piece before local Congressional representatives. Town Hall Coalition Chair Cora Swanson says an event called “We the People Speak: Town Hall” will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21st at
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Plea/sentencing scheduled for Janesville man charged with possession of child pornography

A 25-year-old Janesville man appears poised to enter a plea on child pornography charges. According to the criminal complaint, Janesville Police executed a search warrant at Marzette Conner’s home in Janesville after receiving a tip from the
Federal funding coming to Whitewater to help city assist new immigrant arrivals

The city of Whitewater has $85,000 in federal money coming to help the city better accommodate Central and South American immigrants who settled there in recent years. Initially, the city requested the funding to establish an immigrant
Pauli named interim President and CEO of United Way Blackhawk Region

Former Edgerton School District Superintendent Dennis Pauli is named interim President and CEO of the United Way Blackhawk Region. Pauli takes over for previous interim President and CEO Denise Peters-Kauihou who plans to retire this spring after
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