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The Money Overview

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Families of eligible veterans buried in any cemetery can get a headstone or marker from VA at no charge by filing VA Form 40-1330, though setting it can cost extra

A veteran’s family can ask VA for a free government headstone or marker for a grave in any cemetery, private ones included, by filing VA Form 40-1330. VA ships the stone at no charge. Setting it in a private cemetery is the family’s cost, and some state veterans’ cemeteries charge a small setting fee. The […] The post Families of eligible veterans buried in any cemetery can get a headstone or marker from VA at no charge by filing VA Form 40-1330, though setting it can cost extra appeared first on The Money Overview .

Janesville, WI · 6h

Main Street Dollars

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Families have two years after a veteran’s burial to claim VA’s $1,032 burial allowance for a non-service-connected death

The Department of Veterans Affairs pays a $1,032 burial allowance and a $1,032 plot allowance for veterans who died on or after Oct. 1, 2026, and families of a veteran whose death was not service-connected have two years after the burial to file. The amounts went up from $1,002 for deaths in the year that […]

Janesville, WI · 3d

GazetteXtra

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Children's Museum open delayed while parts for elevator, exhibit remain on hold

JANESVILLE — The highly anticipated opening of the WonderVault children’s museum in downtown Janesville will be delayed one month, Executive Director Kent Anderson said. Anderson said earlier this year that the opening was slated in November. However, the museum continues to wait for a needed elevator part, and installation of an exhibit is also being delayed. The WonderVault is now set to open sometime in December. Anderson said the museum hopes to have a grand opening date soon. The museum is no stranger to waiting. Its journey began in 2008 but, opening the 100 W. Milwaukee St. site stalled during the Great Recession. Community efforts regained momentum in the 2010s through a traveling “Museum on Wheels” program before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress once again. In 2022, organizers launched a capital campaign that ultimately raised about $14.5 million to construct the permanent museum. Rather than replicating exhibits found in larger children’s museums across the country, designers built the museum around experiences familiar to children growing up in Rock County. Designers from Memphis, Tenn., visited local farms, conducted community focus groups and developed exhibits centered on three themes: the Rock River, innovative manufacturing and precision agriculture. Those themes appear throughout the

Janesville, WI · 2d

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College football: No. 2 UW-Whitewater hopes to stick the landing on undefeated regular season this weekend at UW-Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE — The UW-Whitewater football team has already put together a season to remember in 2026. The Warhawks (9-0, 6-0 WIAC) took down UW- Platteville last weekend on the road, leapfrogging the Pioneers in the rankings to be No. 2 in all of Division 3 football while also clinching a share of the 2026 WIAC regular season championship. This Saturday marks the final game of the 2026 regular season for UWW, and the Warhawks could check the box on numerous other accomplishments with a victory on the road at UW-Eau Claire (6-3, 3-3 WIAC). First and most notably, the Warhawks, with a win or a Platteville loss to UW-La Crosse, would capture the outright WIAC title. Additionally, UW-Whitewater would finish the regular season with an undefeated record with a win over the Blugolds. The last time either of those things happened for the Warhawks was in 2021. The Warhawks are also gunning for a top seed for the NCAA Division 3 playoffs, something that could help ensure home field advantage for UW-Whitewater up until the Stagg Bowl. While it’s easy to get wrapped up in the superlatives of a potential Warhawk victory on Saturday, UWW will still have to

Whitewater, WI · 1d

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City Compost and Clean Fill Facility to Remain Open through December 12th

The City of Janesville’s Compost and Clean Fill Facility (201 Black Bridge Road, Janesville) will remain open through Saturday, December 12. The facility will reopen in 2027 near the end of March or when weather permits. While regular access to the facility during off months is not permitted, special...

Janesville, WI · 1d

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8 Wisconsin Pizza Joints Where Thin, Tavern-Cut Squares Keep Families Coming Back

One pizza parlor on this list has been serving thin-crust pies since 1921. That’s over a century of cutting pizza into little squares instead of wedges. I love that detail. It means great-grandparents and great-grandkids could argue over the same corner pieces. In Wisconsin, tavern-cut squares are a family...

Wisconsin · 2d

GazetteXtra

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Football: Edgerton rakes in eight total honors from the Capitol Conference

2026 marked Edgerton football’s first season as a member of the new-look Capitol Conference, and the Crimson Tide ended up coming away with eight total honorees in the league’s all-conference recognition. Edgerton saw two players named to the all-conference first team, four named to the all-conference second team and an additional two rake in Captiol Conference honorable mention status. The Tiders finished their 2026 campaign 4-6 (3-4 Capitol) to tie for fourth in their new home conference. Senior wide receiver Eli Kittleson headlines Edgerton’s all-conference honorees, as Kittleson landed on the All-Capitol Conference First Team. One of the top wide receivers in the entire state, Kittleson wrapped up his high school career by logging 50 receptions, 949 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Tiders. Kittleson was joined on the first team by defensive lineman Kasen Demrow. The junior proved a serious problem in swallowing up opposing offenses, particularly in the run game, as he finished his season with 34 total tackles, three TFLs and one fumble recovery. While Edgerton snagged four total spots on the Capitol Conference Second Team, only two Crimson Tide players made up those spots with Taydem Schaefer and Holden Howard each being all-conference caliber players on

Edgerton, WI · 1d

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ABC Supply announces Midwest region leadership transition

Joe Small to retire following accomplished career; Brad Messer named Midwest Region vice president. ABC Supply Co., Inc., the largest wholesale distributor of roofing, select exterior and interior building products and outdoor solutions in North America, has announced that Joe Small, Midwest Region vice president, will retire at the end of the year following a career spanning nearly 40 years in the building materials industry. Brad Messer has been appointed Midwest Region vice president and will assume the role on January 1, 2027.

Beloit, WI · 18h

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Experience the Magic of Christmas at Cravath in Whitewater, WI

Experience the Magic of Christmas at Cravath in Whitewater, WI. Twinkling lights, festive floats, visits with Santa and plenty of holiday cheer. Christmas at Cravath brings the magic of the season to downtown Whitewater with a month of family-friendly celebrations. From the annual Parade of Lights to holiday activities at...

Whitewater, WI · 2d

GazetteXtra

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4 Seasons Mini Golf, an indoor mini-golf course, opens at Uptown Janesville mall

JANESVILLE — Just outside the Kohl's store at Uptown Janesville mall, you can putt a neon-colored golf ball down a road a tortoise and hare racing, then across a glowing, frozen lake, and then over a slippery, glasslike section of carpet an animatronic dragon has "melted" with his flaming breath. It's all from the mind of Dalton Knueppel, owner and developer of 4 Seasons Mini Golf, a new indoor mini golf course that opened this month at Uptown Janesville. Knueppel's imagination was captivated and molded by his grandfather's buildout of a small mini golf course years ago. He'd always wanted to build one himself. Knueppel, a structural steel foreman who builds towers and stadiums, has never built a mini golf course; he simply likes them and he's got a disarming business model when it comes to putt-putt golf: "I have kids. I wanted to bring some entertainment and happiness to Janesville. We need a little bit of entertainment around here," Knueppel said. Knueppel said he scouted out several retail and commercial buildings seeking space, but he said it was "very difficult" to find a tenant interested in leasing for a a not-yet-designed mini golf course. Knueppel and his partner, Shauna

Janesville, WI · 2d

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Guillermo Diaz named Janesville Gazette's Athlete of the Month

Edgerton boys soccer senior goalkeeper Guillermo Diaz has been named The Janesville Gazette Athlete of the Month. It’s been a month to remember for the Crimson Tide boys soccer team, and Guillermo “Memo” Diaz has been a big part of that success. The Tiders finished their regular season undefeated, including a perfect 7-0 record in league play to capture the 2026 RVC title. Edgerton then proceeded to go on the run of a lifetime, booking the program’s first-ever trip to the State Championships in Milwaukee. The Crimson Tide ultimately finished as WIAA D3 State Runners Up. Diaz put the perfect bow on his Edgerton soccer career, logging 10 total shutouts over the course of the regular season and playoffs. This included three shutouts in the postseason, one of which came in the WIAA State Semifinal against Kettle Moraine Lutheran. That match ended up going to a penalty shootout, where Diaz not only scored from the spot, but made a crucial save to book his team’s spot in the D3 title game. Diaz ended up with nine-save performance in the championship. This month’s Athlete of the Month award is sponsored by Kikkoman.

Janesville, WI · 1d

Daily Jefferson County Union

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WIAA Football preview: Lake Mills tussles with West Salem for spot in state championship game

LAKE MILLS — If the L-Cats’ defense continues to make plays, there will be plenty of reasons to continue flashing the double thumbs-down sign. That sign, taken from the film Gladiator, has been a rallying cry for Lake Mills’ football team, which faces West Salem in a WIAA Division 4 Level 4 game on Friday at 7 p.m. at Stoughton High School for the right to play at Camp Randall Stadium in the state finals. “We’ve been doing the thumbs down gesture since week three against Lakeside,” senior wide receiver and linebacker Blake Bohlman said. “Coach Tyler Huber pulls up a movie clip every week and it’s kind of a theme we roll with. We watched the scene where a thumbs up and he lets them live and thumbs down, he finishes them. It’s a reminder to not get complacent.” Defensive end and tight end JP Brzowski, another one of the team’s 14 seniors, said the thumbs-down sign is about showing no mercy. “It’s been our mentality,” Brzowski said. “We never want to let them have any hope.” To reach their first-ever Level 4 game in the modern era — and second state semifinal in school history (1987) — the

Lake Mills, WI · 1d

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Oregon School District joins social media lawsuit

At its Monday, Nov. 9 meeting, the Oregon School District Board of Education unanimously voted to join the class action lawsuit against social media companies because of the effects these platforms have on students’ mental health. There is a nationwide movement to have a class action against various social...

Oregon, WI · 2d

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'Mary Poppins' comes to life in Milton High School musical

MILTON — Milton High School will bring a Disney classic to the stage in its annual musical. Milton High School students will perform “Mary Poppins” in the Jon Platts Performing Arts Center this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The musical is based on the 1964 classic film, books by P.L. Travers and Broadway musical about a nanny at the home of the Banks family in London. There are 72 students total working on the musical between the cast, and pit and crew orchestra. Students have rehearsed since the first week of the school year in September. Of those students is senior Lucia Wallace playing the lead role as Mary Poppins. “I think she is a great mix between a very proper, feminine, kind person but also she has a little sass sometimes and just has fun sometimes with her friends, with Bert, with Mrs. Corry, who owns the Talking Shop,” Wallace said. The other lead role, Bert, went to Eli Bilhorn. Bert starts the musical as a narrator. Bert’s a bit of a jack of all trades. He is a chimney sweep, a street artist and he cleans the house central to the story. “He has a sly wit to him

Milton, WI · 2d

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Girls swim: Red Hawks gear up for state meet

The 57th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Swimming & Diving Championships are set to take place on Friday and Saturday at Waukesha South High School Natatorium — and four Milton Red Hawks will be competing. Junior Hannah McGinnis, freshman Sophia Mezera, senior Brielle Meverden and sophomore Payten Vlasak will each be competing in the Division 2 field Friday. The Red Hawks qualified for the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays alongside other individual events too. Swimmers qualified for state based on their sectional times. First-place finishers in each sectional qualified for state, and the next fastest 19 times from all the sectionals did too. “It’s definitely an amazing opportunity,” Milton coach Lindsey Hassenfelt said. “A lot of the girls were super pumped to be able to get that extra heat in D-II sectional this swim season. So they were definitely working hard all year.” Freestyle relays In the McFarland sectional, McGinnis, Meverden, Vlasak and Mezera clocked a time of 3 minutes, 54.93 seconds in the 400 free relay, finishing fifth and qualifying for state. The Red Hawks’ 200 free relay team, consisting of the same four girls, recorded a state-qualifying time of 1 minute, 44.38 seconds and finished fifth. Milton will

Milton, WI · 1d

Daily Jefferson County Union

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WIAA Girls Swim: EagleJays aspiring to make splash at State Championships

JEFFERSON — The EagleJays, a State Championships mainstay, were shut out of the event last season. This year, however, they will be well-represented. The Jefferson/Cambridge girls swim team will compete in five events at Friday’s WIAA Division 2 State Championships held at the Waukesha South Natatorium, with swimming timed finals beginning at 5:30 p.m. “Technique wise, we’ve been preaching the streamline position and pushing off the wall with big dolphin kicks,” Jefferson/Cambridge girls swim coach Jake Burchfield said. “Mentality wise, we’ve been preaching having a champion mindset and staying focused at practice. The girls have done a great job at that. “They’ve grown mentally and emotionally in terms of the people they are at meets. Last year, no one made it to state. This year five out of the 11 swimmers advanced and our improvement has a ton to do with those two things.” On paper, freshman Anika James has the best chance to bring home a top-six finish and a medal as she is seeded seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke with her sectional-winning time of 1:08.24. “Anika is at her best when there’s pressure or better swimmers to push her,” Burchfield said. “At the last three meets, we’ve been

Jefferson, WI · 1d

967 The Eagle

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Dairyhäus Is Bringing Back Its 12 Scoops of Christmas

My sweet tooth is already in trouble! Dairyhäus is bringing back its Twelve Scoops of Christmas advent calendar, and the flavors sound absolutely delicious.

Rockton, IL · 2d

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Farewell, Rutabaga, after 50 years of serving Madison paddlers

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Soft, woodsy music flutters through the air as customers inside Rutabaga Paddlesports take a last look through outdoor gear stickered with neon 30% off labels. A credit card reader beeps with approval to accept a purchase of just over $1,000. Raindrops pepper across the store’s large garage-style glass doors, and cars whiz past on Rimrock Road in Fitchburg.

Madison, WI · 2d

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Taste the Town | Get Thanksgiving ready with Kauffman’s Country Store in Beloit

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you’re starting to plan your holiday menu there’s one local stop you’ll want to add to your shopping list: Kauffman’s Country Store in Beloit, Wisconsin. Kauffman’s, 9550 W. State Road 81, is celebrating 29 years in business. Founded...

Beloit, WI · 1d