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Waukesha County to charge entry fee at Retzer Nature Center in 2027

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A daily permit will cost $7 per vehicle at Retzer Nature Center in 2027, and an annual membership will cost $40 for most people and $20 for seniors, Waukesha County announced on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The annual membership will also cover the county's nine parks.

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Brew City Buzz, Events Happening Nov. 12-Nov.18, 2026

Visitors explore at at the Milwaukee Art Museum (2026). The Oconomowoc retailer hosts the Middleton-based author to discuss Flood Waters Rising, the latest—the 12th—of her Chloe Ellefson mystery novels, and sign copies of it. The free 90-miute event begins at 6 p.m., and the necessary reservation to attend may be made through tinyurl.com/3ff5j7nm.

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DORA had a successful 6 months of operation

JANESVILLE —As the warm season begins to shift to a chillier time, board members of Janesville’s downtown Business Improvement District say that the downtown’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment area, or DORA, was successful. The BID looks to submit the outdoor cocktail pilot program it started this year for consideration as a permanent ordinance. This May, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that established the boundaries of the DORA, where people would be permitted to drink alcohol outdoors along downtown sidewalks. The only change made in the BID’s updated ordinance proposal was to the operational hours of the DORA, crimping its hours from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 7 days a week, to noon-10 p.m. every day. The DORA boundaries, according to a map provided by the organizers, encompass most of the central downtown area, also known as downtown’s entertainment district. The map shows highlighted streets that would be part of the DORA area, including North and South Main streets; East and West Milwaukee streets; parts of North Franklin and South Jackson streets; and blocks of West Court and River streets along the riverfront. The DORA also encompasses the town square where the farmers market and other public events are held. At Tuesday

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Morning Bloom a new breakfast restaurant in the former Sweet Berry location to open

JANESVILLE— A new brunch restaurant, Morning Bloom, is preparing to open in the former Pearl of the Orient and Sweet Berry location, bringing another breakfast and brunch option to the area after Sweet Berry closed just three months after opening. The Alcohol licensing committee Tuesday morning, the committee unanimously recommended a positive approval to the city council for the restaurant's license. Bardil Ahmedi, the new restaurant owner, is opening a similar restaurant that will operate every day from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. The building at 2701 Milton Ave. housed Pearl of the Orient from late 2022 until early 2024. Rio Brazilian Steakhouse then planned to move into space, but backed out last year. Former owner Tommy Nguyen’s mother Xinh Le owned Sweet Berry. His mom has been the landlord for a building that houses Riverside Family restaurant in Rockford, Ill. Last year, Le had the idea to open a restaurant of her own in Janesville, and the idea blossomed from there. After purchasing the building, they repainted its exterior, repaved the parking lot, cleaned inside and constructed a bakery area that will serve as a mini-café serving items such as pastries, coffee and tea. In October the restaurant abruptly

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Stoughton Community Calendar: Nov. 12-22

Time, date, location subject to change. Virtual Author Visit: Native American and Mexican Cooking with Chef Pyet DeSpain. Prepare your palate for a vibrant culinary journey with star chef Pyet DeSpain, the inaugural winner of Gordon Ramsay’s hit television competition Next Level Chef, as she presents her debut cookbook, Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking. Register, submit questions for the author in advance, or view the presentation or recording of this free program at libraryc.org/stoughtonpubliclibrary/219712.

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Football: Four area athletes announced to WFCA All-Region Teams

The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association revealed its 2026 All-Region Teams this week, and a total of four athletes from area high schools were amongst those recognized. Janesville Craig’s Keyon’Dre Thornton and Malachi Schoonover, Evansville’s Harker Larsen and Edgerton’s Eli Kittleson each received spots on the list of the WFCA’s All-Region honorees. There are a total of eight regions at the 11-player level, four Large School regions and four Small School regions. Schoonover and Thornton were both honored in Region 4 of the Large Division, while Larsen and Kittleson were members of Region 4 of the Small Division. Thornton wrapped up his senior season for the Cougars by having a career year, logging team-highs in receptions (54) and receiving yards (865) while tying for the team best in touchdowns with nine. Thornton averaged six catches, 96.1 receiving yards and one TD per game over the course of the season. WR2 for Craig also made his way onto the All-Region list, as Schoonover finished right behind or equal to Thornton in every stat category. The junior wideout brought in 45 receptions for 855 yards and nine TDs this season, averaging five catches for 95 yards and a score per game. Evansville’s Larsen

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McFarland grows by nearly 400 residents following annexation vote

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. McFarland’s Village Board voted unanimously Tuesday to annex the April Hills subdivision in the town of Blooming Grove on the village’s border with Madison.

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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

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Baseball: Matt Buhrow set to lead Edgerton's baseball team as new head coach

Since 1963, Edgerton High School has had just two baseball coaches lead the team each spring. That’s about to get bumped up to three. Matt Buhrow was hired in August as Edgerton’s new head baseball coach. Buhrow had just gotten home from a trip with his wife — he visited the Detroit Tigers’, Cincinnati Reds’ and Pittsburgh Pirates’ ballparks — when Edgerton athletic director Justin Fowlkes informed him he’d be the team’s new coach. Buhrow graduated from Edgerton and played under Mike Gregory, who retired from coaching baseball this past season after 45 years. Buhrow played four years of college baseball and coached at Carroll University, Ripon College, UW-Platteville and Concordia University (Mich.). After all those stops, Gregory asked Buhrow to join Edgerton’s coaching staff ahead of the 2021 season. Buhrow said it’s exciting to be able to take the reins and continue the tradition that Edgerton baseball is. “There’s really no words to describe taking over a program after Coach Gregory,” Buhrow said. “Playing for him, we had a ton of success. To follow in those footsteps, it’s going to be difficult.” Gregory took over as the Crimson Tide’s varsity baseball coach in 1989. Ron Greene held the position

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11/10/26 Janesville City Council Meeting Recap

City Council member Josh Erdman joins the show with a recap of last night's Janesville City Council meeting. WCLO is headed to the land of Leprechaun legends and this segment features all the reasons you’ll want to come along. Listeners may know of Jason Stubbs from his local appearances at ChiliMania or most recently at The Sunset Bar and Grill on Lake Koshkonong on November 7th. Jason introduces us to more of the reasons you’ll want to join us on our Ireland Adventure and also introduces us to his own craft blend of Irish Whisky. Siobhan returns with more “must see” Ireland attractions and then our Tour Operator Representative will be in to highlight the special details of our trip!! Join the fun of our Ireland Group trip. Start here for the details and make your reservations soon:

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Milton students volunteer at Rock Haven on Veterans Day

JANESVILLE — Students in the Milton Achieve alternative program met with veterans and made them gift bags at Rock Haven Wednesday. The trip to the county-owned nursing home was part of a Veterans Day celebration. The gift bags included candy, chips, socks, soda, a lanyard and a gift certificate to the Hard Rock Canteen, a gift shop at Rock Haven. Formerly known as MECAS, the Milton Achieve program is a mixture of academic programming with character building, career-related experiences and community services. Some students didn’t necessarily thrive in the traditional classroom setting, with many either needing a smaller learning environment or a space to catch up in credits. It’s open to juniors and seniors. Students volunteer at Rock Haven as a part of Milton Achieve twice a month. However, Veterans Day is a special day for the program. Kim Helgestad, the lead Milton Achieve teacher, picked Veterans Day as the only day in November the students will be at Rock Haven. “The goal out of today is to get them out in the community so they can hear about the military stories. Ultimately, the goal is to expose any students to what is going on in the real world. Teenagers

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Boys golf: Milton's Kade Wieland officially signs with Wisconsin

MILTON — Wednesday marked National Signing Day for most high school athletes around the country, and amongst those signing the dotted line was Milton standout Kade Wieland. Wieland, the top-ranked golfer for the state of Wisconsin’s Class of 2027, has been verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin since last fall. Wednesday finally allowed the senior to officially sign on as a member of the Badger recruiting class for the 2027-28 season, marking one year to the day since Wieland had verbally committed to the Badgers. “We are beyond excited to welcome Kade to the Badger family,” Mike Wilson, head coach of the Wisconsin men’s golf team said on Wednesday. “Kade is one of the best junior golfers that the state of Wisconsin has ever produced, and one of the top juniors in the country. We cannot wait for him to showcase his talents with us next year, and we look forward to watching him grow as a Badger.” Wieland is a multi-time Wisconsin State Player of the Year by both the Wisconsin PGA and Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin. As a junior the Milton Red Hawk finished as the WIAA Division 1 State Runner Up individually, and the year

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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

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4 Seasons Mini Golf indoor course opens at Uptown Janesville mall

JANESVILLE — Just outside the Kohl’s store at Uptown Janesville mall, you’ll find a tortoise and a hare. You’ll find a glowing frozen lake. And you’ll find an animatronic dragon “melting” a glasslike section of carpet with his flaming breath. It’s your job to putt a neon-colored golf ball through all those obstacles en route to breaking par. 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 is a structural steel foreman who is used to building towers and stadiums. He’s not nearly as experienced in designing 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 scouted out several retail and commercial buildings, but he said it was “very difficult” to find a tenant interested in leasing

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