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Celebrate the Season at a Dazzling Event

Few towns have a state-of-the-art minor league baseball stadium like the Beloit Sky Carp’s ABC Supply Stadium, 217 Shirland Ave. Even fewer have one that doubles as an entertainment and event venue year-round, regardless of your interest in baseball. “That’s what we’re trying to do,” says Janine Idstein, event...

Beloit, WI · 1d

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Girls basketball preview: 2026-27 Cougars are an experienced, balanced bunch

Young players in key roles have been a staple in Janesville Craig’s girls basketball program in recent seasons, but that’s not the case this year. Seniors Abbie Claas, Ava Schaffner and Nevaeh Johnson have been on varsity since their freshman years — and at times they even found themselves in the starting lineup as freshmen. Junior Yana-Aaliyah Stevens led the Cougars in scoring as a sophomore and started as a freshman. Junior Adilynn Wellnitz was one of the Cougars’ go-to post players last season and senior Mara Gondreau provided shooting off the bench. While the Cougars dealt with youth and inexperience in the past, the team is brimming with upperclassmen — and that’s one of the reasons why Craig coach Kellan Schmidt is excited about her team this season. “I’m really excited about this group, and I’m really looking forward to this season,” Schmidt said. “I think it’s going to be a really exciting season. We return a lot of key components of what we’ve been building the last few years.” Stevens highlights the returning cast of characters. The junior guard has multiple Division I offers and was a Big Eight Co-Defensive Player of the Year and member of the

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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

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Traffic over I-90 will be reduced to one lane Friday for Riverside Boulevard bridge repairs

Traffic over I-90 will be reduced to one lane on Friday as crews work to conduct repairs to the Riverside Boulevard bridge.

Winnebago County, IL · 1d

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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.

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Boys basketball: Parker picked to finish seventh, Craig ninth in the Big Eight

The 2026-27 boys basketball season is right around the corner, and the upcoming season is already shaping up to be a wide open year, especially for the Big Eight Conference. Janesville Parker was ultimately picked to finish seventh while Janesville Craig was picked to finish ninth this season by Bound Wisconsin in their preseason conference preview series. Bound Wisconsin boys basketball staff writer Colton Wilson is reaching the conclusion of his preseason series of conference previews for the state of Wisconsin. Each preview includes projected 2026-27 standings, a sleeper team to watch out for, top players to watch as well as conference break out candidates. Parker enters its 2026-27 season with a senior-loaded team, something that will be a huge plus and advantage for the Vikings in an already difficult conference. Javonte Johnson, who was labeled as a player to watch by the outlet heading into the season, is one of the several returners primed to make a jump up this year. The Vikings faced some tough sledding last season, finishing 4-21 (1-17 Big Eight) and last place in the league. However, their returning senior talent and particularly Javonte Johnson’s 14.6 points/game and 7.9 rebounds/game have Parker poised to leap

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Girls basketball: Local teams pop up in Bound Wisconsin Preseason Top 10s

Bound Wisconsin officially released its Preseason Top 10 rankings and honorable mentions for all five divisions, and several area high schools were amongst those recognized by the outlet. Edgerton, Janesville Craig and Milton were each mentioned for their respective divisions. The Crimson Tide were the only team to actually crack the outlet’s top 10 with the Tiders coming in at No. 8 in the Division 3 rankings. Craig and Milton were both listed as honorable mentions in their preseason rankings for Division 1 and Division 2, respectively. Edgerton is a year removed from one of the best girls basketball seasons in school history in which the Crimson Tide won a total of 25 games and reached the WIAA Sectional Finals. While Edgerton lost the scoring production of Gracee Langer and Marti Rebman, the Tide bring back Claudia Jenny, Jolia Schlag and Brooke Kahl, setting the stage for the team to potentially run it back this winter. Tuesday, November 17 marks the season-opener for the Crimson Tide as Edgerton is set to play host to Fall River at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars are another team that has brought back a wealth of experience with Craig losing virtually zero production to graduation.

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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 .

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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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South Beloit looks to continue playoff run against Meridian Hawks

South Beloit's football team is one win away from the I8FA state championship. This is the furthest the team has ever been since joining the I8FA, but they know the road only gets tougher.

South Beloit, IL · 1d

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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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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 · 3d

Beloit Daily News

Turner girls set to take on new look

BELOIT — Here’s a piece of free advice for those attending any early-season Beloit Turner girls basketball game: If available, make sure to take that roster sheet when purchasing a ticket. That’s because the Trojan girls have only a few key contributors from last year’s team that was 18-9 overall and 11-4 in Rock Valley Conference play. First and foremost is Kennedy Cash-Crall, who averaged 11.5 points per game, the second-most on the team. Turner coach Nick Faralli said that Cash-Crall’s ability as a sharpshooter will help other areas of her game. “The challenge for Kennedy this year is to be able to score at all three levels,” Faralli said. “In the past couple of years, we’ve known that we were going to get volume threes that we got because of inside-out with the presence we had inside the last couple of years. “She’s going to have to do some work inside, and she’s going to have to get to the free throw line, which will be the result of what she does inside. Quite honestly, it’s going to be up to us coaches to make sure we are creating quality shots on the outside for her, and then it’s

Beloit, WI · 2d

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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...

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Roscoe Community Market - Indoor Edition

ROSCOE COMMUNITY MARKET – WINTER EDITION. The Roscoe Community Market isn’t ending when the temperatures drop — we’re moving INDOORS!. Join us at the Roscoe Township Community Center on Hononegah Road for our Winter Edition and continue supporting the incredible small businesses, makers, artisans, and vendors in our community all winter long.

Roscoe, IL · 1d

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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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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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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.

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Marian NCAA men’s hockey pulls away late from Beloit

Arian University NCAA men’s hockey (2-1-1, 0-0-0 NCHA) scored five unanswered goals in a 5-1 victory over Beloit. After a slow start without much action, Beloit was able to strike first 7:41 into the opening period. It proved to be the only goal of the opening period. Nuuti Kennilä...

Beloit, WI · 1d

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