Orfordville News

From Daily News files 100, 50, 25 and 10 years ago Sept. 3, 1908 - One of the Beloit area's boldest horse thefts ever occurred when a team of ponies belonging to Askin & Green was hitched up and driven away ...

An Orfordville man was injured in a wreck at Wisconsin 92 and Fargo Road in the town of Springdale southeast of Mount Horeb early Wednesday.

It's another sign of the times. A small weekly newspaper that ran for nearly a century in southern Wisconsin has shut down.

But it still won't be easy. "It's a different job market now than what we experienced 10, 15, 20 years ago when someone was out of a job," said Bob Borremans, executive director of Southwest Wisconsin Workforce ...

George and Betty Stewart, owners of the Orfordville Journal and Footville News, published their last issue August 15.

She went from a comfortable, middle-class family income to supporting two sons on $11,000 a year.

From Daily News files 100, 50, 25 and 10 years ago Aug. 22, 1908 - Beloit College graduate Bradley Tyrrell, now manager of the Bradley Knitting Mill at Delavan, has invented a new knit muffler which has been ...

CHAVEZ, 37, of 428 Milton Ave., Janesville, at 6:03 p.m. Thursday on Creston Park Drive, Janesville.

A severe thunderstorm warning is issued for Rock County until 1:45 p.m. At 12:29, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing nickel size hail, and damaging winds ...

A 12-YEAR-OLD Janesville boy was reported to juvenile authorities at 3:45 p.m. Monday on charges of battery, criminal damage and disorderly conduct while armed.

Rock County District Attorney David O'Leary said he negotiated the agreement because his primary concern is making sure no strip club operates or re-opens at 402 W. Delavan Drive.

Public record for July 23, 2008

'Eunice' captures judges' hearts at Rock 4-H Fair By Hillary Gavan Daily News staff writer JANESVILLE - Eunice, a plump and sassy 8-year-old goat, was back to take the judges by storm this year.

The chief's contract is up Aug. 15, and the commission offered him the extended contract after its July 17 meeting, he said.

The chief's contract is up Aug. 15, and the commission offered him the extended contract after its July 17 meeting, he said.

Left-RSVP volunteers Alice Hessenauer and Roberta Woods judge barns' decorations from clubs attenting the Rock County 4-H Fair.

City Clerk Jean Wulf received a letter Friday from Jim and Rebecca Halbach relinquishing their adult entertainment license.

Evansville has gone full circle, at least for midseason, since rejoining Home Talent League baseball in 2005.

CALEB J. BOGLE, 18, of 302 Cherry Lane, Orfordville, at 3 p.m. Monday on a charge of substantial battery.

Screamin' MeeMees, 402 W. Delavan Drive, is the city's only strip club. Rebecca's attorney last month told the city liquor license advisory committee that the Halbachs would close the strip club if they ...