JANESVILLE – Student speaker Lilly Bailey said the first word that comes to her mind about the Parker High School Class of 2025 is "relentless."
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JANESVILLE — The Janesville Morning Rotary Club's 25th annual Pie Ride is coming up next Saturday, June 14.
JANESVILLE -- Sundays afternoons will be filled with music starting in May at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville.
Parker High School's Class of 2025 collected their diplomas at Monterey Stadium in Janesville Friday, June 6, 2025.
JANESVILLE – The Janesville City Council is set to take action on a proposed addition to Prairie Wood Estates on the city's northeast side.
MILTON — Milton freshman pitcher and first baseman, Ben Schultz, split time on the junior varsity and varsity roster this season.
LAKE MILLS — Olin Zellmer's RBI single in the fifth inning put seventh-seeded Edgerton ahead to stay en route to a 6-2 victory over third-seeded Lakeside Lutheran in a WIAA Division 2 baseball regional final at LLHS on Thursday.
LAKE GENEVA — No. 4-seeded Lake Geneva Badger got the better of No. 5-seeded Janesville Craig, winning 7-2 at Badger High School on Thursday in a WIAA Division 1, sectional 5 regional game.
OREGON — Milton scored five runs in the top of the seventh, but Oregon answered with three runs of their own, then won in 11 innings on Rachel Cook's run-scoring single to defeat the Red Hawks, 8-7, to win Sectional 5 and advance to next week's WIAA Division 1 state softball tournament in Madison.
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JANESVILLE – The Janesville Renaissance Faire is Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, from 10 a.m to 6 p.m each day at Traxler Park in Janesville.
More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest book covers the period of time that nearly led to its disintegration.
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Lakeside Lutheran High School Class of 2025 graduates toss their caps at the end of the gradation ceremony on May 24, 2025 in Lake Mills. See related story and photos.
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JANESVILLE – The Janesville Police Department is among about 30 law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin who will have Milwaukee Brewer trading card prints for officers to distribute in June.
JANESVILLE -- Forward Janesville has received a Communications Excellence award from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
EVANSVILLE — The Evansville Education Foundation is hosting its Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Friday, June 13, 2025 at Emma’s Table, 104 W. Main St., in Evansville.
JANESVILLE -- Janesville's fifth-annual Garden Tour is coming on June 22, with proceeds helping to maintain the historic Janesville Women's Club Building.
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