Kylie Balk-Yaatenen

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kylie Balk-Yaatenen

JANESVILLE - Local artist and life coach Lizzie Menz is on a mission to help people rediscover their creativity and reduce stress, using art as a tool to quiet the mind and heal from within. Menz began painting at age 50, and readily admits this was not where she once envisioned her life going. Schooled at ITT Technical Institute in San Diego, Calif., for mechanical drafting, she was also passionate about aviation and once dreamed about being an airplane pilot or aircraft mechanic.

1 week ago | hngnews.com | Kylie Balk-Yaatenen

JANESVILLE — Library directors in Janesville and Milton are expressing grave concern about an executive order recently issued by President Donald Trump, eliminating the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

1 week ago | hngnews.com | Kylie Balk-Yaatenen

JANESVILLE — The Rock County Board chose to not take up discussion on April 10 about eliminating a policy that now allows it to make charitable contributions to local nonprofits via its annual budget. It followed a decision on April 7 by the county board’s staff committee to postpone discussion on the policy. kAm%96 >2EE6C H2D E2<6? @77 E96 4@F?EJ 3@2C5’D 286?52]k^AmkAm%96 ?6IE 4@F?EJ 3@2C5 >66E:?8 :D %9FCD52J[ pAC:= ac 2E e A]>] 2E E96 #@4< r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6[ d` $] |2:? $E]k^AmkAm%96 (:D4@?D:?

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kylie Balk-Yaatenen

By KYLIE BALK-YAATENEN [email protected] JANESVILLE - The Janesville City Council has new members and new leadership - and a green light to offer $3.85 million to buy the former Janesville General Motors and JATCO sites and several other remaining adjacent properties. The city previously struck purchase deals on two other properties adjacent to the former GM site, with those totaling $418,000.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kylie Balk-Yaatenen

By KYLIE BALK-YAATENEN [email protected] MILTON - Three Milton Common Council members and a new mayor were sworn in Tuesday night. Derek Henze, Molly Budlong and Sharla Walker took their oaths of office as council members. Walker is an incumbent; Henze and Budlong were elected April 1 to their first terms on the council.