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Local grant funds help CCHS launch tuckpointing campaign

Local grant funds help CCHS launch tuckpointing campaign

Local grant funds help CCHS launch tuckpointing campaign Clinton Community Historical Society (CCHS) recently received $600 from the Stateline Community Foundation and $2,500 from the Milton-based Carrie Jacob’s Bond Questors to help partially pay for tuckpointing repairs to the Cobblestone House. Professional tuckpointing is a labor-intensive job. Tuckpointing is a […]

 
 

Team 2×4 advances to post-season competition for third year in a row

Team 2×4 advances to post-season competition for third year in a row

Team 2×4 advances to post-season competition for third year in a row For the third year in a row Team 2×4, a middle school robotics team made up of local students, has returned from the Wisconsin State Championship with a bid to a post-season tournament, the American Robotics Open This […]

 
 

Turtle TEK success continues with Thumb Wars and Battle of Brookfield

Turtle TEK success continues with Thumb Wars and Battle of Brookfield

Turtle TEK success continues with Thumb Wars and Battle of Brookfield Turtle TEK, a local high school FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team, has had continued success at two recent competitions – Thumb Wars in New Berlin and the Battle of Brookfield in Brookfield. These are in addition to their […]

 
 

Tornado strikes near Evansville on Feb. 8

Tornado strikes near Evansville on Feb. 8

Tornado strikes near Evansville on Feb. 8 Compiled by Jodie Seibert  |  Editorial Coordinator A tornado touched down in Wisconsin near Evansville on Feb. 8. It was the first ever tornado recorded for the state in the month of February. The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado was spotted […]

 
 

K’s Championship Scratch Tournament held at Cougar Lanes

K’s Championship Scratch Tournament held at Cougar Lanes

TK’s Championship Scratch Tournament held at Cougar Lanes Payton Nabak rolled back-to-back 300 games On Jan. 27 and 28, Cougar Lanes in Clinton hosted their 4th annual TK’s Championship Scratch Bowling Tournament, having sponsored it along with Big Radio. 99 bowlers over two shifts on Jan. 27 competed to qualify […]

 
 

Welty Environmental Center hosts 16th Maple Sugar Fest

Welty Environmental Center hosts 16th Maple Sugar Fest

Welty Environmental Center hosts 16th Maple Sugar Fest Get ready for the sap to flow and the syrup to boil! Welty is hosting its 16th Maple Sugar Fest on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 8 a.m. to noon at Big Hill Center, located at 1201 Big Hill Court in Beloit. The […]

 
 

Robotics team advances to Wisconsin State Championship

Robotics team advances to Wisconsin State Championship

Local high school robotics team advances to Wisconsin State Championship March Turtle TEK, a second year locally-based FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, was recently selected as one of 25 teams to advance to the Wisconsin State Championship, which will be held on Saturday, March 2, at the Milwaukee School of […]

 
 

Turtleville Bridge replacement update

Turtleville Bridge replacement update

Turtleville Bridge replacement update Rock County and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) are working together on a project that involves replacing the Turtleville Iron Bridge (also known as the Lather Road Bridge) in the Town of Turtle with a modern bridge. The Turtleville Iron Bridge is a significant remnant […]

 
 

Pin-up Girl in the making

Pin-up Girl in the making

Pin-Up girl in the making Complied by Amy Cushing Editor Featured in a photo in the front page story of The Clinton Topper’s Aug. 17 issue, sweet little Molly Swiatlowski, a soon to be 11-year-old from Darien that attends Clinton Elementary School, has found what she says she’s been waiting […]

 
 

Car show boasted a Pin-Up Girls Contest

Car show boasted a Pin-Up Girls Contest

Car show boasted a Pin-Up Girls Contest Complied by Amy Cushing Editor The Clinton Homestyle Car Show, hosted by Traffic Jams of Clinton and Wrenchlife on July 29, featured a unique event for the area – a Pin-Up Girls Contest. Held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the contest presented […]