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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 […]

 
 

Clinton Homestyle Car Show draws a crowd

Clinton Homestyle Car Show draws a crowd

Clinton Homestyle Car Show draws a crowd Complied by Amy Cushing Editor The Clinton Homestyle Car Show on July 29, presented by Wrenchlife and Traffic Jams Speed Shop, drew a large crowd to view all the vintage cars that gathered for the day to show off their beautiful old-school rides […]

 
 

‘Saturday with Fat Daddy’ at Traffic Jams, featuring Mark Hagstom

'Saturday with Fat Daddy' at Traffic Jams, featuring Mark Hagstom

‘Saturday with Fat Daddy’ at Traffic Jams Wisconsin pinstripe artist Mark Hagstrom shows off his talent at the shop as well as nationally Complied by Amy Cushing Editor On July 22, Traffic James Speed Shop in Clinton, which is owned by Robert Yonkee, hosted “Saturday with Fat Daddy,” where pinstripe […]

 
 

Clinton Homestyle Car Show is July 29

Clinton Homestyle Car Show is July 29

Clinton Homestyle Car Show is July 29 Presented by Wrenchlife and Traffic Jams Speed Shop It’s summertime, the weather is hot… and there are classic cars hitting the streets to find an event that they can participate in and show off to the masses. Cars that slept all winter, covered […]

 
 

Exploring country art through photos

Exploring country art through photos

Exploring country art through photos Patty Van Stone puts her heart into a photographic journal of Rock County barn quilts By Amy Cushing Editor Ten years ago, Patty Van Stone moved to Clinton and discovered something beautiful on the way: barn quilts. She spotted the quilts all around the area […]

 
 

Pedestrian killed by hit and run motorist

On Saturday, Nov. 17, at approximately 12:11 a.m., Deputies from the Rock County Sherriff’s Office, along with Evansville Police, Fire & EMS, responded to N. CTH M between Elaine Drive and Hill Drive in Union Township for a male subject lying in the middle of N CTH M. The reporting […]

 
 

Clinton man charged with 8th Offense Felony OWI

Clinton man charged with 8th Offense Felony OWI

On Aug. 4, at approximately 2:06 a.m., deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of N I-43 and E. Hart Road in the Town of Turtle, for a check welfare on two individuals standing near the round-a-bout with no vehicles present. Deputies made contact with, […]

 
 

Community invited to Tallman Arts Festival

Community invited to Tallman Arts Festival

The 61st Annual Tallman Arts Festival will take place on Sunday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the RCHS campus.

 
 

2018 Meat Products Contest Champions announced

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Clinton Topper
Meat product contest judges (from left): Mark Schafer (Richelieu Foods; Beaver Dam, Wis.); Adam Borger (Food Research Institute, University
of Wisconsin; Madison, Wis.); Duane Bunting (Retired, Sentry Foods; Dousman, Wis.); Megan McGough (Kerry Ingredients; Beloit,
Wis.); Tim Lorang (Tyson Prepared Foods; Jefferson, Wis.); and Terry Timm (Retired, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Appleton, Wis.).

Grand Champion, 1st Reserve Champion and 2nd Reserve Champion to be sold during the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction, benefitting Wisconsin 4-H Youth