The Clinton Topper

Ground Hogs Day was wrong

By Scott Cernek HARVEST HILLS CHURCH When I was walking through Farm and Fleet the other day and I noticed that the garden seeds are out already, and not just a small display, there was a huge area devoted to growing every vegetable a person could imagine. Later that day […]

 
 

Get your house prepared for accidental poisoning

By Chief John Rindfleisch CLINTON FD It’s spring and time to clean out the garage, basement, and storage shed. We need to be careful when handling these poisons and store them properly. When throwing away items you don’t need any more make sure to dispose of them safely. Let’s go […]

 
 

Village approved bond sale, repairing streets, sewer, parks, public grounds

By Mary Ann Inman REPORTER Village President, Connie Tracy called the meeting to order on Monday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Board Trustees present were: Ron Torkilson, Art Bushue, Dennis Nielson, Jeanette Troha, Dina Knibbs, and Administrator/Police Chief Dave Hooker. Absent was Sonja Capes. Village Engineer Tim Kien-baum, Treasurer Clerk […]

 
 

Janesville man arrested for felony 4th offense OWI

Janesville man arrested for felony 4th offense OWI

On Feb. 19, at approx-imately 10 p.m. Rock County Sheriff’s Deputies and Clinton Fire and EMS were dispatched to S. Cemetery Road, south of E. USH 14 in Emerald Grove for a single vehicle traffic accident with airbag deployment. The investigation showed a vehicle driven by Kevin Hoblit, 50 years […]

 
 

2/23/17 Clinton Classifieds

2/23/17 Clinton Classifieds

[ilink style=”download”]Download[/ilink] Click the link above to access the the latest classifieds section Classified Ads The Clinton Topper is a weekly newspaper, published on Wednesdays. To submit your classified ad for the print version of The Clinton Topper, please call 815-877-4044.

 
 

Clinton School District names Employee of the Month

Clinton School District names Employee of the Month

This month’s recipient for Staff Member of the Month is Emily Fleming. Emily was nominated by a co-worker that shared these words describing Emily: “I can’t even begin to tell you all the ways that Emily has helped me this week when my class needed to be relocated due to […]

 
 

JUDITH L. GIDDINGS. 75

JUDITH L. GIDDINGS. 75

Judie Giddings, 75, of Beloit, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 at Beloit Memorial Hospital. Judie was born Aug. 9, 1941 to the late Donald and Velma (Townsend) Usher in Beloit. Judie graduated from Clear Lake Iowa High School, class of 1959. She had been employed by the Clinton School […]

 
 

ROBERT R. LARSEN. 85

ROBERT R. LARSEN. 85

Robert “Bob” Larsen, 85, of Janesville, Wis. died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at Agrace Hospice in Janesville surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 20, 1931 to the late Roy W. and Rosie (Schultz) Larsen in Beloit. Bob attended grade school at Hickory Grove School in Bradford Township and […]

 
 

Memories of Wonderful Teachers

I was driving by the old Clinton Middle School the other day and suddenly a flood of memories came back to my mind. They took me all the way back to my first day of teaching here in Clinton way back in the fall of 1990. Bob Jensen who was […]

 
 

Eating a healthy diet can help your heart stay healthy

By Chief John Rindfleish CLINTON FIRE CHIEF In a continuation from last week, we need to look at more factors to having a healthy heart. Eating a healthy diet can reduce your risk of heart disease. A diet rich in fruits, vege-tables and whole grains can help protect your heart. […]