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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, 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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
MARK HOFSTROM Mark Thor Hofstrom, 63, of Rockton, Illinois, died Oct. 28, 2022 in Shopiere. He was born Oct. 9, 1959, to Juanita (Larson) Hofstrom and the late Norman Thor Hofstrom in Beloit. Mark graduated from Clinton High School, class of 1978, where he played football and participated in the […]
JUANITA HOFSTROM Juanita Yvonne (Larson) Hofstrom, 85, of Clinton, died April 29, 2023, in Clinton. She was born Oct. 8, 1937, to Mary Ethel (Fair) Larson and Leslie Larson. Juanita graduated from North Boone High School, class of 1955. She held a Bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University and a […]
JOAN WAITE Joan M. Waite, 90, of Clinton died Sept. 14, 2023, in her home with family. She was born May 20, 1933, to Frederick and Margaret (Carlin) Feirn in Chicago. The family, including her brothers, Terrance, Fred, and Conrad, lived in Chicago until 1945 when they moved back to […]
