JANESVILLE How to best budget and spend Rock County taxpayer dollars, and next steps for the county-owned Rock Haven nursing home, are some …
Amid critical conversations about a data center, housing and other next steps for the Janesville, in a period of renewal nearly two decades af…
Guiding the School District of Janesville, as a member of the school board, may never have been more complicated, nor as consequential.
Local teens have been raising their voices and speaking with their feet recently in opposition to ICE actions theyve seen on the national news.
Citizen furor in recent months over a proposed data center on Janesvilles former GM site, and a related grassroots revolt in the form of a di…
At every level of government, but especially locally where we see the most immediate impact of good and poor decision making by elected offici…
Ask any Rock County-area church or nonprofit organization that supports those facing food or housing insecurity, who are in financial crisis o…
The prospect of starting over on the GM/JATCO site is happening amid broader fresh momentum on Janesvilles southside.
The Janesville City Council has, of late, been headed down a divisive path.
When the Schnucks grocery store in the Creston Park Shopping Center off Milton Avenue closes on Sept. 21, its unlikely another full-service …
Faced with a far-reaching decision, a community best moves forward with three things: complete and credible information, broad local input wit…
Theres a lot of summer left in Wisconsin, and autumn in our state is also a beautiful time to get out into nature.
A companys internal decisions about pay, from the CEO down to rank-and-file union workers, are complicated. Building security conversations a…
The right to peacefully protest is a bedrock of our U.S. constitution, state law and local ordinances.
What value do we place, here in Rock County, on lives saved because someone heard and heeded an outdoor warning siren in a tornado or damaging…
Milton Avenue, from Mount Zion Avenue northward to Humes Road, is a product of its time, rapidly built out in the 1970s and 1980s, spurred by …
Closing in on a century since its building on Dodge Street opened in 1926, and 135 years since the organization was founded in Janesville in 1…
Janesville has a lot of people who humbly make a difference. Their grounded leadership deeply drives the trajectory of the community, and they…
Across Wisconsin, other cities Janesvilles size and larger have figured out, in some cases decades ago, that rejuvenating a historic downtown…
Fifty-five years ago this week, the first Earth Day was organized by then-U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson, of Wisconsin, as a rallying cry for stewar…
In a year marked so far by unprecedented national uncertainty, federal funding for nonprofits that serve our most vulnerable people is in deep…
From the citys long-term vision for redeveloping the GM site, to a zoning and subdivision code rewrite that has far-reaching implications for…
In the race for Janesville School Board on April 1, six candidates have positioned themselves to lead a school district thats not perfect b…
Since the release in November of the School District of Janesvilles 2023-24 state report card, district administration, the school board and …
At unscripted, in-person town hall meetings across the country in recent days, Republican members of Congress have faced voter questions about…
Wisconsin Democrats are again proposing to provide free lunch and breakfast to all children in the state. The idea has repeatedly come up and …
As members of this community ourselves, we love serving you, and we are committed to bringing you the news that helps you stay informed and th…
This past Saturday night, the first tornado to hit the city of Janesville in more than three decades activated all the emergency response plan…
For Janesville School Board, The 69蹤獲 endorses Greg Ardrey, Elizabeth Paull and Colton Measner.
In the April 2 election for Janesville City Council, The 69蹤獲 endorses Paul Williams, Aaron Burdick and Larry Squire.
The November presidential election is already rocketing toward the summer conventions. Legislative and congressional races will ramp up soon. …
Youd be hard-pressed to find anyone in Janesville who believes the former General Motors site on the city's south side should remain as-is, a…
In Janesville and communities across the U.S., local businesses and their hometown newspapers have long had a symbiotic relationship. Each ser…
The delayed investigation into Lemkes death is a stark local reminder of the need to adequately staff state crime labs, so criminal investiga…
This past week at the Rock County 4-H Fair there were pig and duck races, carnival rides, funnel cakes, and the chance for local kids to show …
Here in Janesville, its time to allow a COVID-19 city policy change that since 2020 has greatly expedited the approval process for downtown s…
The Rock County Board has devoted a considerable amount of time this spring and early summer to debating and voting on social issue declarations.
Today, we welcome three new community members to The 69蹤獲 Editorial Board and thank three community members who recently wrapped up six mon…
Childrens museums have a demonstrated value far beyond play-based cognitive and motor skill development.
The 69蹤獲 has a lot of dedicated writers of letters to the editor. In the past calendar year, youve sent us more than 550 letters.
City council members represent Janesville at large. And so, in making endorsements in the April 4 election, The 69蹤獲s Editorial Board gave…
We urge school district residents in Milton, Beloit and around the state to vote yes on operating referendums this April. And then to ca…
For more than a decade, set alongside other Wisconsin counties, Rock County hasnt appeared a particularly healthy place to live.
During Black History Month, lets learn alongside each other. And lets keep that going when February is through.
TAGOS stands for Tailoring Academics to Guide our Students. It was founded in 2007 as a place where at-risk kids, some formerly expelled or in…
The Janesville City Council needs to hear directly from the public before advancing plans for the Woodmans Sports and Convention Center, but …
Children should be protected from checking out material theyre not ready for. But, wed argue, there are better ways to do that than removing…
There are pressing issues that need attention, and were looking to the legislature and executive branch of state government to come to togeth…
As we close out 2022, and look ahead to 2023, there is much to be thankful for here in Janesville.
Looking ahead, 2024 and 2025 could be a changing story. Some things ahead, that we're keeping an eye on, could affect city, county and school …
As the races emerge, this is a good time to appreciate the commitment of local elected officials, both those now seated and those who will be …
As you consider supporting them as part of your holiday giving recognizing that they appreciate any size gift its a good moment to reflec…
There was a time when Janesville residents counted on small local businesses to provide all they needed to subsist. Businesses, in turn, enjoy…
This weeks first snowfall of the season is a good time to reflect on those who will need help locally this winter finding a warm place to sle…
There have, for a while now, been calls to loosen those state reins, and to reinstate more local control over local budgets. The assumption is…
The 69蹤獲 Editorial Board has decided not to endorse candidates in November sheriff, state and national races.
Mark Freitag was hired as Janesvilles city manager in 2013 based on years of demonstrated leadership as an Army colonel. The city council fel…
Given a series of recent instances in which the release of information has had to be forced by The 69蹤獲, the city of Janesville might benef…
People of Latino backgrounds have been settling in Janesville and in the broader Rock County area for decades.
Wisconsin is preparing for an upsurge in the usage of vehicles, whose owners will need to periodically stop and charge along state roadways. L…
If were realistic, a Rock County passenger rail stop isnt something most of us are likely to again see in our lifetime. That doesnt mean a …
Schools cant and shouldnt be expected to do everything. But we hope recent strides in SEL and student mental health will continue, amid …
Here in Janesville, the 140,000-square-foot Woodmans Sports & Convention Center may yet rise at the site of a former Sears store at the U…
Today, we welcome back a part of The 69蹤獲s Opinion Page thats been missing for more than a year. We're announcing the seating of a new 8-…
The reasons elected officials leave office before their terms endillness, family obligations or opportunities to run for higher officematter…
Janesvilles business community was dealt a terrible blow by the untimely death this week of Michael Osborne from injuries he sustained in a m…
Businesses on North Main Street dont like it, and Janesville Farmers Market leaders dont want it, but moving the farmers market 800 feet to …
The 69蹤獲 Editorial Board endorses Greg Ardrey and challengers John Hanewall and Elizabeth Paull for Janesville School Board.
With four seats open on the city council, there are not only more than enough candidates to form a race, but all six of the candidates are good.
Even though they arent saying the state is making vaccine available to almost every Wisconsin adult, thats what the governor and his advisor…
Janesville and the city of Milton should press ahead.
Health officials nationwide warned this summer about the potential for a twindemic of flu and COVID-19 that would have been catastrophic to …
If we dont know what gerrymandering looks like, the Peoples Maps Commission will do its best to make it clear.
Rock Haven administrators were getting lots of heat for their vaccination policy, but remarkably the county board with its action Jan. 28 mana…
The Janesville City Council did the right thing Monday when it eliminated the citys quota on class A liquor licenses.
Even if youre not a fan of the Trump administration, you have to appreciate the small miracle delivered by Operation Warp Speed of helping ma…
The Janesville City Council is considering creating a transportation utility that would collect fees based on the number of vehicle trips take…
The public needs relief not everyone, just the minority who've experienced the pandemic most acutely.
Believe it or not, it appears the Monterey Hotel soon will be filled with people again.
Like the town folk in the beloved Dr. Seuss book, people here arent letting COVID steal Christmas. On the contrary, generosity and the holida…