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After wet spring, Illinois farmers race to get crops planted |
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Written by Ian Gronau/Stateline News
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Friday, 03 May 2013 11:32 |
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Rockton, Ill., farmer Gary Shedd surveys his fields as storm clouds gather in the background. The wet spring may have solved the drought problem, but it has put farmers behind in planting. Terry Mayer/staff
ROCKTON — Rockton farmer Gary Shedd hasn’t planted his corn this late in 35 years.
“Last year, I planted on the 11th of April, but I’ve always planted every year by this time,” Shedd said last week as heavy clouds rolled up behind him. “I could probably plant tomorrow if it doesn’t rain.”
Persistent winter temperatures, late frost and saturated topsoil have been keeping Shedd out of his fields longer than he would have liked.
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2013 11:40 |
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Rural Rockton couple injured in home invasion |
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Written by Stateline News staff
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Friday, 03 May 2013 08:47 |
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ROCKTON -- Police are investigating a home invasion May 2 on Favor Road near Rockton.
Investigators say the residents arrived home about 6 p.m. to discover two burglars inside. The burglars attacked the couple who were transported to a Rockford hospital with injuries.
"This is a secluded, rural area obviously" Dep. Chief Dominic Iasparro of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office told a Rockford TV station. "There's not much traffic so we are making contact with the closest residents as well to see if anybody observed anything."
Investigators described the robbers as black men in the 20s. They may be driving a brown mid-sized car similar to a Pontiac Grand Prix or Grand AM.
The attack was the second home invasion in Winnebago County in a week. A week earlier, police reported a home invasion on Rockford's northwest side. |
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Ryan pushes immigration reform in this week's listening sessions |
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Written by Dennis Hines/Janesville Messenger
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 14:24 |
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Rep. Paul Ryan listens to a questioner April 30, 2013 during a listening session in Elkhorn. Terry Mayer/staff.
JANESVILLE — Immigration reform, tax reform and the federal budget were some of the issues that Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, talked about during a listening sessions last week in Elkhorn, Janesville and Burlington.
Ryan expressed his support for the bipartisan immigration bill currently working its way through Congress.
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Driver in Beloit fatal crash turns himself in |
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Written by Stateline News staff
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 14:15 |
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BELOIT — A police manhunt for two cousins following a crash April 28 that killed a 21-year-old Beloit woman ended Wednesday when one of the men turned himself in
Cassondra Sympson died after the car she was riding in was struck shortly before 6 p.m. last Sunday at the intersection of Copeland and Yates Ave.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 14:16 |
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Blog: Janesville's cross ignites sould searching |
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Written by Dan Plutchak
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 14:06 |
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The controversy ignited over a proposal by New Life Assembly of God to build a 60-foot cross on its property began to smolder as quickly as the community got wind of the project.
Strong feelings aren’t new in Janesville, even for those not directly impacted. Just think of the long-running sidewalk controversy. Nearly everyone has an opinion, even if they already live in a neighborhood with sidewalks ... READ |
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