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BELOIT — Beloit Memorial Hospital staff gathered to enjoy a picnic on the hospital grounds Thursday as they celebrated a 5-Star rating from Forbes, saying the Beloit hospital was one of the top hospitals in the nation.“We wanted to celebrate our 5-Star rating by celebrating the stars who are employed...

BELOIT — After several months of building relationships in a temporary building, Wintrust Beloit staff finally opened the doors to its newly finished branch at 2664 Prairie Ave.“Beloit is a community of locally owned businesses and hardworking families who want a financial partner that understands their priorities and can help...

BELOIT — NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC has secured up to $185 million in financing to continue the companies continued growth.NorthStar announced a multi-year growth capital facility of up to $185 million with Hercules Capital, Inc. to support NorthStar’s continued growth and expansion. The financing, including $100 million upfront, will accelerate...

BELOIT- Maybe it’s a hot or iced cup of coffee, a latte, tea or other beverage you hanker.And perhaps it’s freshly-made bakery goods, breads, bagels, quiche, soup, sandwiches and more at a downtown Beloit coffee shop about to mark its third decade in business.Welcome to Bagels & More, 324 State...

BELOIT — Beloit College, the longest continuously operating college in Wisconsin, again was recognized as one of the top 100 national liberal arts colleges in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.Beloit College was ranked at No. 100 in the U.S. News list which uses 13 metrics for...

When the sleek, steel hull of the 387-foot USS Beloit moored flush against the lakefront pier of Milwaukee’s Veterans Park on November 23, 2024, thousands of exuberant visitors were there to greet her.The vibe was deeply respectful. A proud and patriotic celebration of the first ever commissioned warship to bear...

BELOIT — The Beloit City Council was presented with three prestigious engineering and public works awards recognizing the Riverwalk extension project that was completed in the summer of 2025.Representatives from Batterman presented the awards, which included:• The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC-Wisconsin) Engineering Excellence Best of State...

BELOIT — Beloit College, the state’s oldest continuously operating institute of higher learning, welcomed its largest incoming class of students in 10 years this week.On Wednesday, domestic students could begin moving onto campus in preparation for the first day of class on Monday, Aug. 24. This fall, the college is...

TOWN OF BELOIT — A Dallas-based medical real estate company wants to build a 36-bed rehabilitation hospital on East Inman Parkway.The Town of Beloit Board of Supervisors meeting agenda for Monday includes a resolution to sell 6.51 acres at 1800 E. Inman Parkway to MedCore Partners for $100,010 so that...

BELOIT — Eight sailors from the USS Beloit, including Commander Jason DeJesus, will be in Beloit for a Labor Day weekend of activities, including pickleball and a Sky Carp baseball game.The USS Beloit, the first naval warship named after Beloit, took six years to build, cost nearly $500 million, and...

BELOIT — In hopes of enticing more riders and additional partners to share costs, beginning next Monday the City of Beloit is shifting the southern most point where riders can catch the Beloit- Janesville Express.On Aug. 17, the southern most point of the more than 30-year-old bus route that connects...

TOWN OF BELOIT — A New Mexico company scheduled an Aug. 19 groundbreaking ceremony to officially begin work on a 36-bed, $30 million rehabilitation hospital on East Inman Parkway and Prairie Avenue.Dallas-based Medcore Partners is building the hospital for ClearkSky Health, which is based in New Mexico. The rehabilitation hospital...

BELOIT - Voters will have the chance to vote for candidates running for Wisconsin Governor, as well as other offices, during Tuesday’s primary election.Voters will be able to go to the polls to cast their ballots from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11.Click the link for more information: Governor, congress...

BELOIT - Construction will begin Monday on the Colley Road reconstruction project between Willowbrook Road and the Interstate 39/90 bridge.The project is expected to be completed in late fall 2026.Colley Road will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday, Aug. 10. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes. Access to...

BELOIT — The Beloit City Council has approved selling three vacant lots for $1 to a Habitat for Humanity chapter out of Waukesha in what will be the global nonprofit’s first housing projects in the City of Beloit since 2008.It’s a significant leap into the Beloit housing pond for the...

BELOIT - The next Downtown Late Edition live music event will be held from 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, featuring the Back to Back Trio.The live music event will be held at Bank First Plaza at the corner of State Street and East Grand Avenue in downtown Beloit.Click...

BELOIT — Four Beloit advocacy groups are hoping the city’s newest ice cream shop will draw the area’s newest residents to its newest idea.On Wednesday, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corp., the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, Visit Beloit and the Downtown Beloit Association are hosting an inaugural New Resident...

SOUTH BELOIT — Street improvement work is expected to begin in only a few weeks in the Misty Meadows subdivision, as well as in areas near South Park Avenue, Wheeler Avenue and Hemenway Place.City Administrator Sonya Hoppes said street improvement work could begin as soon as the second week of...

BELOIT — The head of the City of Beloit and Police and Fire Commission wants to check in on how the consolidation of the city and town fire departments is coming along.On Monday, the commission’s agenda includes “President Dorothy Harrell would like to discuss the consolidation of Fire and EMS...

BELOIT — A Wisconsin company is considering building a “spec warehouse” on 15.5 acres in the Gateway Business Park.On Wednesday, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corp. is scheduled to review “the possible sale” of property at 1500, 1550 and 1590 Apex Drive.The GBEDC thought they had those properties sold earlier...

JANESVILLE — A Disaster Recovery Center to assist residents, businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by the April storms has opened at the Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Resource Center at 1717 Center Ave.Assistance is available for all eligible storm-related damage resulting from the severe weather between April 13 and April 23...

There also is a need, and an opportunity, for residents to volunteer before the event and during the event. Volunteers will be needed to help stuff backpacks the day before the health fair, and help with other duties.The health fair is being presented by Community Action Inc. and the School...

BELOIT — The Lincoln Academy (TLA) has received a five-year charter contract from the University of Wisconsin Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO), and earned grant awards from the Charter School Growth Fund and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).The five-year charter contract, the longest allowed by state statute, was...

CLINTON — Scot Forge, the employee-owned, Clinton-based manufacturer of custom open-die and seamless rolled ring metal forging, is donating $100,000 to Blackhawk Technical College to support the school’s Fund for the Future of Manufacturing.In return, Scot Forge received the naming rights to an area in the college’s 52,000-square-foot Innovative Manufacturing...