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Walworth County Today I was glad to hear the Erik Buell was able to keep his name and will be starting a racing-bike shop in the factory in East Troy. True, it will be a scaled-down operation, but perhaps it will be the beginning of something bigger down the road. Follow the link for the press release from Harley-Davidson.

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On Friday, Harley-Davidson announced that Erik Buell has left the compnay to establish an independent motorcycle race shop.
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Walworth County Today Sign of the times? Chicago area bad apples use Craig's list to lure unsuspecting victims with goods for sale, them rob them. Why are the bad guys always a step ahead of the good guys?

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Dwayne Williams, 20, of the 12000 block of South Justine Street, is charged with 12 counts of armed robbery in eight incidents. In some of the incidents two people were robbed, police said.
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Walworth County Today Brick sent through WGN window during John Williams Show. Suspect's cone-as-a-hat is a nice touch:

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Tribune security guards direct traffic around woman suspected of throwing a brick though a WGN-AM studio window today. (Mary Bates for the Tribune)
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Walworth County Today Oprah made it official with a live announcment on her show today: Next year will be the last.

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Oprah shed a few tears as she as she made her announcement live on-air Friday.
Debbie Wilson
Debbie Wilson
I think it's time.
Fri at 10:24am
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Walworth County Today Burlington Catholic Central defended its Division 7 WIAA state football
title Thursday, defeating Chippewa Falls McDonell Central 27-15 at Camp
Randall Stadium in Madison.

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MADISON Burlington Catholic Central defended its Division 7 WIAA state football title Thursday, defeating Chippewa Falls McDonell Central 27-15 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
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Walworth County Today CNN's Jeanne Moos weighs in on the fallout from the hair-pulling soccer player.

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Walworth County Today Fox 6 in Milwaukee had an interesting piece last week about a Lake Geneva homeowner who was asked to chip in for a witness in a criminal case.

What began as an innovative way to fund a complex criminal case ended
up raising questions about the cost of justice and who should foot the
bill.

Seems like the practice could set a troublesome precedent.

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LAKE GENEVA -- It began as an innovative way to fund a complex criminal case, but ended up raising questions about the cost of justice and who should foot the bill.
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Walworth County Today There are times that Freedom From Religion has made some legitimate first amendment arguments. What do you think about this one?

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WHITEWATER A group claims that a prayer service for a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student killed at Fort Hood was an unconstitutional effort to promote religion.
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Walworth County Today The controversy over bringing suspected terrorists to New York for trial has trickled over to the Midwest. The U.S. government is considering using an Illinois prison to house some of the GITMO detainees. As you might expect, not everyone is happy about it.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.
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Walworth County Today Here's a story about some kids working hard for a good cause. The Girl Scouts in Elkhorn are organizing a winter coat drive. If you can, help them out.

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Brenda Quijano, Walworth County Girls Scout Troop Coordinator, e-mailed to let us know that the Girl Scouts in Elkhorn are once again collecting gently used winter coats, mittens, snow pants, boots and other outer wear to distribute to needy families.
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Walworth County Today Have you ever seen a UFO in Lake Geneva? Apparently, there was a sighting near downtown in 1978.

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Sometime during the late summer of 1978, my now ex-wife and I were visiting the Southern Wisconsin tourist town of Lake Geneva.
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Walworth County Today Here's a story that will make you feel good: After her competitor's boat became disabled, Megan Six, who grew up sailing on Geneva Lake, came to her aid.

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GENEVA LAKE -- Apparently Meg Six learned more than the intricacies of tacking and jibing while growing up sailing on Geneva Lake.
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Walworth County Today The U.S. Navy has identified the pilot found after his plane disappeared off the Texas coast as that of 30-year-old Lt. Bret Travis Miller of East Troy, Wis.

November 2 at 9:53am
Karen Conell
November 2 at 10:10am
Sandie Treat Steller
Sandie Treat Steller
i'm sorry for this loss... :(
November 3 at 12:08pm
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Walworth County Today Google Maps announced its latest series of upgrades Friday, including even more details.

But the ever-increasing amount of information has some concerned.

One poster on the TechCrunch blog notes that even individual lots in Walworth County are now mapped.

"It’s almost starting to get creepy. Almost."

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According to Google's announcement, "… we've been steadily adding details like walkways, address labels, bus stops, new country coverage, and improved satellite imagery, but the look of the map hasn't changed much.
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Walworth County Today Here's the latest on flu vaccine clinics:

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Public Health Nurse Joel Mallari injects an influenza vaccine at the Rock County Public Health Department in Janesville during walk-in vaccinations last month. Since then, supplies of the vaccine have become increasingly limited.