A fire at the Chemtool facility in Rockton, Illinois, has resulted in a recommendation from Winnebago County, Illinois, that those with respir…
Trishaw rides are a new way to enjoy Palmer Park in Janesville for people unable to ride a bicycle.
Although it has only been a few days after the Rock County health department discontinued its reopening plan, the county’s epidemiologist said…
Rock County’s health department on Thursday announced that it will be discontinuing its phased reopening plan effective Tuesday, June 8, givin…
Mosquito populations are starting out low this spring, but health officials are expecting populations to grow and bring the risk of West Nile …
The Rock County Council on Aging is hosting a series of Wednesday Walks in area parks, trails and other locations.
Rock County criminal justice officials are trying to create a pilot deferred prosecution program to add to the county’s arsenal of evidence-ba…
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Last week, Rock County averaged about 22 new COVID-19 cases a day which is down from previous weeks when the average was about 40 cases a day.
As virus rates continue to drop in the Stateline Area and life slowly inches back to normal, the Rock County Public Health Department asks res…
The Rock County mask order has been lifted. Health Officer Katrina Harwood made the announcement Friday afternoon, but said there are instance…
Rock County’s pretrial services program is brushing up against its capacity, but local officials are hopeful that the court system will flow m…
National public health data shows the average death rate from COVID-19 has fallen to about 600 per day, marking the lowest the figure has been…
A Rock County Board committee wants the county to eliminate a COVID-19 vaccine mandate at its Rock Haven nursing home and reinstate several nu…
The Rock County Public Health Department issued a news release Tuesday saying, “It is very excited to hear that the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis…
Several local law enforcement agencies and fire departments will practice water rescues on Lake Koshkonong tonight (May 10). Operations will b…
As travel begins to pick back up with COVID-19 vaccinations continuing to climb, the Chicago-Rockford International Airport has seen a comebac…
Rock County government is considering taking over Boy Scouts of America's Camp Indian Trails and turning it into a county park.
YWCA Rock County is creating a report on racism in the county using data and interviews to more fully get a picture of local disparities in he…
Over the past several weeks, Rock County’s hospitals – Beloit Health System, Edgerton Hospital, MercyHealth and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital…
When Rob Bignell thinks of spring wildflowers and Janesville, he thinks of the Devil's Staircase segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around Rock County are raising awareness of another public health crisis: institutional ra…
Two more coronavirus variants have been detected in Rock County—one first discovered in travelers from Brazil and the other from South Africa,…
Ava Pennycook is a COVID-19 long-hauler, and her haul has gotten even longer since she spoke with The Gazette for the first time in September.
A Beloit man is suing the company that owns the Birds Eye food processing plant in Darien because he says the unsafe working conditions led to…
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Rock County health officials say they worry a coronavirus variant strain might be driving a jump in local COVID-19 hospitalizations.
A Rock County Jail captain said Monday she believes the string of COVID-19 cases that emerged last week has been “contained,” and the number o…
