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By Logan Rude Apr 9, 2021 1:35 PM BELOIT, Wis. — Two twins graduating from Beloit Memorial High School are headed to Brown University in the fall on full-ride scholarships. Kimberly and Kerilynn Guervara are among the 1,652 students admitted to the Ivy League university’s 2025 class, according to the School District of Beloit. More than 46,000 students applied to the university this year, making it the largest applicant pool in Brown’s history. “Kerilynn and Kimberly are exceptional young adults and students who took advantage of the many academic and extracurricular opportuni...

By Jim Scott Apr 5, 2021 12:14 AM THE CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Alternate Season Girls Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Tuesday, April 6, at the Waukesha South High School Natatorium. The price of admission for the limited number of tickets afforded to schools for the championships is $11. MEET INFORMATION: The alternate season opportunity was created by the Board of Control for school sports programs opting out of fall participation to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic. There is one division of competi...

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April 22, 1943 - December 26, 2020 Beloit, WI - Ronald E Fawcett, age 77, of Beloit died Saturday December 26, 2020 at Beloit Memorial Hospital. He was born April 22, 1943 to the late Donald and Dorothy (Fredrick) Fawcett in Beloit, WI. Ron married Karen Sue Arndt, the love of his life, on Sept. 26, 1964, in Superior, WI. She preceded him in death on August 15, 2012. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, class of 1961, and worked at Bendix Besly before returning to school. He then attended UW Whitewater and earned a degree in Sociology and Psychology. Ron started his career in correc...

BELOIT — “I’m so proud and so privileged to be here today.” Those were the words of Beloit Health System Environmental Services Manager Johnnie Isabell, the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Beloit, as Wednesday marked what many believe could be a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. Isabell was one of many frontline workers at the health system who received the vaccine jab to fight the virus. The health system received its initial shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, and the first inoculations took place on Wednesday in a make-shift clinic i...