Beloit News

Kids explore construction trades at Community Construction Zone

CLINT WOLF EditorOct 4, 2026 BELOIT — Four-year-old Myla Gorton was digging into a pile of sand at an excavation demonstration on Saturday.Her mother, Deja Gorton, explained she was just following in her dad's footsteps. Her dad works for Corporate Contractors Inc....

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Taste of the Chamber to celebrate 10th year

CLINT WOLF EditorSep 30, 2026 BELOIT - The Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce is planning a delicious and entertaining evening as plans for the 10th Annual Taste of the Chamber event takes shape. The Taste of the Chamber will be held from 5 - 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the...

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Bagels & More sates appetites for 30 years

DEBRA JENSEN-DE HART Special for the Daily NewsSep 29, 2026 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 andmore at a downtown Beloit...

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Community Construction Zone event set for Oct. 3

CLINT WOLF Editor Sep 22, 2026 Kids will take part in some hands-on activities, and receive hard hats and other goodies during the Community Construction Zone event set for 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Ironworks Campus in downtown Beloit. Community...

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Beloit College renames downtown center the Gustafson Center

Clint Wolf Sep 21, 2026 Beloit College has renamed its Center for Entrepreneurship in Liberal Education (CELEB) the Gustafson Center for Entrepreneurship, honoring Professor Emeritus Jerry Gustafson and a relationship with Beloit College spanning more than seven...

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Sky Carp owner happy with initial EntreCon Midwest

ALEX GARY alex.gary@apg-sw.comSep 17, 2026 The inaugural EntreCon Midwest ended up drawing more than 230 registrants, Beloit College verified on Wednesday.The two-day event was modeled after a concept Beloit Sky Carp owner Quint Studer launched in Pensacola, Florida,...

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Where to Play, Eat, and Stay in Beloit, Wisconsin

by John Weirick Sep 14, 2026 Thirty minutes outside the geographical boundaries of Beloit, Wisconsin, past cornfields nearly ripe for harvest and toward Williams Bay on Geneva Lake, my family turned up the driveway to enter green lawns studded with trees. We circled...

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USS Beloit (LCS 29) Namesake Visit 

BELOIT, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES09.09.2026Story by Lt.j.g. Riley Gavigan. BELOIT, WI (September 6, 2026) - U.S. Navy Sailors from the Freedom class littoral combat ship USS Beloit (LCS 29) traveled to Beloit, Wisconsin, over Labor Day weekend to honor the ship’s...

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