Alex Gary July21, 2025   There will be a second Taco Takedown with a different layout and a plan to get more tacos in more hands. The first Taco Takedown in August 2024, organized by Geronimo Hospitality and held on the northern end of the Ironworks Campus, was both a hit and a miss. It Read more…

Clint Wolf | July 20,2025   Centre 1 Corp., parent company of First National Bank and Trust, and Bank First Corporation, the holding company of Bank First, N.A., have announced a merger agreement. Bank First plans to acquire 100% of the common stock of Centre 1 in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the Read more…

Blake Dietz July 15, 2025 BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Beloit celebrated the opening of its new downtown riverwalk on Tuesday, the culmination of a project years in the making.   The riverwalk opening is just one of the many accomplishments that leaders say reflect the growth Beloit has had recently, and it’s not only city Read more…

Paris Fransway July 15, 2025   BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) – Governor Tony Evers spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the downtown Beloit riverwalk extension Tuesday.   The year-long project demolished a vacant building that extended over the Rock River, opening up space for boaters on the water and a new riverside path.   “It’s a Read more…

Alex Gary July 10, 2025   On Saturday, when A&E debuts its new 12-episode series Betting on Beloit, it likely can count on Regina Dunkin to be watching.   “I watched the trailer. It’s really good,” said Dunkin, a former Beloit City Council member and School District of Beloit board member. “Konya Hendricks Schuh is Read more…

Clint Wolf July 2, 2025   BELOIT – The new new downtown Beloit Riverwalk extension will be be featured during a ribbon cutting ceremony set for noon on Tuesday, July 15. The riverwalk completion marks the end of the year-long project at 80-100 E. Grand Avenue.   Groups involved in the demolition of the vacant Read more…

Clint Wolf June 12, 2025   Beloit residents had a new option to relax after work on Thursday with some soothing music. Thursday marked the first Downtown Late Edition concert in downtown Beloit, a new feature at First National Bank Plaza, which will be held every other week through August. The free concerts at the Read more…

Alex Gary June 12, 2025   BELOIT – Under Beloit’s councilor-city manager form of government, Beloit doesn’t have an official mayor, but Julia Rodriguez sometimes feels like an “unofficial mayor.” “People honk and wave at me all the time. I do feel like the mayor,” Rodriguez said as she paused from her work at the Read more…

Alex Gary June 10, 2025   BELOIT – The estimated economic impact of tourism in Wisconsin set a record for the third straight year, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism reported Tuesday. According to the state, tourist sites in 2024 welcomed 114.4 million visits, topping the previous record set in 2019 by more than 1 million. Read more…

Alex Gary | June 5, 2025   BELOIT – The newest downtown residents at 311 and 317 State Street will begin moving in in mid-July as finishing touches are completed on the State Street Studio Apartments. Anyone interested in these apartments will have to get on a waiting list. Taylor Kaurin, assistant real estate manager Read more…