Beloit News

Downtown Beloit Association to host 31st Annual Street Dance

Clint Wolf July 29th, 2025 BELOIT — Music and the smell of delicious food will be in the air Friday as the Downtown Beloit Association will host its 31st Annual Street Dance on State Street.   “Come on down and help us celebrate the downtown,” said Downtown...

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Taco Takedown is back for 2025

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...

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First National Bank and Trust to merge with Bank First Corp

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...

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Gov. Tony Evers unveils downtown Beloit riverwalk extension

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...

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Local officials to be watching Betting on Beloit series

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...

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Riverwalk featured at ribbon cutting

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....

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Downtown Late Edition offers music after work

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...

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Keeping downtown beautiful just part of Rodriguez’s job

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...

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Beloit played a part in record Wisconsin tourism year

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,...

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