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Beloit Fire Department is asking voters for new tax dollars on Nov. 7. It's the third attempt.
The police department was established as one of the first departments by ordinance No.13, October 1917. It started off as a one-man, part-time enforcement. The first squad car was purchased from Saris Auto Company in 1923 for $431.71. In October 1928, the department bought a motorcycle from the Beloit Police for $100.
SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WTVO) – Multiple fire departments were called to extinguish a large fire at Top Die Casting Co. on Wednesday morning. Crews arrived on scene at 13910 Dearborn Ave. in South ...
South Beloit Police Officer Paul Reed opened fire during a chaotic traffic stop at 9:10 a.m. Saturday on Route 251 North of Prairie Hill Road, striking the driver.
Beloit was first settled in 1836, and the city incorporated in 1856. In those early years, fire fighters had to draw water from private wells and cisterns, which were often inadequate, resulting in lost buildings. Also, diphtheria and typhoid fever were around, transmitted through contaminated water. Both problems could be addressed by a public ...
Built in 1895 by L.B. Merrill of Beloit Iron Works. Transformed to Tudor Revival style by Elbert and Laura Neese starting in 1916. Neese was President of Beloit Corporation when it was the preeminent manufacturer of paper-making machinery and the largest employer in Beloit. [194] [195] 93: North Main Street Historic District
The Beloit Public Library has been operating for 125 years. Beginning in the late 1850s, local volunteer fire companies began to offer library services. It wasn't until 1859 that the first library in Beloit was established.
The first call came into the Pasadena Fire Department about 6:40 p.m. from a house on Canyon Close Road, which hugs the west rim of Eaton Canyon and abuts the Altadena area.