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Visger set to step aside in February
By Jeremy Gokey, Correspondent – Longstanding Cubmaster Mike Visger of Brodhead Pack 108 is stepping aside on Feb....
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Brodhead boys unable to get ahead of East Troy
By Trenten Scheidegger, Sports Correspondent – The Brodhead Boys hosted the East Troy Trojans last Friday night for a Rock Valley Conference matchup. The boys knew they would be in for a tough battle, as East Troy carried an undefeated conference record, and sat at 9-1 overall coming into Friday […]
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Increased program attendance highlights Brodhead library in 2018
By Dan Moeller , CORRESPONDENT – “We did a lot in 2018,” Brodhead library director Angela Noel said last week in accessing the library’s year. One of the biggest efforts the library has been making in recent years is to increase programs and program attendance and that continued last year, […]
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Lady Cards triumphant over Big Foot
By Trenten Scheidegger, Sports Correspondent The Brodhead girls hosted Big Foot last Thursday for a Rock Valley Conference matchup. The Cardinals came in as underdogs with Big Foot sitting ahead of them in the Rock with a 6-3-conference record. Brodhead held the opposite conference record, at 3-6. The return of […]
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Visger set to step aside in February
By Jeremy Gokey, Correspondent – Longstanding Cubmaster Mike Visger of Brodhead Pack 108 is stepping aside on Feb. 28, 2019 after dedicating 13 years to the position. Visger became a den leader in 2005 and took the role of Cubmaster in 2006 after Joe Sandlin stepped down. Visger made the […]
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Cards Hold Off Whippets
By Trent Scheidegger, Sports Correspondent – The Brodhead Cardinals hosted the Whitewater Whippets last Thursday for a Rock Valley Conference matchup. The Cards were down early as Whitewater began the game with a 7-0 run. They responded quickly as two straight Cardinal 3-pointers brought them within one point. After giving […]
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Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks sees promise in downtown Brodhead
By Jeremy Gokey, Correspondent – Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks moved to 1008 First Center Avenue in downtown Brodhead on Dec. 1, 2018 and has had a warm welcome by city leaders and residents. Matt (Madd Matt) Bremer and Diana Baade own and operate Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks. The tattoo shop recently relocated […]
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Brodhead girls suffer loss to Evansville
By Trenten Scheidegger, Sports Correspondent The Lady Cards were in a tough matchup hosting the Evansville Blue Devils last Thursday. Evansville is near the top in the Rock Valley Conference and proved why. The Blue Devils went on an impressive 16-0 run to start the game last Thursday. The Cards […]
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Increased program attendance highlights Brodhead library in 2018
By Dan Moeller , CORRESPONDENT – “We did a lot in 2018,” Brodhead library director Angela Noel said last week in accessing the library’s year. One of...
Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks sees promise in downtown Brodhead
By Jeremy Gokey, Correspondent – Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks moved to 1008 First Center Avenue in downtown Brodhead on...
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Dorothy Mae (Jaques) Speth
Dorothy Mae (Jaques) Speth, age 94, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe. She was born on August 16, 1924 in Mineral...
William O. “Uncle” Rhyner
William O. “Uncle” Rhyner, 86, of Durand, Ill. died at 4:58 a.m. Saturday, January 5 2019 in Wood’s Crossing Nursing...
John Burton Schmitt
Darlington- June 10, 1956 must have been a special night in Illinois. A little baby was anxious to arrive. He wouldn’t...
