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Tinker’s Garden makeover
Brodhead’s Business Improvement District has made several improvements to Tinker’s Garden this year. The Brodhead Jaycees...
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Getting out in the woods Area shops, sportsmen gearing up for busy fall hunting seasons
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent As summer draws to a close, many are thinking ahead to the upcoming hunting seasons that accompany fall. Deer hunting is up first, starting for bow hunters on Sept. 12. Gun deer hunters begin their season a couple of months after, on Nov. 21. Albrecht Taxidermy […]
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Tinker’s Garden makeover
Brodhead’s Business Improvement District has made several improvements to Tinker’s Garden this year. The Brodhead Jaycees placed new mulch, and Kuhn North America donated the newly installed benches to replace the deteriorating concrete pebble stone ones. Brodhead Public Works employee Justin Schwartz installs new benches. “Tinker’s Garden is a great […]
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One stitch at a time Women’s quilting shop going strong in Orfordville
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Three years ago, Tina Wellnitz and Rhonda Streich were urged to share their passion for quilting with a larger crowd. Out of this idea came the Sassy Farm Chicks Quilt Company, located on West Beloit Street in downtown Orfordville. “When this building opened up, there were […]
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Brodhead Chamber cancels Covered Bridge Days downtown events
The Brodhead Chamber of Commerce announced late Friday morning that it had canceled the 2020 Covered Bridge Days. “Working closely with our team of health officials, along with local and state health departments, we have made the tough decision to cancel all downtown activities for this event,” Brodhead Chamber of […]
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Covered Bridge Days scaled back but still on
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Despite everything that’s different this year, one Brodhead staple remains. Covered Bridge Days will take place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7 to Aug. 9. Though the event continues, this year will be smaller than years past. According to a Brodhead Chamber of Commerce news release, events […]
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Work to temporarily close dog park
The Brodhead Barking Lot dog park will be closed for three days starting Monday, July 13, for park maintenance and updates. Weather permitting, the dog park will reopen Thursday, July 16. Pick up the July 8th print edition for full story….
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Monroe Clinic projects moving right along
As Monroe Clinic marked one year in its new medical office building on June 10, additional construction projects are underway to complete its campus renovation. Work began June 15 on the take down of the skywalk, currently connecting the new medical office building to the St. Clare Center, and will […]
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Getting out in the woods Area shops, sportsmen gearing up for busy fall hunting seasons
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent As summer draws to a close, many are thinking ahead to the upcoming hunting seasons that accompany fall. Deer hunting is up first,...
One stitch at a time Women’s quilting shop going strong in Orfordville
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Three years ago, Tina Wellnitz and Rhonda Streich were urged to share their passion for quilting...
Independent-Register Obituaries »
GLORIA ALEXANDER
Gloria Jean Alexander, 87, of Albany passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Pleasant View Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born at home, the daughter...
DONNA OLSEN
Donna Lee (Weidman) Olsen, 82, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. She was born on Dec. 6, 1937, in Oakley, WI, the daughter...
RUTH AESCHLIMAN
Ruth Phyllis Aeschliman, 88, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Albany Oaks Assisted Living. She was born...
