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DEATH NOTICE: Janice (Wolfe) Fosnow
Janice (Wolfe) Fosnow, 69, of Florida, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Dec. 9, 2016. A private memorial will be held at a later date.
Archive for: December, 2016
Charlene Juanita Gilbertson
Charlene Juanita Gilbertson, 92, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. at St. Elizabeth Manor in Footville, Wis. She was born Jan. 8, 1924, in Mt. Pleasant, Wis., the daughter of Henry and Cecil (Anderson) Disch. Charlene married David Kettle on May 22, 1940, in Dubuque, Iowa. He preceded her […]
Cardinals pummel Big Foot
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team dominated the Big Foot Chiefs en route to a 60-12 Rock Valley South dual meet win last Thursday. “There were only five matches, but the kids who wrestled all came out ready to wrestle and all wrestled well,” coach Bill Davis said. […]
Police to crack down on drunken motorists during ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign
To combat drunken driving, the Brodhead Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin in participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national campaign from now through Jan. 1. “Although drunken driving is 100 percent preventable, on average, someone is killed or injured in an alcohol-related […]
Brodhead man receives Citizen’s Award
At the Green County Board of Supervisors meeting last week, a Citizen’s Award was presented to Mr. Michael A. Krause of rural Brodhead. This is in recognition of his pulling three children from headwaters to Decatur Lake on Sept. 8. The proclamation presented at the meeting read: Pick up this […]
Tristan Hendler bowls perfect game
By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Sixteen-year-old Tristan Hendler bowled his first-ever perfect game at Cardinal Lanes during the Saturday league earlier this month. “It was the third game,” Hendler said. “I was just expecting it to be an ordinary game because my other two were normal.” As his game progressed and […]
Cows and Christmas
By Scott Cernek, HARVEST HILLS CHURCH When I was a kid the last few days before Christmas seemed like they were an eternity. They just seemed to drag on and on, and the calendar moved at a snail’s pace. The presents under the tree were screaming at us to shake […]
VERONICA M. COEHOORN, 83
Veronica “Ronnie” Coehoorn, 83, of Beloit, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 at Premier Rehab & Skilled Nursing in Beloit. She was born Jan. 13, 1933 in Gayville SD, the daughter of William and Maxine (Simmons) Wagman. Ronnie married Marvin Coehoorn on Feb. 4, 1967 in St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in […]
DENIS JW MELAAS, 68
Denis JW Melaas, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 in his home, after a short time with cancer. He was surrounded by his loved ones. Denis was born Dec. 9, 1947 to the late Wilbur and Angelus (White) Melaas in Beloit, Wis. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, class […]
School Board Seeks Candidate, Jill Gunderson Served Six Years
By Mary Ann Inman, REPORTER The Clinton Community District School Board met at the Clinton High School on Monday, Dec. 5, 6:30 p.m. Board Members present were: Gary Gilbank, Jill Gunderson, Ken Luety, Melissa Manthei, Evelyn Propp, and Tom Howard. Dustin Esselman was absent. Jim Brewer, Business Manager Dan McCrea, […]
