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Ryan Broege, Editor – The City Council tabled a street name change proposal again at their meeting on Sept. 19. The proposal was again the subject of stridently-worded public comment, both in favor and against. Mayor Doug Pinnow cautioned that the comments would not morph the meeting into another public […]
Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead public library will hold a membership meeting next month to restart the dormant Friends of the Library organization. The organization became inactive even before Angela Noel started as library director in February of 2016. The meeting will be held at the library at 6:30 […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – City Council met on Sept. 11, where they swore in three new “Youth in Government” representatives, appointed two negotiators to handle the city’s end of contract negotiations between Brodhead police officers and the city, and heard a preliminary report regarding the construction of a dog park, […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – The Albany Lions Club, 402 Cincinnati St., was standing-room-only on Friday afternoon, as more than 200 people from across the county and state gathered for what was likely the last public hearing regarding construction of a mega-dairy in Sylvester township about five miles northwest of Legion […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – Todd Tuls has more neighbors than perhaps any other dairy farmer you could name. Spanning two states and four area codes, a limited survey of those neighbors, living near Tuls-affiliated dairies in Double Dutch dairy in Shelby, Neb., Butler County dairy in Surprise, Neb., Rock Prairie […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – Last week, the Independent-Register emailed a number of questions regarding the future of Pinnacle Dairy. The questions were submitted to the Tuls’ public relations firm, the Madison, Wis.-based Wood Communication Group. T.J. Tuls, who currently manages Rock Prairie dairy in Avalon, Wis., provided answers over the […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – More than 40 members of the public gathered in the Bank of Brodhead conference room Sunday afternoon to hear preliminary impressions, ideas and takeaways from their study of Decatur Lake. Steve Gaffield of Montgomery & Associates, out of Cottage Grove, Wis., opened the meeting with a […]
Kaitlyn’s Classic Car Show winds down as Kent Frederick, of Janesville, takes a moment to talk about his 1949 Chevrolet 3100 with a pair of admirers. Frederick said that when he purchased the truck about five years ago, it was stored outside along East Exchange St. in downtown Brodhead. Pick […]
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Brodhead Public Library joins with the American Library Association to encourage people to check out what’s new at their library. Visit the library and discover the wonderful resources and services that are available through the public library system. Pick […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Sylvester town board agreed to grant a conditional driveway permit to Pinnacle Land Holdings, LLC, at a meeting of the village board held Thursday night at the Sylvester town hall. Specifics of permit yet to negotiated The tentative agreement allows the parties 60 days […]
