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By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Parkview School Board met Jan. 15, and the meeting stretched beyond three hours. At issue was the rumored termination of head football coach Bob Meyers. The board opened the meeting to public comment shortly after the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m., and for […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Brodhead Finance Committee met last Wednesday night, and mayoral candidate Tim Stocks’ remarks regarding the city’s situation with its building inspector sparked a rather lengthy discussion among committee members and Police Chief Chris Hughes. Committee members Jennifer Naramore, Sam Woodford, Andy Strommen, and Alderman […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Brodhead City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 16. Mayor Pinnow, Alderman Nyman, Huffman, Anderson and Fox. City Clerk Withee and attorney Jamie Olson were present. Aldermen Lisa Huntington and Richard Peach were absent. Mayor Pinnow announced a meeting regarding the Senior Community Center project was […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Brodhead City Council convened last Monday night, swearing in Deputy Chief Trevor Long in a brief ceremony and tabling two items concerning attendance and the length of terms on the council. In his remarks at the swearing-in ceremony, Chief Chris Hughes noted that Long […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – Shaylae Szotkowski, known to her kids as Ms. Szot., is the coach of the Brodhead Guys and Dolls Show Choir team. The group’s 2018 theme is titled “From dreams and nightmares, we rise.” Pick up this week’s print edition for full story….
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Livestock Study Group, a body established last August to find scientific recommendations to the County Board on protecting ground and surface water, air quality and public health, heard from Mark Cain, a wastewater engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Cain oversees CAFOs […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Brodhead Plan Commission and Community Development Authority met for a special meeting last Thursday night. Members Jeremy Pinnow, Joe Coleman, Jerry Elmer and Dan Brown and Mayor Doug Pinnow were present, as was Mayor Doug Pinnow. City council representative Richard Peach was absent. A […]
By Brodhead Public Works Another winter has come upon us. Once again we will be dealing with snow and ice. I would like to take a few minutes to explain Brodhead’s winter parking and sidewalk snow removal ordinances. Let’s start with sidewalks. Yes, even in the winter people do use […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – Parkview hosted the first annual Xtravaganza on Saturday, bringing 10 teams from eight area schools. The program was spearheaded by first-year director Alyssa Case, who said the morning-to-evening event went off basically without a hitch, except for a tight parking situation Saturday morning. “We’ve already […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The owner of Earthrider bike shop, Sharon Kaminecki, has reportedly accepted an offer on the building on the square in downtown Brodhead. She was reportedly at the planning commission meeting on Jan. 3 asking questions of the committee. Other news from last week’s economic development […]
