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By Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead library board is considering a different way to invest some of the library’s funds. The board last week heard from Mark Ibach, a representative of the South Central Library System. Ibach confirmed that the library has more leeway in investing donated funds than […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – Dr. Ray Pawlisch of the Brodhead Veterinary Clinic has been named the 2017 Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association “Veterinarian of the Year.” Pawlisch was nominated by two Certified Veterinary Technicians who have been working side-by-side with Pawlisch for decades, Laurie Exum and Laurie Ganshert-Slusser. The two […]
The family of the late Kent Joranlien of Poynette, Wis. has pledged $125,000 to the Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport. The funds will be used to build the “Kent E. Joranlien Memorial Fellowship Hall in the new museum facility planned for construction in 2018. Kent Joranlien was a founding […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor Brodhead resident Kim Johnson has penned a collection of religious devotionals titled, “Shut Up and Listen!: Lessons God was Teaching Me When I Didn’t Realize I was Learning.” The book, just over 200 pages, is a collection of experiences drawn directly from Johnson’s life that was […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor The former fitness center at 804 23rd St. in Brodhead is uniquely suited to meet the city’s needs for a senior center, as well as host of other needs, according to members of the senior center committee, some of whom were part of the original committee […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – The jig was up as soon as Brodhead resident David Davenport looked at his ringing phone around 11 a.m. last Wednesday. The call, according to the caller ID, originated in Jamaica. “As soon as I saw it was coming from Jamaica, I knew it was (a […]
Ryan Broege, Editor – Before he moved to Brodhead in 2010, Thax Douglas was a memorable site on stages in Chicago, Austin, Tex., and across the country. Douglas is something of an icon in some circles of indie-music—the Chicago Tribune, among others, bandied about the honorific “the poet laureate of […]
Ryan Broege. Editor – Not everybody goes to a city council or village board meeting to complain. But if they are not aware of state Open Meetings Law, and most municipalities’ interpretation of it, they will definitely leave with a grievance. Brodhead resident and Senior Center client Roberta Moe cited […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – The city of Brodhead’s long-gestating plans to provide a new senior center option are gradually coming into sharper focus, thanks to a potential grant, a potential building site, and an engineering firm’s blueprints that will provide a vision of what the facility could offer. The […]
The Brodhead Police Department routinely recovers abandoned bicycles as well as other abandoned property each year. However, the department reports its abandon property room is at capacity and the department needs to make room. Therefore, the Brodhead Police Department will conduct a silent auction from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. […]
