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By Tony Ends, Correspondent – Common people, such as my family’s ancestry, leave little visible legacy. Railroads, steel mills, factories, and farms took all that my kin deliberately left to anyone. Work of their hands and hearts was willed hour upon hour, daily, seasonally, to the world. Yet at the […]
By Tony Ends, Correspondent Brodhead voters won’t see John Bernstein’s name on the ballot Tuesday, April 4. After seven 2-year terms on Common Council, Bernstein is not running for office. “I’ve enjoyed my time on the council,” Bernstein said in an interview shortly before the New Year. Pick up this […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent The Brodhead Public Library will now allow patrons to check out children’s holiday books for four weeks instead of two. Library director Angela Noel asked the board for guidance on that change at its meeting last week. The library has been limiting the checkout period for […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent Brodhead graduate Kylie Moe played in the Puerto Rico Clasico with the UW-Oshkosh Titans last week. The Titans went 1-1, dropping a thriller to DePauw University (Ind.), 60-56, and cruising to a 65-41 win over John Carroll University (Ohio). UW-Oshkosh reserves made major contributions with 35 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stairs and stakes for the covered bridge were recently placed along the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor. The stairs, according to Dick Benesh, member of the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor Committee, are the product of a collaboration between the committee and Kuhn North America, whose workers assisted with the designing and […]
By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Track and field athlete Miranda Ryser has been invited to compete in Down Under Sports, a program that highlights the world’s top performers. The Down Under Sports program was established by International Sports Specialists, Inc. (ISSI) in 1989. Since, the program has grown, and last year, […]
At a recent meeting, the Brodhead Area Community Foundation board reviewed requests from the community and awarded funds to multiple groups to support their work within Brodhead. The following is the list of funded projects and amounts: Pick up this week’s print edition for full story….
