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By Ryan Broege, Editor – While it fell a few hundred votes short of the turnout two years ago when a school referendum was up for a vote, last week’s Spring Election drummed up significant activity at the polls. 725 voters cast ballots, accounting for 50 percent of all eligible […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – Below-average soil moisture and temperature is delaying this year’s planting season. The ground needs to gain about another 30 degrees before farmers can plant this year’s crop, said Nick Baker, UW-Rock County Agriculture Extension agent, who also works in Green and Walworth counties. In an […]
Katherine “Kay” Margaret Searles, age 92, of Brodhead, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at the Next Inning Assisted Living facility in Orfordville, WI. She was born on January 18, 1926 in Verona, WI, the daughter of John and Katherine (Matzner) Jaggi. She married Robert L. Searles on September […]
William B. Schwellenbach, age 62 of Brodhead, died Friday April 6, 2018 at Mercy Hospital. He was born on July 10, 1955 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of August and Beverly (Gikling) Schwellenbach. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1973 and Milton College with a Bachelor of Arts […]
Ron J. Luety, age 58, of Brodhead, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 12, 1959 in Beloit, WI, the son of Roger and Virginia (Schulte) Luety. His first marriage was to Wendy Upward. She passed away in July, 1996. Ron […]
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By Ryan Broege, Editor – Orfordville Village Board member Becky Strupp is relocating her business, 100 Proof Design, to Evansville, and said she is also resigning her post on the village board. The reason, she said, is local landlord Jason Nehls. Another downtown business owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, […]
Nearly 100 area residents crowded into a standing-room-only forum held last Tuesday in the Brodhead Library conference room, for a forum titled “The Real Cost of Factory Farms.”
Ringhand talks school safety, funding, grants and dark-store legislation By Ryan Broege, Editor — State Sen. Janis Ringhand (D – Evansville) sat down with the Independent-Register last Tuesday for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on agriculture, school safety, transportation and other issues. Ringhand represents the 15th Senate district, which spans […]
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