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By Ryan Broege, Editor – The city entered into negotiations last Wednesday morning with the Wisconsin Professional Police Association to negotiate a new labor contract with the Brodhead officers’ union. Alderwoman Deb Fox, one of the city’s negotiators along with Dave Newcomer, said she anticipates good-faith, relatively painless negotiations between […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – A church as old as the community of Brodhead itself may get new life as a bed and breakfast. Brodhead native Casey Jones, now a resident of Phoenix, Ariz., bought the former Brodhead Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 905 10th St., in April […]
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The Brodhead Fire District will be conducting a live fire training burn at 3371 W. 3rd Ave., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. If weather does not permit, burn will be Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. The training will begin at approximately 7 a.m. and continue through the day and evening. Training sessions […]
Do you want to play Santa Claus this Christmas? Now is the time to do just that. The Mitten Tree project was founded several years ago by Optimist Club member Susan Welch, and continues to this day. Pick up this week’s print edition for full story….
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The four-seed Brodhead Cardinals dropped a gut wrenching five-set match 22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 15-13 to the five-seed Darlington Redbirds in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal last Thursday. Facing tough competition in Darlington, the Cardinals were ultimately sunk by their service errors. After the […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The fourth-seeded Brodhead Cardinals (21-16-1 overall, 2-7 Rock Valley) rolled to a three-set sweep 25-18, 25-8, 25-13 over 13-seed Deerfield in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal matchup last Tuesday. The Cardinals went on a 6-0 run to go up 6-3. Senior Chandra Clark started […]
The Brodhead High School marching band finished up their season with a special concert held in the high school gymnasium Sunday. The band had the crowd on their feet with their energy and talent. The concert also had a special black light segment, led by Senior Scottee Hoff, as a […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – City Council has opened budget talks for the upcoming year. The city is faced with a proposed $1,989,487 budget, but must find $145,000 of savings. The proposed budget does not include proposed wage increases, the largest share of which will almost certainly emerge from labor […]
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 […]
