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A new metal sign has been installed in the Arboretum. The sign reads “M.J. Blackford Brodhead School Arboretum, Est. 1969.” The sign was made at Production Grinding & Machining (P-G and M) in Brodhead. On the top left of the sign is a silhouette of a sugar maple, Wisconsin’s state […]
August Hohl, Jr., is a blur as he runs to hug his father, August Hohl, who surprised his son with an early return from a National Guard deployment. Pick up this week’s print edition for more……
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals (1-0) opened the 2017-18 basketball season with a 55-38 victory over the Monticello Ponies in a non-conference game last Tuesday. After Monticello’s Alyssen Noriega drilled a 3-pointer to open the game, Brodhead went on a 29-3 run to seize control and set the […]
Michael Duane Wolfe, age 33, of Brodhead, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 6, 2017, in Cleveland, OH. He was born on January 17, 1984 in Beloit, WI, the son of Larry D. and SuzAnn (Hayden) Wolfe. Michael graduated from Brodhead High School in 2002. He was a self-employed […]
By Becky Malkow, Correspondent – Editor Ryan Broege contributed to this report. Better Brodhead sponsored a Narcan training session last Monday at the Brodhead Memorial Public Library. The session was free to the public, and discussed signs of overdose, how to respond in an overdose situation, and specifically how to […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – As of Monday morning, Pinnacle Land Holding LLC’s lawsuit against the Sylvester town board remained open, according to the Wisconsin Court Access database. The file shows the next court date as a trial date in Lafayette County set for Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 9 a.m. […]
The Fourth Annual “Wheels to Prosper” Car Give-A-Way, sponsored by Kubly’s Automotive of Brodhead, is underway. As like the last three years, a car will be given away during Brodhead’s Fire and Ice Festival on Friday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. Pick up this week’s print edition for full story….
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Cardinals girls basketball team returns their leading scorer, but will have to fill a key hole in 2017-18. Brodhead is coming off an 11-13 season overall and 8-8 in Rock Valley play. That 8-8 mark earned a third-place finish in Conference play last year. […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – Work has officially started on the expansion to the Brodhead Historical Museum. The undertaking got underway with a groundbreaking ceremony last Wednesday morning. Eight shovels with heads dyed gold dug into a pile of dirt, set against construction equipment and piles of dirt and stone […]
By Ryan Broege, Editor – Charges against Nathan L. Leopold in the Oct. 20 fatal crash on Highway 11 are forthcoming pending the results of a toxicology report, said Sue Leistikow, secretary to Green County District Attorney Craig Nolen. Charges cannot be filed until those results are finalized, she said […]
