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Walter J. Friedly, 94, of Monroe, formally of Brodhead, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe, Wis. He was born on April 15, 1923, the son of C. Walter and Margaret (Schneider) Friedly. On July 16, 1955, he married the love of his […]
Dorothy Ellen Cooley, 85, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa, surrounded by her children. Dorothy was born June 10, 1931, in Grundy Center, Iowa, the daughter of John O. and Anna (Arends) Ash. She made the […]
Christian Karl Thommen, Jr., passed away unexpectedly on the day of his birth, Thursday, June 8, 2017. He was born in Monroe, Wis., on June 8, 1957, the third child to Christian and Lucille (Kaderly) Thommen. He married the love of his life, Laurie Blum, on Aug. 5, 1978 in […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The prestigious Risum Memorial Scholarship was awarded to three area wrestlers recently. The recipients included Brodhead Cardinal wrestlers Blake Burns and Noah Steinmann. Orfordville Viking Byron Brown was also received the scholarship. Ron Risum created the Brodhead youth wrestling club in the 1980s. Ron’s sons, […]
By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor – Five Brodhead FFA members held an open rehearsal last week for a state speaking competition, an “ag issues forum.” The goal of the forum is to address an issue pertinent to agriculture while strictly adhering to facts and avoiding any bias. This group chose to […]
The Brodhead Fire District conducted a live fire training burn at 3371 West 3rd Avenue on Saturday, June 3. Onlookers noted how quickly the barn was destroyed. Pick up this week’s print edition for more photos….
By Ryan Broege, Correspondent Saif Murtahda started to see so many customers make the drive from Brodhead and beyond to his tobacco store in Monroe, Roll-a-Smoke, that he figured there was a niche to fill in eastern Green County. He obtained a storefront on a main thoroughfare, hung some cigarette […]
Many of us have heard about the opioid addiction epidemic that has widely spread across the United States. Every community in every state has been impacted by the epidemic. If there was a way you could help the Brodhead community with this opioid epidemic, would you? Better Brodhead has teamed […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The top-seed Beloit Turner Trojans pulled away late to beat second-seed Brodhead-Juda 12-2 in a WIAA Division 2 regional final last Wednesday. The Cardinals struck first in the top of the third to go up 1-0. Sophomore Jackson Hauri laced a single to lead off […]
On May 24, thirty-three fourth- and fifth-graders wrapped up the first Cardinal Miles running fitness program in Brodhead. Kelli Arn, owner of Rustic Road Training, launched the inaugural Cardinal Miles program to promote physical activity in our youth and to demonstrate creative ways to be active. The program met for […]
