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Colleen (McCawley) Vander Kooi, 63, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Agrace Hospice in Janesville after a short battle with cancer. She was born April 27, 1953 to the late William and Georgina (Thompson) McCawley in Beloit. Colleen graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, class of 1971. She married […]
Gladys Olson, 95, a resident of Cedar Crest in Janesville, Wis. passed away Jan. 22, 2017. She was born to the late James and Hanna Rees in Lily Lake, Ill. She graduated from St. Charles High School and Northern Illinois University. She was united in marriage to Virgil Olson, Waterman, […]
Delores “Dee” I. Larson, 83, of New Lisbon, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Mile Bluff Medical Center, Mauston. She was born on Aug.10, 1933 to Nels and Idabelle (Atkinson) Jensen in Sparta, Wis. On Oct. 18, 1957, Dee was united in marriage to Loyal Larson in Dixon, […]
There is a dangerous epidemic in Rock County, and it is even in our community. Awareness of the dangers of drug abuse is important to everyone living in our response area. It will take an entire community to keep it from devastating our residents. Those residents are grandpas and grandmas, […]
History in Focus: Sharing Stories. Supporting Community isn’t just an annual theme for the Rock County Historical Society (RCHS) in 2017, as was proven last night at its annual kick-off event held at the Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center. Its goal is to capture hundreds of stories throughout the year […]
South Central WI AHEC and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Janesville hosted a series of Health Careers Exploration Day events in Janesville throughout November and December 2016. The event provided many opportunities for 54 rural high school students to gain a better understanding of a career in health care in their […]
Loretta M. Wolfe, 90, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Wis. She was born on Dec. 19, 1926, in Beloit, Wis., the daughter of Dell and Sara (Rylett) Kline. She married A. “Duane” Wolfe on Sept. 21, 1943, in Rockford, Ill. […]
William E. Welch, 71, of Brodhead, passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at his home. He was born on July 15, 1945, in Monroe, Wis., the son of Harry and Elsie (Leopold) Welch. He married Susan Kay Fell on July 14, 1990, at the United Methodist Church, Brodhead. She […]
Colleen M. Armstrong, 79, of Brodhead, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, Wis. She was born on July 2, 1937, in Beloit, Wis., the daughter of William F. and Frances M. (Williams) Armstrong. Colleen had worked at the Wright and Wagner Dairy of Beloit […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead library board approved the library’s 2017 budget last week that shows a 2.99 increase over this past year. The budget of $279,300 compares to the $271,185 approved last year. The majority of funds will go for wages and salaries of about $143,500. […]
