Bradley W. Britt, 57, of Lake Summerset in Davis, Ill., passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, due to an automobile accident near Janesville, Wis. He was born on Sept. 22, 1959, in Blue Island, Ill., the son of William and Janice (Pofahl) Britt. He married Lisa Stefka on Nov. […]
Amy B. Woollums, 41, of Monroe, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Amy was born on March 7, 1975, the daughter of Jeffrey and Gloria (Zimmerman) Walmer in Belvidere, Ill. She was united in marriage to Samuel L. […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent The Brodhead Public Library will now allow patrons to check out children’s holiday books for four weeks instead of two. Library director Angela Noel asked the board for guidance on that change at its meeting last week. The library has been limiting the checkout period for […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent Brodhead graduate Kylie Moe played in the Puerto Rico Clasico with the UW-Oshkosh Titans last week. The Titans went 1-1, dropping a thriller to DePauw University (Ind.), 60-56, and cruising to a 65-41 win over John Carroll University (Ohio). UW-Oshkosh reserves made major contributions with 35 […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team fell to Beloit Turner 59-18 in a Rock Valley South dual meet last Thursday. In the 170-pound weight class, Trojan Giovanni Haney secured a pin. Haney pinned Brodhead-Juda freshman James Harper 1:14 into the match. Pick up this week’s print edition for […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Cardinals snapped their four-game losing streak in dramatic fashion as sophomore Alexis Oliver drilled a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to give Brodhead a 63-61 win over Oregon last Thursday. Oregon struck first, jumping out to a 5-0 lead. Trailing 6-2, the Cardinals went on […]
My first trip to a nursing home happened when I was about eight years old at Christmas time. Since I had been taking violin lessons for several months, my Mom thought it was high time I had a public performance, and besides she loved to go and visit the folks […]
Wisconsin’s exceptionally robust housing market continued in November with both sales and median prices rising by significant margins, according to the most recent analysis of existing home sales by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). November sales rose 19 percent compared to November 2015, setting a new sales record for the […]
The Clinton Community Historical Society met earlier this month with the following members in attendance: Ron Nortier, Cheryl Aarud, Teresa & Gary Sommers, Karen Oldenburg, Sidley Knutson, Jeanne Oldenburg, Ann Laidig, Joyce Splan, Joyce Jordon and Dorothy Case. The meeting was called to order by President, Cheryl Aarud at 10 […]
“Baby it’s cold outside,” I used that song lyric last year, but it was January. We are seeing extremely cold temperatures for December and it looks like we may be in for a long winter. If you need to supplement the heat in your house or apartment make sure to […]