Author Archive: RVPEditor

‘Text to Protect’ program an option in Brodhead

Green County Crime Stoppers and Better Brodhead have partnered to raise awareness of an anonymous text line to report suspicious activity, allowing residents and law enforcement to work together in protecting our communities. Text to Protect enables the public to send anonymous tips through text messages to law enforcement to […]

 
 

Brodhead High School receives new Chromebooks

Brodhead High School receives new Chromebooks

Brodhead High School was awarded a grant through the Wisconsin Technology Initiative (WTI) to buy two computer carts and a set of 28 Chromebooks.  The high school received approximately $7,500 from this grant, which is funded by the TOSA Foundation.  The grant was actually written last school year and was […]

 
 

Huey helicopter dedicated as part of Green County Veterans Memorial Park Project

Huey helicopter dedicated as part of Green County Veterans Memorial Park Project

By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Members of the Green County Veterans Memorial Park Project (GCVMPP) committee held a helicopter dedication ceremony Sunday, Nov. 6. A Huey helicopter that saw combat has been restored and will soon be mounted and placed on permanent display at the park, located just outside of Monroe […]

 
 

Playoff Football

The year was 1983 and I was a Junior in college when my former high school football Coach asked me if I would come on staff at my alma mater and help him Coach the Varsity team. Football had been such a big part of my life as a high […]

 
 

Time to Get Ready for Winter Safety

Although we haven’t seen any good “frost on the pumpkin” yet, it has been getting cold at night. Now that we are in the month of November the inevitable will happen soon and we will see our first cold spell. This will bring that physical warning that you are either […]

 
 

Clinton Cougars Claim Second Round Play-Off Game

Clinton Cougars Claim Second Round Play-Off Game

The Clinton Cougar football team survived the second round of WIAA Division 5 playoffs by beating the Arcadia Raiders with a score of 14-7. The Cougars faced a very evenly matched opponent on both sides of the ball. Both teams spent most of the first half trying to make the […]

 
 

Clinton School’s Operational Referendum to be Voted on Nov. 8

Clinton School’s Operational Referendum to be Voted on Nov. 8

The last of over 20 presentations related to the District’s Nov. 8 Operational Referendum ballot question took place on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Clinton Elementary School. After months of Board study and input from the District’s Community Financial Advisory Community, the Board of Education authorized a resolution to exceed the […]

 
 

Community Against Cancer Supports Fund for Children of Cancer Patients

Community Against Cancer Supports Fund for Children of Cancer Patients

The Board of Community Against Cancer (CAC) recently presented a check for $6,500 to Beloit Cancer Center and Beloit Health System Foundation. The funds were raised by CAC and designated to assist the children of cancer patients in Beloit. Their fundraising campaign was named the “Let Them Be Little” Fund. In […]

 
 

Town Bank to Host Food Drive to Benefit Clinton Food Pantry

Town Bank to Host Food Drive to Benefit Clinton Food Pantry

  By Celeste Lightner-Greenwalt, FOR THE CLINTON TOPPER. Helping the community is the goal of Town Bank and by doing so they will be hosting a food drive beginning Monday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 12 at their Clinton branch, as well as all of their other branches. The food […]

 
 

Bake sale to help fund Christmas with the Elderly 2016

Bake sale to help fund Christmas with the Elderly 2016

Tessa Kloepping and Oni Williams will be visiting six local nursing homes/retirement complexes in Brodhead, Albany, Orfordville, and Footville on Christmas Eve. They will be delivering Christmas cheer in the form of a small gift for each resident. Kloepping and Williams are taking this project over from Kloepping’ssister, Erin, and friend, Sarah Strathman, […]