Subscribe by RSS
A technical difficulty caused me to miss getting this article in on time for the paper last week. It’s the final week of the National Preparedness Month and time for the National Day of Action or the National PrepareAthon Day. This will happen on Friday, Sept. 30 and it is […]
The DeLong Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that it has purchased the former Gavilon Grain Elevator in Avalon, Wis. effective immediately. The elevator is operating under the DeLong Grain Division and will serve local grain farmers. “Over the last four years, Gavilon Grain has built and operated one of […]
By Bob Balgemann Those who didn’t want the proposed Great Lakes Basin Transportation (GLBT) railroad to come through Boone County probably don’t have that to worry about anymore. On Sept. 20, the Company submitted a new route to the Federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) that doesn’t include Boone County. It did […]
A natural gas generating facility will bring economic, environmental benefits to Wisconsin. A celebration on Sept. 22 signaled the start of one of Wisconsin’s largest economic and job growth projects. Alliant Energy’s Riverside Energy Center expansion, near Beloit, Wis., is a 700 megawatt, natural gas-fueled generating facility with an integrated, […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda cross country program had a perfect day last Tuesday at the Duck Pond Invitational, as both the varsity boys and girls won the meet. The boys had 30 points, and the girls had 58 team points. The Cardinals also won both the boys’ and […]
Betty M. Gray, 84, of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Caring Hands Elderly Care in Brodhead. She was born on March 26, 1932, in Elmwood, Ill., the daughter of Gerald M. and Cecil L. (Mooney) VanTine. She married Gerald R. Gray on Sept. 14, 1954, in […]
Betty May Jones Condon, 96, of Brodhead, passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on July 30, 1920, in Monroe, the daughter of Stanley P. and Alta B. (Smith) Jones. She married Donald Marion Condon, Sr., on Sept. 2, 1944, […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals (3-3) rolled to a 42-16 homecoming win over Edgerton on Friday night. “Our kids did a great job of getting prepared all week, and I was real proud of what they did,” coach Jim Matthys said. Pick up this week’s print edition for […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent The Brodhead library expects to launch a new LEGO club in October, library director Angela Noel told the board last Monday. The plan is to hold the LEGO club on Thursdays beginning next month, although it could start in November. LEGOs will be available for patrons […]
By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Brodhead High School senior Dylan Schuur recently donated 22 backpacks filled with school supplies to Albrecht Elementary School as his Senior Project. Schuur’s aunt originally gave him the idea to donate supplies to the younger students, and he ran with it. “I had to decide how […]
