Every year about this time, I love to write about memories of the fall harvest season. When I was a kid we started with a one row pull-type picker that we used to pull behind the Farmall M. We then moved up to a two row picker that we mounted […]
By Mary Ann Inman REPORTER Clinton Village President, Connie Tracy, called the Village Board Meeting to order on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. Board Trustees present were: Ron Torkilson, Art Bushue, Dennis Nielson, Jeanette Troha, Sonja Capes and Dina Knibbs. Acting Administrator/Police Chief Dave Hooker was present. Brendan Kress […]
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 […]