Author Archive: RVPEditor

Summer time is the time to think about water safety

  When I was a kid one of the best summer time activities was getting a ride out to one of the bridges on Turtle Creek and being dropped off with the “jon boat.” This boat was 10 feet long, painted camouflage and made of aluminum. It had seats for […]

 
 

Committee welcomes entries, Annual Prairie Days Parade

Committee welcomes entries, Annual Prairie Days Parade

By Mary Ann Inman REPORTER Agnes Lee, Ann Pikolek, Bob Pikolek, and Eugene Johnson met with Tim Pogorelski to plan the 20th Annual Prairie Days Parade that will take place downtown at 1 p.m. on Aug. 20. The parade will feature horse drawn and antique equipment. If you go, watch […]

 
 

Emerald Ash Borer devastating Clinton’s ash trees

  By Art Bushue CLINTON FORESTRY BOARD Foresters’ 2016 ash tree inventory shows Clinton’s current Emerald Ash Borers (EAB) invasion has reduced our ash tree population to 189 from 272 ash trees originally present in 2009. And only 40 trees were found to be in “good” condition (probably chemically treated […]

 
 

Two charged for mistreatment of puppies

Two charged for mistreatment of puppies

On June 29 at 10:21 a.m., Deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office executed a Search Warrant at 4815 W US Highway 14, Janesville and seized 12 mixed breed puppies all estimated to be under 10 weeks old. The execution of the Search Warrant and seizure of the puppies was […]

 
 

Search for missing man ends successfully

  On July 11, 2016, at 6:36 a.m. Rock County Communications Center received a report of an elderly male subject missing from 4642 Carvers Rock Road in the Town of Bradford. The elderly male was identified as Dale Manley Jensen, 77, who reportedly was believed to have left his residence […]

 
 

DEATH NOTICES

Lois I. Bliss, 68, of Brodhead, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, in Monroe.  Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, July 24 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brodhead.  A visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until time of services […]

 
 

Garden of the month anounced

Garden of the month anounced

The Brodhead Garden Club has awarded the Garden of the Month for July to Chris and Becky Jimenez at W547 Teresa Court. While sitting on their flower-surrounded patio, we learned a lot about their accomplishments in their beautifully landscaped yard. It’s been only five years since they started it all: […]

 
 

Brodhead Police ramp up crosswalk enforcement: drivers warned

Brodhead Police ramp up crosswalk enforcement: drivers warned

On the afternoon of Thursday, July 14, officers of the Brodhead Police Department conducted a four-hour pedestrian safety enforcement deployment on State Highway 11 and 13th Street. The goal was to raise awareness of a motorist’s responsibilities when encountering a pedestrian attempting to cross the street. Brodhead Police Chief Chris […]

 
 

Board squashes rumor of Agriculture department’s elimination

By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Several community members attended last week’s school board meeting, concerned over rumors that the school’s agriculture department would be eliminated. According to the school board, that’s simply not true. Brodhead’s Patrick Zweifel was the first to voice his concerns. He explained that he’d heard the reason […]

 
 

Young athletes thank community members

The Brodhead Youth Ball Program would like to thank everyone for their time and dedication selling raffle tickets for the 2016 fundraiser. The program runs on fundraiser funds and volunteer coaches, not tax dollars.  The fundraiser has made possible the following:  new and improved infields, dugout roofs, sod infield, yellow […]