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The Rock County Council on Aging is offering a six-week educational class, Healthy Eating for Successful Living. This program is designed for older persons that will help build a sense of empowerment as they incorporate healthy changes into their life. Learn more about nutrition and how lifestyle changes can promote […]
The Rock County Council on Aging is starting the second phase of a pilot study in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin – Madison and will be offering a free Lighten UP! Class. The next workshop opportunity is: Aug. 16 through Oct. 11 Clinton Community Room, Clinton 10 to […]
The end of the 2016 school year also marked the end of teaching careers for several Clinton school teachers who have retired. Lois Keller Lois Keller began teaching for the Clinton Community School District in 1998. She began by teaching middle school and high school students who had to […]
Turner J. Zimmerman, 15, of Brodhead, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at his home. He was born on December 27, 2000, in Beloit, the son of Tony Zimmerman and Krista Giles Drury. Turner attended Brodhead Middle School and had recently graduated from the eighth grade. He was looking […]
Ruth Ann Wenger, 86, of Footville, formerly of Monroe, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at St. Elizabeth’s Manor in Footville. She was born on March 14, 1930, in Rock County, the daughter of Herman and Lillian (Foslin) Skogan. She married Gottfried Wenger Jr. on […]
Lois I. Bliss, 68, of Brodhead, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on April 14, 1948, in Monroe, the daughter of Roland and Iva (Burkhalter) Scoville. She married Douglas Bliss on October 19, 1996, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church […]
James W. Loften James W. Loften, 92, of Albany, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe. He was born on August 17, 1923, near Moorefield, West Virginia, the sixth of ten children born to Harness and Kurnie (Shook) Lofton. He graduated from […]
Brodhead High School student Morgan Tresemer recently returned from a three-day Wisconsin Leadership Seminar (WILS) hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Along with over 200 of Wisconsin’s brightest young leaders, Tresemer was encouraged to recognize her own leadership potential. She had a fantastic time and is looking forward to integrating […]
By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor The Brodhead Fire District’s new Engine 1 is currently being built at Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton. Delivery is expected in mid-July. The Engine 1 will be replacing a 1988 Mack Pumper that lacked sufficient safety features to keep the fire district in compliance with the National […]
By Carol J. Gombar The former Village of Brodhead became the “City of Brodhead” through an act of the Wisconsin Legislature in its winter session of early 1891. In those days, it was the only way for a village in this state to become a city. The Honorable Henry Clay […]
