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Senator Nass, Rep. Loudenbeck to speak at Clinton Arbor Day ceremony

By Art Bushue Chair, Clinton Forestry Board CLINTON – This year, Clinton will present its 18th Annual Arbor Day Observation acknowledging and celebrating the largely unknown and unappreciated benefits that our community trees provide our residents, businesses, schools, visitors, parks, natural environment and even the global ecosystem. This event was […]

 
 

Village Trustee Jeanette Troha supports library expansion

Village Trustee Jeanette Troha supports library expansion

By Mary Ann Inman Reporter CLINTON – Why do we need a library? Jeanette Troha started her letter addressed to Village President Connie Tracy with that question. Troha is a Village Trustee, a parent, and a speech language pathologist employed by the Beloit School District. Troha cited many statistics noting, […]

 
 

Fire Chief urges residents to be prepared for disasters

Are you ready for a disaster? If you have 10 minutes to grab everything you need for the next two weeks and leave your house, would you be able to? What if Turtle Creek was flooded over Hwy. 140, Carvers Rock Road, Smith Road and so on? How would you […]

 
 

Vin Scully at 88

The great baseball announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Vin Scully, has decided that he is going to hang it up at the end of this season. He is 88 years old and has been calling the Dodger’s baseball games on the radio for some67 years, so I suppose it’s […]

 
 

Large crowd turns out for annual Jim Church Invitational

Large crowd turns out for annual Jim Church Invitational

By Derek Hoesly Correspondent BRODHEAD — Many spectators surrounded the track and packed the stands for the annual Jim Church Invitational last Friday. The girls’ squad won the meet with 129 points and the boys’ team placed second with 104 points. In the 100-meter dash, Madee Harding placed third with […]

 
 

Youth Service Day 2016 biggest ever

Youth Service Day 2016 biggest ever

BRODHEAD — Over 130 volunteers showed up for the 2016 spring Youth Service Day on Saturday, April 16. This annual event, organized by educator Stephanie Tresemer of Brodhead Middle School, does so much good in just two hours. Not only students, but their parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings, are invited […]

 
 

Clinton High School golf teams swing into action

Clinton High School golf teams swing into action

CLINTON – Clinton High School’s boys golf team started the year at the newly renovated Beloit Club in a match hosted by Turner. The Cougars finished third, narrowly being edged out by Big Foot by 2 strokes. Individual scores for Clinton were:  Spencer Ostrander 44, Thad Hahn 47, Josh Wellnitz 58, […]

 
 

Shayna Somers educates students about health careers

Shayna Somers educates students about health careers

CLINTON – Mrs. Shayna Somers, a Health Careers Educational Consultant with South Central Wisconsin Area Health Education Careers (AHEC), visited the health classes at Clinton High School and the Careers classes at Clinton Middle School to educate students about the many diverse careers available to students within the health care […]

 
 

They came from Clinton: Shayna (Mueller) Somers – Health Careers Educational Consultant

They came from Clinton: Shayna (Mueller)  Somers – Health Careers Educational Consultant

By Audrey Buchanan Clinton School District This is the twelfth in a series of articles about Clinton alumni and where they are now. CLINTON – Shayna (Mueller) Somers, a 2001 graduate of Clinton High School, is now working as a Health Careers Educational Consultant with South Central Wisconsin Area Health […]

 
 

Farmers know the folklore secrets to predicting weather

  April showers bring May flowers and while I sit and write this it has been pouring rain, freezing rain and sleeting. The wind is blowing and its pretty cold outside so the fireplace is going today. April brings some of the widest variety of weather we will see all […]