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By Siara Schwartzlow Editor BRODHEAD – Early Friday morning, a group of 72 students and 18 adults returned from a fieldtrip to Tennessee. Students took tours, held performances, and even sang karaoke. The group’s time of departure was set for 8 p.m. Sunday night, March 20, but the time was […]
By Melody Pope Correspondent MONROE — For the survivors of seemingly impossible situations, finding sanctuary – however critical – is no easy task. Nonetheless, Larry and Karen Ayres have accomplished just that. “There are veterans who come here to find comfort,” Larry Ayres said of the Green County Veterans Memorial […]
By Celeste Lightner-Greenwalt For The Topper CLINTON – On Saturday, March 19, the Clinton community came together for a very special cause, VetsRoll, sponsored by Boxcars Pub and Grub. This was the fifth year that Boxcars has sponsored such an event, and raised $7,000 more than the previous year, raising […]
CLINTON — Clinton’s forestry officials invite area individuals with poetic inclination to create an original poem expressing the virtues of trees. Entries will be judged and its author at Clinton’s Arbor Day ceremony will present the winning poem on Saturday, April 30. Students and adults are urged to participate. To […]
CLINTON – Each year Clinton Middle School hosts a spelling bee for students in grades five through eight. Participants are selected by grade levels in classroom rounds. Each classroom does three rounds, and the top five performers from each round receive points. The two students with the most accumulated points […]
BRODHEAD — The Brodhead Music Boosters will be selling brats now through Friday, April 1st. The fundraiser supports music programs and students in the Brodhead School District. Rackow’s locally made brats will cost $7.00/package of 6 and will be available in the following flavors: Regular, Mushroom, Swiss & Onion, Green […]
By Michele Benesh Correspondent BRODHEAD — Don’t miss out on all the fun and the chance to contribute to the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor project! The space is filling up quickly, but you can still get tickets until this Friday, March 25th. Assemble a group of employees or friends and […]
By Siara Schwartzlow Editor ORFORDVILLE – The first-ever Mr. Parkview was crowned Friday night, March 18th. Senior Carson Brauer took home the honors, along with a $370 scholarship. Parkview teacher Kyle Maurer planned and organized the event. “I participated in a Mr. competition at my high school,” he said. “I’ve […]
By Audrey Buchanan Clinton School District This is the ninth in a series of stories about Clinton schools alumni and where they are today. Bobby Oldenburg is a 2015 graduate of Clinton High School. Immediately following graduation, Oldenburg attended Rock Valley College in Rockford, Ill., as part of a program […]
CLINTON – Students in David Fridley’s sixth grade science classes at Clinton Elementary School had the opportunity to measure the amount of energy that is generated by different types of food when it is burned. This was compared to the way in which the human body burns food for energy. […]
