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By Tony Ends Editor BRODHEAD – Softball skills that powered Erin Kloepping, 19, to statewide recognition before she graduated high school last spring helped carry her last fall to Winnona State University. In softball, Winnona’s Warriors are standouts, finishing most recently, with a 46-14 record and making their ninth consecutive […]
By Derek Hoesly Correspondent CUBA CITY – Holiday Tournament play Tuesday, Dec. 29, saw the sixth ranked Brodhead girls’ basketball squad cruise to an 88-10 victory over St. Francis in the morning, but drop their first game in 2015-16, losing to third ranked Cuba City, 62-50, in the championship showdown. […]
Editor BRODHEAD – City utility customers will be seeing a 4 percent rate hike on their February bills, according to Water and Light Superintendent Jeff Peterson. Peterson reported on the rate increased before City Council in their regular meeting Monday, Dec. 14. The Public Service Commission approved the increase, the […]
By Tony Ends Editor TOWN OF DECATUR – Board members received final draft of a health and safety measure to regulate manure application and transport last week. The measure, patterned after ordinances already adopted in neighboring Town of Sylvester in early October, bans center pivot manure distribution. It also spells […]
By Tony Ends Editor BRODHEAD – What do horse-ridin’, drivin’ folks like to do when they’re not atop or holding reigns of their favorite critter? Why swappin’, biddin’, shoppin’ and talkin’ over a horse or two’s tack, of course. This past fall, I found more than 100 of them hold […]
By Derek Hoesly Correspondent BRODHEAD- In a classic battle Brodhead (3-2 overall, 1-2 Rock Valley) let one slip away as McFarland overcame a 10-point deficit with four minutes left to beat Brodhead, 90-85, in double overtime in a Rock Valley crossover matchup Thursday, Dec. 17. The Cardinals came out red-hot […]
By Tony Ends Editor BRODHEAD – A pair of 210,000-lb. fermenting tanks made their way out of the west along State Highway 11 Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20. Taking up both sides of the two-lane highway, they crawled along at about 10 mph, in an entourage of support vehicles and police, […]
CLINTON – The Clinton Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) hosted a luncheon for students and staff who are new to the district this year. Seven staff members and 27 students were invited to attend. The luncheon was held in the middle school library-media center. The NJHS members welcomed […]
CLINTON – Content Area Literacy has been a focus in the Clinton Community School District for a number of years. The current high school freshmen, the Class of 2019, participated in a group discussion, often called a “Collaborative Conversation.” In English class, the students read one of two non-fiction biographies […]
By Becky Malkow Correspondent WALWORTH – The Cardinals boys’ basketball team continued to impress, defeating Big Foot Tuesday night in convincing fashion, 82-67. The Cardinals (3-1 overall, 1-1 Rock Valley Conference) hit 10 three-pointers, including six from Sophomore Parker Johnson. Johnson had a team high 23 points. He was joined […]
