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By Cynthia L. Miller Editor TOWN OF SYLVESTER – The Sylvester Town Hall was packed Monday evening, Aug. 24, with citizens concerned about the proposed construction of a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in the township. A nervous buzz could be heard throughout the room prior to the meeting. Town […]
MADISON — Six Wisconsin educators are finalists for the 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, one of the nation’s highest honors for mathematics and science teachers. Wisconsin’s finalists for the Presidential Teaching Awards are Scott Anderson of Brodhead, Juda High School (mathematics); Candice Behnke of Lena, […]
BRODHEAD – Doris M. Sutherland, age 95, of Albany, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Valley Park Assisted Living, Albany. She was born April 1, 1920, in Stockholm, the daughter of Peter and Ella (Olson) Bush. She married Charles E. Sutherland Jan. 14, 1940 in Pepin. He passed […]
BELOIT – Julia A. Gustafson, 78, of Beloit, Wis., died Wednesday, Aug.26, 2015 at Beloit Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 27, 1937 in DeKalb, Ill., the daughter of Orville and Violet (Mace) Halverson. Julie married Wallace “Pete” Gustafson on Jan. 2, 1960 at Trinity Lutheran Church in DeKalb. […]
CLINTON – On Sunday, Aug. 23, St. Stephen’s Church, Clinton, celebrated two significant events — the 65th wedding anniversary of Jim and Nell Gilbank and the dedication of the parish’s newly renovated meeting room in their name. Jim and Nell were married on Aug. 26, 1950 in St. Jude’s, Beloit. They […]
While watching the evening news recent headlines state “West Coast Ablaze” and “West Coast Sees No End to Wildfires.” Clinton residents go about their business of getting supper ready, doing other household chores while waiting for the local news. We don’t need to worry about wildland fire around here with […]
CLINTON —Fire Fighters took to the streets of Clinton to “Fill the Boot” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association this summer and raised over $3,500 to support families living with muscle disease in southern Wisconsin and to help find treatments and cures for 43 such diseases Members of the Clinton Fire […]
By Cynthia L. Miller Editor Summer vacation is winding down for area school children , while area teachers, staff and administrators are gearing up for the coming school year. Although students will report on Tuesday, Sept. 1, teachers in the Brodhead School District will attend in-service days Aug. 25, 26, […]
BRODHEAD – Members of the Blue Ribbon Classic Chevy Club from Orfordville met in Brodhead Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16, stopping at Main Street Station for ice cream treats. With a current membership of about 20 families, the club was formed in 1975 by three brothers, Arnie, Don and Harold Thompson. […]
By Cynthia L. Miller Editor BRODHEAD – Meeting in a brief session Tuesday evening, Aug. 18, members of the Brodhead Common Council passed a pair of resolutions regarding a proposed public works project. That project involves improvements to the city’s sewer utility including life station upgrades, system needs, telemetry and […]
