Author Archive: RVPEditor

Clinton schools welcome new teachers

Clinton schools welcome new teachers

Courtesy photo Clinton schools welcome new teachers Front row, from left Heidi Enright (FACE), Kim Bindl (HS English), Judith Kazy-Garey (5th grade long-term sub), Calli Viken (2nd grade), Heidi Simms (CES Principal), Molly Sejbl (4th grade), Chanda Droske (ES Art), back row – Leslie Leith (MS Art), Dana Goodnow (MS […]

 
 

John ‘Clinton’ Doe, found dead near Turtle Creek, 1995

John 'Clinton' Doe, found dead near Turtle Creek, 1995

By Mary Ann Inman Reporter CLINTON – Jack Friess from Stevens Point and I met at the Clinton Kitchen while he was in town hanging John “Clinton” Doe or JCD posters. Friess has taken on a mission to find the young man’s name and family. JCD’s body was found in […]

 
 

Theodore Hohneke

BRODHEAD – Theodore “Ted” H. Hohneke, age 59, of Brodhead, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe. He was born Sept. 1, 1956 in Prairie du Sac, the son of Theodore and Juliet “Judy” (Burton) Hohneke.  He married Donna Reavis Jan. 22, 2004, in Las […]

 
 

Roy D. Schwebke

JUDA – Roy D. Schwebke, 93, of Juda, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe. Roy was born May 2, 1922 in Belvidere, Ill., the son of Harry and Gertrude (Parent) Schwebke. Roy graduated from Belvidere High School in 1939 and married Wauneta M. Littlejohn on […]

 
 

Dorothy Albert

BRODHEAD – My name is Dorothy Mae Albert and this is my story: I was born at home in Spring Green Wisconsin on May 20, 1919. My parents were Nel Sliter of Fennimore and Dilver Barto of Boscobel. I joined a sister 17 months older. We soon moved to Mount […]

 
 

Marianne Mueller photo Bryttany Smith, Thomas Bolar and Vincent Bown stand in front of the gardens in the yard of the First Congregational Community Church.

Marianne Mueller photo Bryttany Smith, Thomas Bolar and Vincent Bown stand in front of the gardens in the yard of the First Congregational Community Church.

BROOKLYN – Robert McNeely and Patricia Johnson were married Aug. 26, 1965 at the Sharon Methodist Church, Sharon. Their children are James (Jennifer) McNeely and Brenda (Abel) Schultz. Their grandchildren are Jeffrey (Nicole Stuessy) McNeely, Jamison (Amanda) McNeely, Jillian (Chris Malkow) McNeely, Kevin Schultz and Cody (Monika Buol) Schultz. Bob […]

 
 

Sylvester Town Board posts moratorium ordinance

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 […]

 
 

Six educators are Wisconsin finalists for Presidential Teaching Awards Juda’s Scott Anderson is among finalists

Six educators are Wisconsin finalists for Presidential Teaching Awards Juda’s Scott Anderson is among finalists

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, […]

 
 

Doris M. Sutherland

Doris M. Sutherland

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 […]

 
 

Julia A. Gustafson, 78

Julia A. Gustafson, 78

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. […]