Author Archive: RVPEditor

Clinton School Board approves staff pay increases, listens to energy savings proposal

By Mary Ann Inman Reporter CLINTON – The Clinton Community District School Board met at the Clinton High School on Monday, July 20, 7 p.m. Board Members present were: Dustin Esselman, Gary Gilbank, Jill Gunderson, Ken Luety, Craig Ostrander, and Evelyn Propp. Tom Howard was absent. Administrator Dr. Randy Refsland […]

 
 

Robert Ninneman

Robert Ninneman

BRODHEAD – Robert “Gus” Treat Ninneman, age 81, of Brodhead, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at his home. He was born May 26, 1934, in Kansas, Mo., the son of Edward and Harriet (Treat) Ninneman.  He married Kathleen Phillips on June 5, 1975, in Madison. Gus had worked […]

 
 

EAA Chapter 421 Brodhead Fly-in: Charter members honored

EAA Chapter 421 Brodhead Fly-in: Charter members honored

By Cynthia L. Miller Editor BRODHEAD – Charter members of the Cheeseland Chapter EAA #431, Inc. were recognized and honored Saturday, July 18, during a dedication ceremony of the US Air Mail Beacon Tower. The restoration and construction of the town was the Eagle Scout project of Brodhead Boy Scout […]

 
 

Council gives Putnam Park bridge the ‘go-ahead’

By Mel LeBaron Correspondent BRODHEAD – Meeting in regular session July 13, members of the Brodhead Common Council gave the green light for the Pearl Island committee to sign a contract with Dimension IV of Madison to move forward to create construction documents for a covered bridge over the Mill […]

 
 

Fire Chief discusses staffing at the Clinton Fire Department

This article may be getting ahead of what I have been trying to write about but several recent incidents have lead my decision to give the community some “education” on “your” current Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service. I will continue the history and how we reached the status of […]

 
 

Clinton High School teacher attends financial literacy training

Clinton High School teacher attends financial literacy training

MADISON – Frank Crivello, a teacher at Clinton High School, attended the National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy (NIFEL) training July 13-17 at Edgewood College in Madison. The week-long session, “Investor Education, Economics and Insurance,” focused on equipping educators with tools they need to teach students about investing, investment […]

 
 

EAA Chapter 431 to dedicate Beacon Tower Memorial

EAA Chapter 431 to dedicate Beacon Tower Memorial

Cynthia L. Miller photo This is a photo of a replica of the Clarence Covered Bridge, one of the last known covered bridges in use in Wisconsin. The replica was built by the Brodhead Jaycees in 1984 over Norwegian Creek on the Sugar River Bike Trail. BRODHEAD – Chapter 431 […]

 
 

Robert Maveus

Robert Maveus

BRODHEAD – Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Robert (Bob) L. Maveus, departed this world on July 9, 2015, after a brief and courageous struggle with lung cancer at the age of 85. Born Sept 9, 1929 in Brodhead to Celia Olson and Frank Maveus Sr., Bob graduated from Brodhead […]

 
 

Dorothy Karlen

JANESVILLE – Dorothy Mae Karlen, age 84, of Janesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. Funeral services were held Friday, July 3, 2015, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Janesville. The D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, assisted the family.

 
 

Donna Melton

Donna Melton

BRODHEAD – Donna Marie Melton, age 71, of Brodhead, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, with her family at her side at Collinwood Nursing Home, Orfordville, due to complications of Alzheimer’s. She was born on Sept. 14, 1943, in Beloit, the daughter of Fritz and Lois (James) Hansen. She […]