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Don Hulbert Spooner, 81, died Oct. 25, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Don was born Jan. 16, 1940 in Edgerton, Wisconsin to Gillies and Virginia Spooner. He attended Tupper rural school for eight years before graduating from Evansville High School in 1958. Don was in 4-H for10 years, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda varsity football program was once known for its long-running postseason record. The Cardinals held a state record for appearing in the high school football playoffs for 25 consecutive years. That streak came to an end in 2017, however, and head coach Jim Matthys and […]
A Brodhead man was arrested for allegedly being armed while intoxicated and recklessly endangering safety after police responded to a neighborhood for reports of shots being fired Oct. 19. Brodhead Dispatch received several 911 calls at 4:46 p.m. about shots being fired in the 1400 block of W. 4th Avenue. […]
By Dan Moeller, CORRESPONDENT COVID-19 restrictions in place at the Brodhead library remain unchanged for now, including a requirement to wear masks. At its meeting Oct. 21 Library Director Angela Noel recommended patrons continue to wear masks for library browsing and computer use and the library continue its curbside service […]
Beverly Shell, 77, passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe. She was born July 27, 1944, in Batesville, Indiana, the daughter of Robert and Clydia (Hughes) Siebert. She attended Brookville Indiana High School, where she graduated in 1962. Beverly married Ronald Shell on Dec. […]
On Oct. 20, 2021, James “Jim” F. Mattison Jr., 91, of Orfordville, Wisconsin, took one final earthly breath at St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville before traveling to his forever home in Heaven. Jim was born Aug. 12, 1930, in Beloit, Wisconsin, to James and Marion (Garber) Mattison Sr. He attended […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals and head coach Jim Matthys have had plenty to celebrate on the football field in 2021. After completing a perfect 6-0 alternative spring season, the Cards have carried those fortunes into the fall as they have now won 15 consecutive games. Perhaps […]
The Brodhead Common Council decided recently to move ahead with a project aimed at building affordable housing in the city. A representative from Dimension Development first presented the Driftless Homes project to the council last month, proposing an owner-occupied “pocket neighborhood” for low-income households. Dimension Development would apply for grants […]
By Mary Hookham, Correspondent Making family memories in the pumpkin patch at an affordable price is the primary goal of Brian and Jessica Raupp and their family, owners of Raupp’s Pumpkin Patch north of Brodhead. “This is family fun,” said Jessica Raupp. “We want to make sure it’s affordable for […]
Joanne Marie Boyle Lee passed away following a long illness on Oct. 2, 2021, at 73. She was born Dec. 15, 1947, in Dodgeville, a daughter of Lorraine Meylor Boyle and Joseph Michael Boyle; sister of Mary Boyle of Sunnyvale, California, Tess (Richard) Keller of Daphne, Alabama, Nick (Penni Secore) […]
