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By Katelyn Black, Contributor June is recognized as National Dairy Month, but it’s still business as usual for the Southern Wisconsin-based company Maple Leaf Cheese. With a factory located in Twin Grove and specialty grocery stores in New Glarus and Juda, Maple Leaf Cheese has become a longtime staple throughout […]
Rickey J. Coggins, 66, of the Beloit area, died Friday April 3, 2020, at Alden Meadow Park Nursing Home in Clinton, WI. He was born on Jan. 28, 1954, in Russellville, Alabama, the son of Cleo and Lola (Allen) Coggins. Rickey married Brenda Henry on Nov. 24, 1986, in Janesville; […]
Ruth M. Brobst, 94, of Brodhead, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Woods Crossing in Brodhead. Ruth was born on Aug. 7, 1925, in Decatur Township to George and Rose (Schneider) Nenneman. She married Roger Brobst on Feb. 17, 1950. Roger preceded her in death on Aug. 3, 2017. […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent Starting July 1, patrons will be allowed to enter the Brodhead library, although browsing the stacks will still be off limits. The board approved that change at its meeting last Thursday. Like the May meeting, it was conducted via Zoom. The meeting lasted an hour and […]
By Todd Mishler, Editor Wade Boegli understands all too well the curve ball that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown at everybody. So, like with most of life these days, the City of Brodhead Parks and Recreation Department director has begun to move forward in this time of reopening while maintaining […]
Devin Quade Manley, 23, of Brodhead, passed away on May 30, 2020, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Devin was born on Nov. 5, 1996, in Janesville to Michael and Tamara (Fuchs) Manley. Devin attended Brodhead schools until his junior year. He graduated from McFarland High School in 2015 […]
John Arthur Rosheisen, 74, passed away on June 1, 2020, at the Woods Crossing Nursing Home in Brodhead due to Parkinson’s disease. John was born on July 27, 1945, in Monroe, the son of Lawrence and Helen (Gill) Rosheisen. He married Kristine Bonlie at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brodhead […]
Delores Hockmuth, 89, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on May 12, 2020. She is survived by daughters Mona Taylor, of Orfordville, and Pam Henderson, of Hanford, CA, sister Bonnie Dickie, of Black River Falls, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead.
Paul Louis Haraldson was born Feb. 1, 1925, to Hanna Mae Anderson Haraldson and Harold William Haraldson just a few minutes after his twin sister, Pauline, surprising the family as they did not know they were having twins. Born on the kitchen table and kept warm in the stove during […]
By Todd Mishler, Editor Kassandra Huffman didn’t blink upon hearing the news despite potential familial discord and the possibility of taking on city hall in Brodhead. Huffman started a petition drive to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources — focusing her attention at its Southwest Savannah Ecological Landscape planning team […]
