Glenn R. Brewer, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born Aug. 15, 1944, to Fay and Valliere (Walmer) Brewer in Monroe, Glenn was a 1962 graduate of Albany High School where he excelled in both Cross-Country […]
Hello, everyone! My name is Alliyah Hoff and my senior project is helping with the Brodhead Barking Lot dog park! The Brodhead Barking Lot officially opened on 1/1/2020 and a few questions have arisen in the interim. Hopefully the following Q&A will help smooth out a few ‘ruff’ lines! Do […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead public library showed increased usage in many categories in 2019 compared to 2018. The information was contained in the annual report that library director Angela Noel presented to the board and the board approved last week. Pick up the Feb. 29th print edition […]
Anna “Annie” B. Pinnow, age 89, of Brodhead passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 8, after a 12-year struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Diederick and Anna Carolina Kipperman. Annie loved to laugh, sing, and dance, but most of all, she loved […]
Thomas Steele, age 76, passed away on Feb. 13, 2020 while at his home surrounded by his family. Thomas was born on Nov. 12, 1943 in Rockford, IL the son of Elden and Virginia Steele. He married Margaret McCoy on April 1, 1962. Thomas worked on the family farm for […]
Gary Malkow, age 87, passed away while at home on Feb. 9, 2020. Gary was born on July 1, 1933 in Janesville, WI, the son of Marvin and Ferrol (Riemer) Malkow. Gary married his wife of over 65 years, Elizabeth Huffman on July 24, 1954 at the Monroe Evangelical Church. […]
Wilma Jean Brown, age 92, passed away on Feb. 2, 2020 while at the Monroe Hospice Home while surrounded by her family. Wilma was born on Aug. 23, 1927 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Willard and Elsie (Reed) Lapp. She married Francis H. Brown on Nov. 25, 1948 at […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Sports writer – Lady Cards bounce back. Last Tuesday, head coach Brian Kammerer and the Brodhead girls traveled to Clinton to face off with the Cougars in what was their second meeting of the regular season. They last met in December in a game where the Cards […]
The Brodhead Optimist Club is encouraging students from all area Wisconsin schools, including home schools, to contemplate the phrase, “Is Optimism the Key to Achieving the Dreams you Imagine?” which is the theme of the 2020 Optimist International Essay Contest. The essays will be due by 11 a.m. on Wednesday, […]
Robert H. Oliver,90, formerly of Brodhead, WI. passed away Saturday, Jan.18, 2020 at Omega Hospice House in Houghton, MI. Robert was born at home in Spruce, MI. on July 18,1929 to parents Eugene Oliver Jr. and Marion (Freda) McNeil. Bob served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 101st […]