Ruth M. Conway, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home, Monroe, WI. She was born on Oct. 10, 1928 in Brodhead, WI, the daughter of Lloyd J. and Ethel M. (Crawford) Blizard. She married Edwin H. Garber and later married Robert […]
Edith C. Kitchen, age 88, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Aurora Bay Care Medical Center, Green Bay, WI. She was born on July 24, 1930 in Hollendale, WI, the daughter of Karl and Edna V. (Jacobson) Bollerud. She married Leonard J. Kitchen on […]
National Library Week is April 7 – 13. National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. This year’s theme, Libraries = Strong Communities, illustrates how today’s libraries are at the heart of our cities, […]
By Trent Scheidegger, Reporter – The Brodhead Lady Cards have finally begun their 2019 softball season as they look to build off their success from last year. Coming off a 15-10 2018 season, head coach Tommy Meier is entering his fourth season with the Cardinals and hopes to continue improving […]
By Trent Scheidegger, Reporter – The Brodhead-Juda baseball team got off to a hot start last Tuesday when they hosted Albany-Monticello for a battle of the coops. Following a rough 3-21 season the Cardinals look to turn thing around. Head Coach Aaron Guilbault expects them to do exactly that as […]
A free seminar on Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or drones will be held at the Brodhead Airport on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Craig Czerwinski, FAA Safety Team Member and leader of Gateway Technical College’s sUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft System) Program will discuss drone safety tips and the options […]
By Jeremy Gokey, Reporter – Mayor Doug Pinnow addressed the loss of the $500,000 community development block grant for a new senior/community center at the March 19, 2019 City Council meeting. The referendum question remains on the ballot, but will change to an advisory referendum. Pinnow played a pivotal role […]
By Jeremy Gokey, Reporter – The Senior/Community Center referendum question remains on the April 2, 2019 ballot because the community development block grant was rescinded after the ballots were approved and printed. The vote on the referendum is changed to advisory, giving the city council an idea of what direction […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead library doesn’t owe $3 million on the building that was built 10 years ago, library director Angela Noel said last week. After last week’s library board meeting, Noel said there is some incorrect information circulating about the remaining debt on the library building. […]