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By Dan Moeller, CORRESPONDENT Brodhead’s Fire & Ice festival has been canceled for this year because of the coronavirus. The festival is traditionally held the first weekend in December. Brodhead Chamber of Commerce President Michael Lowery made the announcement in an Oct. 3 email. “Working closely with our team of […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Brodhead’s Kelch Aviation Museum is raising money to construct its Phase II building before officially opening its display to the public this spring. Currently located inside their Phase I hangar, this large collection of historical planes was once owned by Wisconsin airplane fanatic, Alfred Kelch. Kelch […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Brodhead is full of history, and the brick building standing tall on West Third Avenue is an important part of that story. The L.C. Bartlett and Son Carriage and Wagon factory has been around in some capacity since the late 1800s. According to Betty Earleywine, curator […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent First-grade teacher Laura Laursen is continuing a longtime tradition, making up the fourth generation of Parkview School District educators in her family. The long line started with her great-grandmother and grandmother, Mildred and Sandra Olson. Mildred Olson was a reading specialist and Sandra Olson was a […]
Green County Public Health officials have announced that beginning Sept. 9, Green County will have three COVID-19 community testing sites. Free COVID-19 testing will be available for anyone 5 years of age and older. Individuals who need to be tested are asked to register online prior to getting tested. This […]
Green County public health officials reported Monday that seven Brodhead High School students have tested positive for COVID-19. The school district immediately implemented a full virtual plan for the high school, to last through Sept. 18, according to a post on the district’s Facebook page. The Brodhead School District was […]
Longtime volunteer and caregiver Ronda Toepfer will serve as the honorary chair of the 19th annual Green County Alzheimer’s Walk. Toepfer is a resident assistant at Aster Assisted Living in Monroe. “I’ve been involved with the Alzheimer’s Walk for over 17 years,” Toepfer said in a news release. “I’ve been […]
A local educator is one of five selected as Wisconsin Teacher of the Year for 2021. Brooke Kintzle (nee Lederman) teaches cross-categorical special education at Brodhead Middle School. Kintzle has taught at the school since 2014, where she “strives to create an inclusive and trauma-sensitive environment in her classroom,” according […]
The Brodhead Evening Garden Club has chosen the yards of Donald and Stella Wolters, located at 17416 Wisconsin Highway 81, for the Garden of the Month Award. After driving around, we decided on theirs. Then along came the storm, which beat up a lot of the couple’s petunias. Pick […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Halfway through the 19th century, Loring S. Fisher moved to the newly settled Brodhead area. He came from Bowdoinham, Maine, with hopes to run an inn, just like his father had. Fisher’s dream came true in 1864, when he opened the Exchange House inn on Exchange […]
