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By Paul Roemer, Brodhead School District Thanks to the family of Charles and Nora McManus, the M.J. Blackford Brodhead School Arboretum Fund is on solid financial ground. Besides a generous monetary contribution, the family also built six Aldo Leopold benches and donated them to the Brodhead School District for the […]
Ten fire departments come to aid of city, containing blaze from spreading Staff and police reports Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire that damaged three businesses in downtown Brodhead Sunday afternoon, according to Brodhead Police Chief Chris Hughes. Brodhead Police dispatch received multiple 9-1-1 calls around 3:25 […]
By Tony Ends, Editor All three Brodhead school administrators reported an “awesome start” to the school year at the district’s regular monthly school board meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 14. Relief from effects to all schools across the nation during COVID-19 finally seem to be abating, proving resilience of Brodhead students and […]
By Dan Moeller, CORRESPONDENT The board of the Brodhead Memorial Public Library got its first look at the library’s 2023 budget last Thursday and it included possible cuts amid an uncertain revenue outlook. Former library director Angela Noel prepared the budget as part of her consulting duties for the board after […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent Brodhead Memorial Public Library has found its new director. The library board held a special meeting last week and offered the position to Kyle Domer, who accepted. Domer replaces Angela Noel who served in the position for more than six years before leaving in June to become […]
By Tony Ends, Editor Brodhead lost a longtime friend to its city parks and recreation programs last month. “Park and Rec” Director Wade Boegli had already served his last day, Aug. 12, when Common Council took up his resignation. Boegli is leaving a more than 26-year legacy of service to city […]
By Tony Ends, Editor Decatur Dairy officially broke ground Tuesday, Aug. 16, on a 23,000-square-foot cheese plant addition. The historic creamery just west of Brodhead and Decatur Swiss Cheese Co-op are forming a new limited liability company in the cheese plant expansion. The plant produces cheese on West County Highway […]
By Dan Moeller, Correspondent The Brodhead Memorial Public Library may be closer to finding a new director. Last Thursday board President Ann Anderson told the board that the library interviewed its second candidate earlier that day. However, she said, shortly afterward the candidate texted and withdrew her application. “So we only […]
By Michele Benesh, Wildflower Festival Chair Banners are flying in Veterans Park in Brodhead. They’re signaling the area to mark the calendar and prepare shopping lists for an annual summer event that’s fast approaching. Veterans Park will transform into an impressive art gallery from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, […]
By Tony Ends, Interim Editor Scott Knowlton of Toronto flew his homemade plane for the first time last week on a trip he’d made 10 hours by car for years to Brodhead. One of his mentors, Dan Helsper, flew in hours ahead of him that Thursday from Anamosa, Iowa. They […]
