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Water Study results unveiled Uncertainty swirls around what to do with results

By Ryan Broege, Editor – A long-awaited study of the county’s susceptibility to groundwater pollution has yielded results, but officials say it is too early to know what to make of them. TRC Environmental Corporation, from Madison, Wis., presented their findings last Tuesday at the Justice Center in Monroe, Wis. […]

 
 

Albrecht Elementary brings motivational reading program to a close

Albrecht Elementary brings motivational reading program to a close

Albrecht elementary school had a closing assembly for their reading program, Reading Over The Rainbow, on Jan. 26.  Students kept track of their reading minutes for the month long program, competing against other students in their grade with the top readers in each grade and the winning classes’ teachers competing […]

 
 

Off to the Races

Off to the Races

By Erica Gokey, Correspondent – Cub Scout Pack 108 held their Pinewood Derby race at Albrecht Elementary School last Sunday. The scouts had a chance on Saturday to test out their derby car and make any adjustments. The track for the Pinewood Derby Race takes about an hour to set […]

 
 

City’s economic efforts continue

By Ryan Broege, Editor – The city of Brodhead is continuing its quest, like small communities across the country, to cultivate a healthy economic in its downtown. Or perhaps, at the least, stave off atrophy. Mayor Pinnow said the downtown of his youth is not coming back. In an interview […]

 
 

Phosphorus run-off yields reminder of summer’s work

Phosphorus run-off yields reminder of summer’s work

This photo, taken Jan. 25 at the Albany Dam over the Sugar River in Albany, Wis., show a sizeable floe of foam that was likely caused by phosphorous and other chemical run-off, said Allen Penticoff, a member of the Decatur Lake Mill Race Association and Rock River Times columnist. In […]

 
 

Green County reaches agreement with deputies’ union

By Ryan Broege, Editor – After ratification at the December meeting of the Green County Board of Supervisors, Green County has released a copy of the one-year contract signed with the Green County Deputy Sheriff’s Association Local #275. The two sides bargained on issues like residency requirements, light duty assignments, […]

 
 

Senior Center project entering grant writing phase

By Ryan Broege, Editor – The Senior Community Center committee heard from Jeff Theler, the grant writer contracted through MSA who will draft the grant application for the $500,000 of matching funds the city requires to move forward with the project. Thelen discussed his prior work as a grant writer, […]

 
 

CORRECTION: What you missed in this week’s paid Independent-Register

This is the unpaid section of the Brodhead Independent-Register. Below are news items are covered in this week’s subscriber edition of the Independent-Register. * Fate of Parkview football coach decided after marathon school board meeting * Coverage of the Brodhead library board meeting, and a look at the past year […]

 
 

Clarifications regarding the Jan. 3 compliance checks story

By Ryan Broege, Editor – On Jan. 3, the paid section of the Brodhead Independent-Register featured a story on page 1 covering a Facebook post that went locally viral, so to speak. The post was in regards to an alcohol compliance check made at Bridges Bar on Dec. 30, 2017. […]

 
 

Board clarifies Brodhead library’s refund policy

Board clarifies Brodhead library’s refund policy

By Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead library board last week voted to clarify the library’s policy on giving refunds for lost items that an individual has already paid for. The clarification makes it clear that the library will only give refunds for items which it owns. Pick up this […]