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By Becky Malkow, Correspondent Over the past month, Brodhead High School band students were busy preparing for their annual holiday concert, which had a special meaning this year. When the performance was delivered last week, audiences heard one of their selections which portrays homelessness and the extra struggles during the […]
By Tony Ends, Correspondent Brodhead voters are now among six early Wisconsin school districts set to decide referendum measures in 2022 following a board vote last week. More districts around the state are sure to join them, as complex state formulas limiting spending approach a 30-year anniversary that’s made referenda […]
By Tony Ends, Correspondent Brodhead schools’ mask policy changed last week for extra-curricular activities and events, but the change for normal school hours is delayed until 2022. The Brodhead School Board voted Dec. 8 to change from “masks required” to “masks highly recommended” for holiday concerts, sporting events, and activities […]
Brodhead Historical Society member Polly Weeden said Wisconsin was on the northern edge of covered bridges. According to the local historian, there were 60 bridges in the state when the first started going up in the 1830s. Romantic theories offered as to why they were covered, but roofs were built […]
RVP staff, Brodhead School District scored lower on its state report card than in 2018-19, when schools throughout the state were last rated. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction published public and choice school and district report cards for the 2020-21 school year Nov. 16, as required by federal and […]
By Independent-Register Staff, After a two-week supply drive to benefit the thousands of Afghan refugees temporarily housed at Fort McCoy, Brodhead Middle School students got word that donations they recently collected were distributed among those in need. Wisconsin National Guardswoman Sage Harper, who graduated from Brodhead High School in 2018, […]
SSM Health Monroe Hospital and Monroe Clinic Medical Group began suspending select, non-urgent medical procedures beginning Monday, citing an all-time high of COVID patients. “Like many other healthcare facilities, SSM Health is experiencing extremely high patient volumes,” according to a press release from the health group. “While our staff has […]
By Independent-Register staff Brodhead’s signature two-day holiday event returns Friday, Dec. 3 with a lineup of cozy, cold-weather events. Hundreds gather annually in downtown Brodhead to enjoy carriage rides through the streets, with wintry scenes of fires roasting, lights glistening, and ice being transformed into impressive sculptures. Organizers with the […]
By Maureen Vander Sanden, Editorial Coordinator Dozens filled Brodhead Council Chambers last week to speak during the public hearing on the proposed 2022 budget about the most contentious issue – the proposal to save $83,000 by cutting a vacant, full-time patrol officer position. During the lengthy hearing Nov. 15, citizens […]
Independent-Register staff This Veterans Day will be a bit more meaningful to dozens of Brodhead Middle School students who recently visited Washington D.C., paying homage to those who served and learning about the country’s history and government through visits to monuments and museums. Led by social studies teacher Dan Rueckert, […]
