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By Erica Gokey, Editor – The Senior/Community Center committee and Common Council held meetings Jan. 14. The main topic of discussion was the Senior/Community Center. At the Senior/Community Center meeting, information was discussed about the conversations between the committee and the state. On Dec. 18, 2018, the Common Council voted […]
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Dorothy Mae (Jaques) Speth, age 94, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe. She was born on August 16, 1924 in Mineral Point, the child of Lester and Alice (Huxtable) Jaques. Dorothy attended school in Belmont, graduating in 1942. She later attended Bayless Business […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Sports Correspondent – The Brodhead Boys hosted the East Troy Trojans last Friday night for a Rock Valley Conference matchup. The boys knew they would be in for a tough battle, as East Troy carried an undefeated conference record, and sat at 9-1 overall coming into Friday […]
By Dan Moeller , CORRESPONDENT – “We did a lot in 2018,” Brodhead library director Angela Noel said last week in accessing the library’s year. One of the biggest efforts the library has been making in recent years is to increase programs and program attendance and that continued last year, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Sports Correspondent The Brodhead girls hosted Big Foot last Thursday for a Rock Valley Conference matchup. The Cardinals came in as underdogs with Big Foot sitting ahead of them in the Rock with a 6-3-conference record. Brodhead held the opposite conference record, at 3-6. The return of […]
By Jeremy Gokey, Correspondent – Longstanding Cubmaster Mike Visger of Brodhead Pack 108 is stepping aside on Feb. 28, 2019 after dedicating 13 years to the position. Visger became a den leader in 2005 and took the role of Cubmaster in 2006 after Joe Sandlin stepped down. Visger made the […]
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William O. “Uncle” Rhyner, 86, of Durand, Ill. died at 4:58 a.m. Saturday, January 5 2019 in Wood’s Crossing Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was born July 30, 1932 in Durand, Ill., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Mabel (Zimmerli) Rhyner. Uncle graduated from Durand High […]
Darlington- June 10, 1956 must have been a special night in Illinois. A little baby was anxious to arrive. He wouldn’t wait for his mother to reach the delivery room – the bed would have to do. He had ideas of his own…it started young. They named him John Burton […]
