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Important Brodhead youth basketball dates approaching

Attention youth hoopsters: Attention young hoopsters in grades four through eight, if you want to play traveling basketball this winter, registration will be held at the Brodhead High School gym on Monday, Oct. 16 and Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. This will be the time to pay […]

 
 

Cards bedeviled by powerhouse Blue Devils

Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Evansville-Albany Blue Devils (5-3 Rock Valley, fourth place) dominated the third quarter in route to a 35-7 Rock Valley victory over the Brodhead-Juda Cardinals (2-6 Rock Valley, seventh place) last Friday. The Cardinals got deep into Blue Devil’s territory midway through the first quarter. Sophomore […]

 
 

Brodhead man toys with phone scammer, but worries about vulnerable neighbors

Ryan Broege, Editor – The jig was up as soon as Brodhead resident David Davenport looked at his ringing phone around 11 a.m. last Wednesday. The call, according to the caller ID, originated in Jamaica. “As soon as I saw it was coming from Jamaica, I knew it was (a […]

 
 

Indie rock poet finds respite in Brodhead

Indie rock poet finds respite in Brodhead

Ryan Broege, Editor – Before he moved to Brodhead in 2010, Thax Douglas was a memorable site on stages in Chicago, Austin, Tex., and across the country. Douglas is something of an icon in some circles of indie-music—the Chicago Tribune, among others, bandied about the honorific “the poet laureate of […]

 
 

Dorthy Schuler

Dorthy Schuler

Dorthy Schuler, age 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2017, at Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Kingston, New York. She was born on November 19, 1927 in Monroe, WI, to Jacob John and Virginia (Pryce) Zimmerman. Dorthy graduated from Brodhead High School in 1945, and then […]

 
 

David Relph

David Relph

David W. Relph, age 71, of Brodhead, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 24, 2017.  He was born on July 7, 1946 in Monroe, WI, the son of Joseph and Gloria (Whitledge) Relph.  He married Bonnie Schupbach Powers on May 17, 2002 in Monroe, WI. David graduated from […]

 
 

Oliver Miller

Oliver Miller

Oliver “Ollie” B. Miller, age 94, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Woods Crossing Nursing Home, Brodhead, WI.  He was born on March 28, 1923, in rural Juda, WI,  the son of Ben and Martha Miller.  He married Naomi Krueger on January 19, 1947 at St. […]

 
 

Novella Luter

Novella Luter

Novella Marie Luter, 77, of Machesney Park passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017, at home. Born November 27, 1939, in Brodhead, Wis., daughter of Werner “Mike” M. and Lois W. (Shaw) Badertscher. Lived more than 70 years in the Rockford area. Married Paul A. Luter on July 11, 1958, in […]

 
 

DEATH NOTICE: Irene M. Peters

Irene M. Peters, 80, of Monroe, formerly of Beloit, passed away on Tuesday at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, WI.  Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church, Beloit, WI.  Area survivors include Anthony Peters and Becky Wenzel. The D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, WI, […]

 
 

Tide sweeps away volleyball Cards

Tide sweeps away volleyball Cards

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Edgerton Tide delivered crucial plays down the stretch in every set en route to a Rock Valley sweep 20-25, 18-25, 20-25 over Brodhead (18-10-1 overall, 2-4 Rock Valley) last Thursday. The Cardinals snatched a 9-5 lead with a 4-0 run in set one. Sophomore […]