Independent Register

Plans, ideas for Mill Race and Decatur Lake to be discussed

Plans, ideas for Mill Race and Decatur Lake to be discussed

Join the Decatur Lake and Mill Race Association for an exciting reveal of ideas for Decatur Lake and upstream Sugar River improvement. The group received a DNR Large Lake Planning Grant, and with the proceeds hired a team of professionals and environmental engineers to come up with several viable options […]

 
 

Brodhead-Juda falls to Big Foot

Brodhead-Juda falls to Big Foot

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Big Foot Chiefs used explosive plays to pick up a 47-27 victory over the Brodhead-Juda Cardinals in the regular season opener last Friday. Big Foot struck on the opening drive of the game to take a 6-0 lead. Chiefs’ quarterback Jackson Enz hit Pedro […]

 
 

City Council encounters outspoken opposition to proposed street name changes

By Ryan Broege, Editor – The more things change, the more they stay the same? Not so fast, say some Brodhead residents. In a marked departure from previous public hearings held over the past couple years at least, more than 25 residents attended a public hearing on Aug. 14 to […]

 
 

Green County, Sheriff’s Deputies Union negotiating new contract

By Ryan Broege, Editor – Negotiations have entered their fifth week between Green County and the Green County Deputy Sheriff’s Association Local #275, as they work to hammer out a new contract for sheriff’s deputies and jail personnel. The current contract took effect Jan. 1, 2016 and will elapse on […]

 
 

8/16/17 Shopper

8/16/17 Shopper

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Roger L. Koehn

Roger L. Koehn

Roger L. Koehn, age 59, of Brodhead, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 10, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, Wis. He was born on March 1, 1958 in Beaver Dam, Wis. the son of Arnold and Delores (Nehring) Koehn. He married Lori L. Lincoln on June 15, 1991 in Monroe, Wis. […]

 
 

Betty J. Hartwig

Betty J. Hartwig

Betty Hartwig, 89 of Monroe, died Aug. 8, 2017, at the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home. Betty was born October 25, 1927 in Chicago, the daughter of Anthony and Gladys (Steininger) Wagner. She graduated from Brodhead High School in 1946 and married Robert R. Hartwig on January 15, 1947. Betty and […]

 
 

Arts Festival draws talented creators both local and regional

Arts Festival draws talented creators both local and regional

By Michele Benesh, Correspondent – Due to widespread community support, the Brodhead Chamber’s seventh Annual Wildflower Art Festival, held Saturday, Aug. 12, was a huge success. Artists and patrons alike expressed their appreciation for the organization and high quality of the show. Live music was provided both morning and afternoon […]

 
 

Library thanks supporters

This summer, many organizations and individuals helped the Summer Library program “Build a Better World.” The Brodhead Area Foundation, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, South Central Library System and the Sugar River Bank financially supported the library program. Pick up this week’s print edition for full story….

 
 

Brodhead-Juda footballwill lean on dual-threat QB in 2017

Brodhead-Juda footballwill lean on dual-threat QB in 2017

By Derek Hoesly,  Correspondent – The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals will look to nine returning seniors to lead this year’s team. The Cardinals are coming off a 5-5 season, and a 5-4 mark in the Rock Valley conference. Their postseason run ended abruptly in a level one playoff contest as they fell […]