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By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The prestigious Risum Memorial Scholarship was awarded to three area wrestlers recently. The recipients included Brodhead Cardinal wrestlers Blake Burns and Noah Steinmann. Orfordville Viking Byron Brown was also received the scholarship. Ron Risum created the Brodhead youth wrestling club in the 1980s. Ron’s sons, […]
By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor – Five Brodhead FFA members held an open rehearsal last week for a state speaking competition, an “ag issues forum.” The goal of the forum is to address an issue pertinent to agriculture while strictly adhering to facts and avoiding any bias. This group chose to […]
The Brodhead Fire District conducted a live fire training burn at 3371 West 3rd Avenue on Saturday, June 3. Onlookers noted how quickly the barn was destroyed. Pick up this week’s print edition for more photos….
By Ryan Broege, Correspondent Saif Murtahda started to see so many customers make the drive from Brodhead and beyond to his tobacco store in Monroe, Roll-a-Smoke, that he figured there was a niche to fill in eastern Green County. He obtained a storefront on a main thoroughfare, hung some cigarette […]
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Many of us have heard about the opioid addiction epidemic that has widely spread across the United States. Every community in every state has been impacted by the epidemic. If there was a way you could help the Brodhead community with this opioid epidemic, would you? Better Brodhead has teamed […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The top-seed Beloit Turner Trojans pulled away late to beat second-seed Brodhead-Juda 12-2 in a WIAA Division 2 regional final last Wednesday. The Cardinals struck first in the top of the third to go up 1-0. Sophomore Jackson Hauri laced a single to lead off […]
On May 24, thirty-three fourth- and fifth-graders wrapped up the first Cardinal Miles running fitness program in Brodhead. Kelli Arn, owner of Rustic Road Training, launched the inaugural Cardinal Miles program to promote physical activity in our youth and to demonstrate creative ways to be active. The program met for […]
By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The two-seed Brodhead-Juda Cardinals put on an offensive clinic en route to a convincing 14-1 victory over six-seed Big Foot in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal matchup last Tuesday. The playoff win was the program’s first since 2005. “Baseball in Brodhead hasn’t been heard […]
Day wins state title By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – Junior Brekan Day competed in a state tournament that he will never forget as he won the Division 2 state high jump title. Senior Jeff Moss and junior Madee Harding also reached the podium. Day cleared 6’6” on his third attempt […]
