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9/9/20 Brodhead Shopper

9/9/20 Brodhead Shopper

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County sets free COVID-19 screening

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Green County Public Health is opening COVID-19 test-ing sites in Brodhead, Monroe and New Glarus. Pre-registration is required for the free drive-thru service.

Green County Public Health officials have announced that beginning Sept. 9, Green County will have three COVID-19 community testing sites. Free COVID-19 testing will be available for anyone 5 years of age and older. Individuals who need to be tested are asked to register online prior to getting tested. This […]

 
 

COVID-19 outbreak sends high school students home. District, health officials continue monitoring as school goes online until Sept. 18

Green County public health officials reported Monday that seven Brodhead High School students have tested positive for COVID-19. The school district immediately implemented a full virtual plan for the high school, to last through Sept. 18, according to a post on the district’s Facebook page. The Brodhead School District was […]

 
 

JOSEPH H. NASH

JOSEPH H. NASH

Joseph H. Nash, age 66, of Janesville, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville. He was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, on Nov. 20, 1953, the son of Dr. Charles and Genevieve (Wittl) Nash. Joe married the former Pennie Edwards and they had two sons, Chris and Adam. They […]

 
 

RICHARD A. COPLIEN

RICHARD A. COPLIEN

Richard A. Coplien, age 70, of Brodhead, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Nov. 4, 1949, in Monroe, the son of Earl and Beatrice (Pinnow) Coplien. He graduated from Brodhead High School in 1967. He started out working […]

 
 

SHERMAN D. SCHEIDEGGER

SHERMAN D. SCHEIDEGGER

Sherman D. Scheidegger, age 83, passed away on Sept. 3, 2020, at the Janesville Mercy Hospital. Sherman was born on Nov. 29, 1936, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Howard and Edith (Poff) Scheidegger.  He married Shirley Anderson on April 6, 1957, in Brodhead. Sherman owned and operated Farm and […]

 
 

9/2/20 Brodhead Shopper

9/2/20 Brodhead Shopper

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She ‘walks with’ Alzheimer’s patients. Monroe caregiver chairs annual walk

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	Ronda Toepfer is the honorary chair of this year’s Green County Alzheimer’s Walk. Walkers may choose their own routes and places to walk and raise money for the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin.

Longtime volunteer and caregiver Ronda Toepfer will serve as the honorary chair of the 19th annual Green County Alzheimer’s Walk. Toepfer is a resident assistant at Aster Assisted Living in Monroe. “I’ve been involved with the Alzheimer’s Walk for over 17 years,” Toepfer said in a news release. “I’ve been […]

 
 

Brodhead teacher notches state honor. Kintzle among five selected for excellence

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	Members of Brooke Kintzle’s family were on hand last week when she was named one of five Wisconsin Teachers of the Year. Pictured from the left are Kintzle’s brother, Mitchell Lederman; her parents, Michelle and Lon Lederman; her husband, Mike Kintzle; and Kintzle.

A local educator is one of five selected as Wisconsin Teacher of the Year for 2021. Brooke Kintzle (nee Lederman) teaches cross-categorical special education at Brodhead Middle School. Kintzle has taught at the school since 2014, where she “strives to create an inclusive and trauma-sensitive environment in her classroom,” according […]

 
 

MARLENE MEINERT

MARLENE MEINERT

Marlene Meinert, age 80, died Aug. 28, 2020, at the Janesville Mercy Hospital. She lived, she loved, she kept Jesus in her heart and she was blessed with two sons and their families. Marlene was born Sept. 20, 1939, in Freeport, Illinois. She was a farmer’s daughter and a country […]