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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 […]

 
 

8/26/20 Brodhead Shopper

8/26/20 Brodhead Shopper

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Dorothy Jane Shimko

Dorothy Jane Shimko

Dorothy Jane (Marker) Shimko, age 94, returned to the heart of God on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020.  She was born Sept. 12, 1925, in Farmington, Pennsylvania, to Jesse Marker and Martha (Kunkle) Marker. Early on, Dorothy said she wouldn’t marry a farmer or a pastor because they worked long hours.  […]

 
 

8/19/20 Brodhead Shopper

8/19/20 Brodhead Shopper

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RITA PUNZEL

RITA PUNZEL

Rita Fey Punzel, 73, of Janesville, passed away at Riverside Terrace in Beloit on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. She was born in Monroe, WI, on Jan. 5, 1947, the daughter of Ervin and Ruth (Williams) Hauri. She grew up in the Beloit/Orfordville area and attended Orfordville High School. She married […]

 
 

Winners of garden of the month – Flowers and so much more

Donald and Stella Wolters

  The Brodhead Evening Garden Club has chosen the yards of Donald and Stella Wolters, located at 17416 Wisconsin Highway 81, for the Garden of the Month Award. After driving around, we decided on theirs. Then along came the storm, which beat up a lot of the couple’s petunias. Pick […]

 
 

Exploring Brodhead’s history. Al Ringling among those who stayed at the famous Exchange House

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	 The Exchange House is located down this street behind the trees in a photo that was taken in Brodhead before 1895.

By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Halfway through the 19th century, Loring S. Fisher moved to the newly settled Brodhead area. He came from Bowdoinham, Maine, with hopes to run an inn, just like his father had. Fisher’s dream came true in 1864, when he opened the Exchange House inn on Exchange […]

 
 

8/12/20 Brodhead Shopper

8/12/20 Brodhead Shopper

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GLORIA ALEXANDER

GLORIA ALEXANDER

Gloria Jean Alexander, 87, of Albany passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Pleasant View Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born at home, the daughter of George and Millicent (Sinks) Drew on Sept. 13, 1932, in Magnolia, IL. She attended Beloit High School. Gloria was united […]