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PBIS at Albrecht Elementary

PBIS at Albrecht Elementary

Bentley Brandt, a kindergarten student at Albrecht Elementary, chose to have lunch with Police Chief Hughes last week as a reward through the school’s Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports program. Bentley earned feathers for good behavior; he saved them and traded them in for this special day. Pick up this […]

 
 

Wrestlers finish fifth in conference meet

Wrestlers finish fifth in conference meet

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – The Brodhead-Juda wrestling squad had several strong performances at the Rock Valley conference meet. The Cardinals captured fifth with 242 team points last Saturday. “As a team, I thought we had a pretty good day in the conference tournament,” coach Bill Davis said. “We started […]

 
 

Lady Cardinals knocked from conference title race

Lady Cardinals knocked from conference title race

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent – On Senior Night, the Brodhead Cardinals (7-11 overall, 6-7 Rock Valley) fell to first-place Big Foot 61-52 in a Rock Valley south matchup last Thursday. The Chiefs delivered the first blow and went on a 15-6 run to take a 19-10 lead midway through the […]

 
 

DELORES “DEE” I. LARSON, 83

Delores “Dee” I. Larson, 83, of New Lisbon, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Mile Bluff Medical Center, Mauston. She was born on Aug.10, 1933 to Nels and Idabelle (Atkinson) Jensen in Sparta, Wis. On Oct. 18, 1957, Dee was united in marriage to Loyal Larson in Dixon, […]

 
 

2/1/17 Shopper

2/1/17 Shopper

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Loretta M. Wolfe

Loretta M. Wolfe, 90, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Wis.  She was born on Dec. 19, 1926, in Beloit, Wis., the daughter of  Dell and Sara (Rylett) Kline.  She married A. “Duane” Wolfe on Sept. 21, 1943, in Rockford, Ill.  […]

 
 

William E. Welch

William E. Welch

William E. Welch, 71, of Brodhead, passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at his home. He was born on July 15, 1945, in Monroe, Wis., the son of Harry and Elsie (Leopold) Welch. He married Susan Kay Fell on July 14, 1990, at the United Methodist Church, Brodhead. She […]

 
 

Colleen M. Armstrong

Colleen M. Armstrong, 79, of Brodhead, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, Wis. She was born on July 2, 1937, in Beloit, Wis., the daughter of William F. and Frances M. (Williams) Armstrong. Colleen had worked at the Wright and Wagner Dairy of Beloit […]

 
 

Brodhead library board approves new budget

  By Dan Moeller, Correspondent – The Brodhead library board approved the library’s 2017 budget last week that shows a 2.99 increase over this past year. The budget of $279,300 compares to the $271,185 approved last year. The majority of funds will go for wages and salaries of about $143,500. […]

 
 

Brodhead School District releases mid-year update on 2016-2017 goals

By Lenny Lueck, Superintendent – At the beginning of every new school year, the Brodhead School Board identifies goals that they would like to accomplish for that school year.  This year, the Board identified three goals. The first goal was to continue to implement the five-year Strategic Plan.  Three years […]