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The Brillion News BRILLION – Rhonda Vande Hey, a Brillion School Board member, was given two citations for hosting an underage drinking party on Saturday, Sept. 19. One citation is for procuring alcohol for an underage person(s). The citation’s fine is listed as $439. The other citation was for knowingly permitting underage drinking by people under the age of 18. That citation’s fine is listed as $313. Vande Hey is a long-time member of the Brillion School Board and current

The Reedsville football team will play a rare Saturday night game at Oostburg on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. The game, originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., was postponed because of standing water at the football field in Oostburg. Rain was expected to continue into Thursday night in Oostburg. The Panthers (2-4, 2-2) and Oostburg (3-3, 2-2) are in the middle of the Big East Conference standings. Reedsville has games scheduled at Manitowoc Lutheran (Oct. 9) and home agains

By David Nordby The Brillion News TOWN OF BRILLION - If there is support of the proposed energy center in the Town of Brillion, it was not vocalized on Tuesday night. More than 100 residents of the town and nearby municipalities showed up to the board meeting. Zero of them raised their hands when asked if potential tax breaks would be enough to support the center. Town president Kevin Fischer and the rest of the board were met with concern from many during the public input po

The Brillion News A 32-year-old Manitowoc man died in a traffic accident in the Town of Brillion shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a two-car crash at the intersection of CTH K and CTH PP in the Town of Brillion at 7:33 p.m. A preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle traveling westbound on CTH K struck a vehicle traveling southbound on CTH PP. Westbound traffic on CTH K is controlled by a stop sign at CTH PP. The

Ariens Company released the following press release about Yanmar, a Japanese company becoming a major stakeholder, on Thursday, Sept. 3. BRILLION, WI / OSAKA, JAPAN – Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Yanmar”) and AriensCo today announced a strategic partnership that unites two multigenerational family-owned businesses to accelerate the development of next-generation technologies and deliver even greater value for dealers, customers and partners of both companies. Through the combi

By David Nordby The Brillion News Originally posted: Aug. 28, 2026, at 11 a.m. Updated: Aug. 28, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. BRILLION – Brillion City Council president Kurtis Stephany has been charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. The charges stem from an incident on Sept. 21, 2025, at Deer Run. Stephany was not charged until July 15, nearly 10 months later. He will make his initial court appearance on Monday, Aug. 31. Charges were brought by the Stat