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Rohn, Willard "Bud" Jr.

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
RICHLAND CENTER - Willard "Bud" Rohn Jr., age 79, of Rockbridge Township, died on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at the Richland Hospital. He was born on Feb. 16, 1935, in Rohn Hollow, the son of Willa…

Nellen, Herman G.

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
DEFOREST - Herman G. Nellen, age 73, ended his journey on earth and entered his Eternal Life on Feb. 8, 2015, with his wife, Barb Nellen, of 52 years, by his side, along with his children and …

Moore, Bert C.

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
LANCASTER - Bert C. Moore, age 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at the Lancaster Care Center. He was born on May 10, 1921, in Clayton Township, Crawford County, Wis., the…

Zurbuchen, Mark R. "Zurbie"

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
WAUNAKEE - Mark R. "Zurbie" Zurbuchen, age 55, passed away with dignity on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in his home in Waunakee.

Michaelis, Warren P.

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
PLOVER / JEFFERSON - Warren P. Michaelis, age 92, of Plover, formerly of the Jefferson area, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at St. Michael Hospital in Stevens Point.

Woicek, Patricia June

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Patricia June Woicek was born on June 15, 1930, to Junius and Esther (Pasch) Stevens. Pat married Mike Woicek on July 24, 1950, in Madison, Wis. She raised five children and worked w…

Election 2015: Madison City Council 1st District primary

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
Three candidates are seeking to represent the Madison City Council's 1st District. The primary is Feb. 17.

Elmer, Harold P.

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
MOUNT HOREB - Harold P. Elmer, age 92, of Mount Horeb, died on Monday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth.

Coon, Patrick H.

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 3:30pm
BIG SPRING - Patrick H. Coon, age 63, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, surrounded by his loving family.

Worker's comp council questions Scott Walker changes

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 2:33pm
The Worker's Compensation Advisory Council wants assurances that the governor's proposed reorganization will not harm the system for compensating injured workers.

Madison School District faces rising budget gap

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 2:30pm
Depending on how much the Madison School Board agrees to increase the district's property tax levy, a school district budget gap could range from $12.2 million to $20.8 million for the 2015-16…

Restaurant News: Madison Sourdough's new patisserie now open

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 1:45pm
Madison Sourdough's new patisserie opened today, just in time for Valentine's Day. 

Gov. Scott Walker's nonprofit opens first office in Iowa

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 12:45pm
The Des Moines Register reports that Walker is the first 2016 presidential contender to lease an office in the state.

Culver's names new CEO

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 10:15am
Phil Keiser will replace co-founder Craig Culver

Update: Two dead in Mazomanie shooting includes girl, 15

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 9:50am
Update: The two killed include a 15-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man. The girl was a student at Wisconsin Heights High School.

Researchers track foxes, coyotes on UW-Madison's campus

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 5:55am
The UW Urban Canid Project aims to trap and track foxes and coyotes on UW-Madison's campus — the urban wild.

Chris Rickert: Vaccination is the other Madison schools achievement gap

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 5:40am
Maybe there's an inverse relationship between the academic and vaccination achievement gaps: As income and whiteness levels go up, vaccination rates go down.

Restaurant News: Owner of Free House and Flying Hound opening sixth place

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 5:00am
Tim Thompson is opening a pub and restaurant in Monona, Waypoint Public House, set to open in mid-April or early May on the Yahara River.

Racine Journal Times: Keep access to UW research records

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 5:00am
While the big kerfuffle in Madison last week was over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget attempt to redefine the Wisconsin Idea and turn state universities into jobs programs, there remains in the bud…

La Crosse Tribune: State budget process is far from over

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 5:00am
The governor has proposed Wisconsin’s biennial budget. Now the work begins.

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