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HILLSBORO - Evelyn Stowell, age 90, of Hillsboro/Yuba, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at her residence in Hillsboro, Wis. She was born on Aug. 19, 1925, to Vaclav and Josephine (Bruha) Picha in Hillsboro and graduated from the…

APPLETON / MADISON - Mary H. Geborek, age 88, died peacefully Friday, June 3, 2016, at Artisans Assisted Living Center in DeForest, Wis.

BARABOO - Vera Candace Dwars, age 95, of Baraboo, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Oak Park Place in Baraboo.

FENNIMORE - Carol M. Christiansen, age 93, died on Monday evening, June 6, 2016, at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. She was born on April 8, 1923, in Clifton Township, Grant County, Wis., the daughter of Harvey and Delia (Weinbrenner)…

WAUNAKEE - Donna Jean Dauck, age 86, passed away at Agrace Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family on June 8, 2016, after living courageously with Alzheimer's disease for many years.

MIDDLETON - On June 2, 2016, we laid to rest one of the last Great Danes. Richard W. Poulsen, age 88, of Middleton, Wis., Korean Veteran, pilot, hunter, fisherman, expert in all things with combustible engines, mason, artist in stone…

MADISON - Dean T. Massey, age 84, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Arrangements are pending, and a full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

ROCK SPRINGS - The last card game has been played. The last load of wheat straw has been hauled. The last call to the co-op asking about the price of beans has been made. On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Anthony…

FITCHBURG - Ralph William "Bill" Lindley, age 83, beloved husband of Audrey Lindley (Schmidt) for 63 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

June 30 is when the commissions take the reins of election and ethics oversight from Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board

Law enforcement from several departments are pursuing suspects from a possible armed robbery Wednesday afternoon on Madison's East Side.

Something for everybody. That pretty much sums up what’s happening these days at Breese Stevens Field on Madison’s Near East Side.

Scattered showers didn't produce much in Madison on Thursday, but more rain is on tap overnight, accompanying a warm front that will push highs to 90 or better Friday and Saturday.

Picnicking has long been a tradition for my family, generations ago on the shores of the Arabian Sea, then on the banks of Nile. When they moved to England, they picnicked at seaside at Cleethorpes — still in their saris,…

UW administrators refused to release the details of the operating budget until just before the Board of Regents' planned vote on it.

The head of student financial services at Howard University in Washington D.C. will become the new director of student financial aid at UW-Madison.

The rule change comes after Jones started wearing the hood outside his jersey while playing for the Packers last season.

The presumptive Democratic nominee will be in Green Bay after visiting battleground states Ohio and Pennsylvania.

A little departure today from our usual discussion of cooking methods and techniques. Instead, we’ll talk about a piece of equipment that is underutilized in most kitchens: the mandoline.

An exit ramp from I-39/90 to Highway 26 (Milton Ave.) in Janesville will be closed for 10 days starting on Wednesday.