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BEAVER DAM - Vivian Luella Meier, age 76, of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Vivian was born on September 6, 1939, at the Cainville General Store in Magnolia township…

RANDOLPH - Todd Gene Smits, age 45, of Randolph, passed on June 17, 2016, as a result of an automobile accident.

MILWAUKEE / MADISON - Harold L. "Red" Allen, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was born on May 3, 1927, in Northfield, Ill., the son of the late Leslie and Delphine (Lantz) Allen.

PLAIN - Rudy A. Laubmeier of Plain passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare with family by his bedside. Rudy was born on Jan. 8, 1947, to Anthony and Mildred (Feiner) Laubmeier and grew up on the…

HUDSON - Kitty Rhoades, age 65, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, due to pneumonia. Her family was at her side. Kitty was born on April 7, 1951, the first child of George and Joan Richie. She was followed…

ARLINGTON - Neil L. Smith, age 84, passed away peacefully at home in Arlington on Sunday, June 19, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Neil was born on April 5, 1932, the son of Frank Louis and Rose Anna (Falk)…

WAUSAU - Ruth (Edie) Hawks, 94, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, peacefully, at Stoney River Rehab Center in Weston, Wis.

STOUGHTON - Lucille P. Kreitling, age 84, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Azura in Stoughton. She was born in Chicago on Oct. 28, 1931, the daughter of Eugene and Frances McCartney. Lucille married the love of her…

New to the Kids Express Learning Center's camp this year was a Breakfast on the Farm event for students and parents.

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Five more golfers have been added to the field for the inaugural American Family Insurance Championship through an open qualifier on Monday.

Public health officials say a test has confirmed that a bird found in Dane County had West Nile Virus.

Tom Engels, deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, was named interim secretary Monday following the death Saturday of former secretary Kitty Rhoades.

Madison's commission for pedestrians and bicyclists will hold a public hearing next week where residents can present their suggestions for new projects.

The seniors interact well with fans and joke around with their fellow competitors more than they did back in the day, but this is still a competition with prize money and Charles Schwab Cup points at stake.

Brandon Reid, a former sous chef at Heritage Tavern is opening a new restaurant in the former Bourbon Street Grille in July.

A Madison man who had turned his van into a mobile clothing store was robbed Sunday afternoon by a group of men, one of whom had a gun, police said.

The five join 43 other members on the board

Samara was the head coach at UW for three seasons.

Schmaltz had 11 goals and 35 assists in 37 games with the University of North Dakota last season