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Areglado, Helen "Nell"

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
MOUNT HOREB - Helen "Nell" Areglado, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, surrounded by her loving family and friends at Agrace HospiceCare.

Fedele, Sharon Lee

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Sharon Lee Fedele, age 72, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

Cook, Maxine V. "Max"

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Maxine V. "Max" Cook, age 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on Feb. 20, 1923, in Wauzeka, the daughter of Joseph and Ethel (C…

Waugh, Lora Ann

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
RIO - Lora Ann Waugh, age 80, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at her home in Lowville Township.

Housner, Connie Mae

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
CROSS PLAINS - Following a courageous battle with cancer, Connie Mae Housner passed away at age 66, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family.

Lennox, Barbara J. (Whitnall)

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
RACINE - Barbara J. Whitnall Lennox, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in Beaver Dam, Wis. She was born on Aug. 31, 1946, in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Jeanne (Dal…

Zwettler, Patricia A.

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Patricia A. Zwettler, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Four Winds Manor in Verona.

Klaila, Pearl

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
POYNETTE - Pearl Klaila, age 90, of Poynette, went to join her loved ones in Heaven on Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

Sperle, Claire "Kelly"

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:30pm
STOUGHTON - Claire "Kelly" Sperle, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Stoughton Hospital. He was born on the family farm on Feb. 12, 1923, the son of John and Ella (Otteson) Sp…

Jobless rates for Dane County's largest communities lowest in the state

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:15pm
Unemployment was up in most major Wisconsin cities and counties between January and February. But the three Dane County communities included in the state's top 32 fared well.

Restaurant News: New GM at Edgewater's Statehouse trying to right ship

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 3:00pm
After a rough few opening months, the Statehouse restaurant brought in a former general manager from the steakhouse Johnny Delmonico's.

McDonald’s limits antibiotics, and we’re lovin’ it -- San Jose Mercury News

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 2:15pm
So it turns out you really do deserve a break today at McDonald’s. Or at least a day two years from now.

Packers: Jordy Nelson has surgery on hip

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 2:10pm
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday the recovery period could take six to eight weeks.

Ray Cross says he'll resign if UW budget cuts, loss of shared governance maintained by Legislature

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 2:00pm
Cross' answer was short -- "Yes" -- and came in response to a question from Richard Grusin, a UW-Milwaukee English professor who started an online petition to urge Cross against supporting the…

Consultant issues report on self-insurance for Wisconsin

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 1:58pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A consultant says it's not feasible to move to a self-insurance model for Wisconsin state employees next year.

State workers should pay more for health care, consultant says

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 1:15pm
State employees should pay more of their health care costs, but shifting from a competitive HMO model to self-insurance isn’t feasible next year, according to a consultant hired by the state.

Hands on Wisconsin: Bucky dunks over North Carolina

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 12:30pm
Bucky dunks over North Carolina, and even does his own homework 

Wisconsin's top spellers to be crowned Saturday

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 12:15pm
Forty-eight students from across Wisconsin will compete Saturday in the Badger State Spelling Bee at Mitby Theatre at Madison Area Technical College. The bee’s competitors will vie to represen…

Parking fees, health insurance, hiring freeze on tap as MATC faces multimillion dollar budget hole

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 12:15pm
The temporary hiring freeze would hold open 19 jobs for a year, with a savings of $1.8 million. The jobs would be spread throughout the college: 10 faculty jobs, seven professional staff and t…

Lands' End recalls children's pajamas, reports lower earnings

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 12:00pm
The Dodgeville clothing retailer says 25 styles of sleepwear sold online and by mail order are affected. 

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