Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MONONA - Bernie Gay of Monona is dead, expired, deceased, has gone to meet his maker, on June 30, 2016. Bernie was preceded in death by his tonsils, half a stomach from ulcers, and a knee (almost). He drifted thru…

MADISON - Cecilia (Reischl) Sheets, age 91, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was born on Nov. 21, 1924, in Menasha, Wis., the daughter of James and Mary (Heid) Reischl. Cecilia graduated from St. Maly's High…

MADISON / MONONA - Frederick D. Duerst, age 80, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Oak Park Place, surrounded by family.

BARABOO - Marjorie Harr (Marge), loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was called home to Jesus on Friday, July 1, 2016. She passed away at home surrounded by her family after a short battle with ovarian cancer.

PRAIRIE DU SAC - Doris G. Steuber, age 97, passed away on June 24, 2016, at Pine Villa Memory Care, Prairie du Sac. Funeral arrangements are pending.

ROXBURY - Anna Marie Breunig, age 74, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Maplewood Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born March 9, 1942, to the late Conrad and Veronica (Eckstein) Breunig. She graduated Sauk City…

PARDEEVILLE - Iva Merle (Evans) Breneman, of Pardeeville, made her final journey home on June 29, 2016. Iva was born on the Evans family farm outside Mackford in Green Lake County on Nov. 8, 1920, to James Russell and Guida…

MADISON - Perine "Petie" Rudy, age 80, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 602 Everglade Drive, Madison, on Friday, July 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.…

But membership continues to rise.

An independent research firm says they are all on above-average financial footing.

So, if you missed the DNR’s recent announcement, you can go online at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/RealEstate/landsale.html to see if your favorite state lands are candidates for sale.

In an effort to reduce opioid relapses among criminals who have struggled with addiction, the state Department of Corrections started a pilot program in April that allows inmates to get monthly injections of a medication that can increase their chance…

Recent legislation shows promise for treating opioid abuse, but barriers remain, including limited insurance coverage and inadequate access to medications.

After Carter Kofman left UW-Madison as a sophomore to get treatment for alcohol addiction, he returned sober and realized how much campus culture is saturated with alcohol or drug use.

HARTLAND — Close to a million jobs could vanish and nearly 30,000 businesses could close because of federal regulations on vaping.

The departing head of UW-Madison's intellectual property arm helped harness the economic potential of the university's research.

An inmate from Dane County Jail was declared absent without leave (AWOL) after not returning to the jail after a Friday morning appointment.

After serving as home to some of Madison’s elites, 17 Wisconsin governors and generations of UW-Madison graduate students, the 161-year-old Knapp House is looking for new owners.

Dr. Michael Ostrov has been promoted to Chief Medical Officer for WPS Health Insurance and Arise Health Plan. He had been Medical Director Network and Quality since joining WPS in February 2015.

Windsor, Wisconsin - Settlers bank is excited to announce the addition of Ashlee Brink to the Settlers bank team as Senior Universal Banker. Ashlee is an experienced banking professional having served most recently as a Universal Banker at BMO Harris…