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MADISON - Bruce B. Mohs, age 82, died on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Bruce was born on Oct. 29, 1932, in Madison, to the late Carl and Doris (nee Baldwin) Mohs.

PRAIRIE DU SAC - Mary M. Zick, age 74, of Prairie du Sac, passed away on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at the UW Hospital Cancer Center. She was born on Oct. 26, 1940, to Peter and Margaret (Robers) W…

RICHLAND CENTER - Van G. Ferguson, age 61, of Richland Center, died on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, following a nine-month struggle with cancer. He was born in Richland Center on Oct. 13, 1953, the s…

MADISON - Robert A. "Robbie" Kolb, age 53, passed away on Feb. 1, 2015. He was a longtime resident of Madison and a graduate of James Madison Memorial High School. Most recently, Robbie worked…

MADISON - Robert "Bob" Bierd, age 72, of Deerfield, passed away on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, after a long illness. Bob had many talents and successes. His most mentionable was being the leader of …

MAZOMANIE - Dorothy Elda Kahl, age 88, passed away peacefully at Sauk Prairie HealthCare Center on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, as a result of a stroke at her home. She was born on May 7, 1926, to th…

FENNIMORE - Georgian P. "Cookie" Halverson, age 92, of Fennimore, formerly of Prairie du Chien, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster.

MADISON - Evelyn Ingeborg (Weinreich) Hughes was born into eternal life on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

PORTAGE / MADISON - Milo R. Nelson, age 81, passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Portage, at Divine Savior Healthcare, with his wife by his side. He was born June 11, 1933, in Madison.

MONONA - Trevell Eli Hannah passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. He was born on Jan. 30, 2015, the son of Darryl Hannah and Katherine Cubilette.

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While the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team continues to generate remarkable offensive numbers game after game, its production on the other end of the court has been uneven.

The game, which will be Paul Chryst’s debut as coach, will help fund efforts in the UW Office of Undergraduate Advising.

The Milwaukee Bucks' 2011 draft pick is the Grizzlies’ “stretch” power forward off the bench whose perimeter game and outside shooting touch — occasionally from three-point range — spaces the …