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Sun Prairie American Legion blood drive collects 30 units

A July 14 blood drive organized by the Sun Prairie American Legion and Auxiliary reached its goal of 30 units of blood, according to Auxiliary member and blood program leader Linda McCafferty.

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Roberta Baumann · July 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM

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Barbara Ann Quamme, gardener and Badgers fan

Barbara Ann (Fitzgerald) Quamme, 79, formerly of Prairie du Chien, died July 10, 2026, at Lilac Springs Assisted Living in Lake Mills.

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July 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM

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DeForest alum Keegan Harder builds sports video career

DeForest High School graduate Keegan Harder has turned his work filming local sports into a career through KHarder Media.

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Cole Amundson · July 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM

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Bruce Manfred Fischer, 1966–2026

Lt. Col. Bruce Manfred Fischer, known as Skip, died June 29, 2026, following a plane accident in Goldsby, Oklahoma.

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July 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM

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Mary Ann Schultz of DeForest remembered

Mary Ann (Siewert) Schultz of DeForest died June 24, 2026, at age 97. She was born April 3, 1929.

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July 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM

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Margy Kerwin-Phipps, longtime Wisconsin beautician

Margy A. (Hanson) Kerwin-Phipps of DeForest died June 28, 2026, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. She was 81. Born January 5, 1945, in Madison, she was the daughter of Marvin and Nora (Buboltz) Hanson.

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July 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM

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DeForest's Marissa Titel selected for soccer all-star game

DeForest soccer standout Marissa Titel will play in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-Star Game on July 25 in Madison.

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Cole Amundson · July 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM

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Four DeForest players receive soccer all-conference honors

Four DeForest girls soccer players earned all-conference recognition following the program's first trip to the state tournament.

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Cole Amundson · June 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM

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DeForest's Brooks Ohmen takes on WBCA All-Star Game

Following a highly successful career on the hardwood with the DeForest Norskies basketball team, Brooks Ohmen got to tie up the laces one last time before he departs for college.

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Cole Amundson · June 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM

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Daniel Joseph Vernig, accountant and father of three

Daniel Joseph Vernig, 68, of Delano, Minnesota, died June 12, 2026, at Valora of Orono in Orono.

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June 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM

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Debra Breggeman, former Wisconsin legislative employee

Debra K. (Kreul) Breggeman of rural DeForest died June 19, 2026, following a brief illness. She was 71. She was born March 29, 1955, in Boscobel to Howard and Dorothy (Beattie) Kreul and grew up on the.

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June 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM

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Carol A. Fisher, 1934–2026

Carol A. Fisher, 92, died June 22, 2026. She was a former first-grade and remedial reading teacher in Beaver Dam.

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June 25, 2026 at 10:45 AM