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Leonard Nenia, 71, of Shabbona, Illinois passed away peacefully on September 4, 2017 at Willow Crest nursing home in Sandwich Illinois. Leonard was born in Badhorn Germany to Hryhory and Olga Nenja in 1946 and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1950. Leonard lived on a farm outside Grand Marsh, WI for most of his childhood. He graduated Adams-Friendship high school in 1963, attended the University of Wisconsin Madison as an undergraduate, and served 3 years in the Army, including 13 months in Vietnam. Leonard started attending Northern Illinois University in 1972 for his postgraduate Degrees where he met his wife Leslie (Pergament). Leonard is survived by

Jacquelyn “Sugar Pie” R. Brown, age 59, of Friendship, Wisconsin passed away peacefully Monday, September 11, 2017 at her home. Memorial will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin.  Rev. John K. Stake will officiate.  Visitation will be at Roseberry’s Funeral Home from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service. Jackie was born May 28, 1958 in Antioch, Illinois to Charles “Jack” and Roberta Armstrong.   She graduated from High School in Antioch.  Jackie worked Fisher Paper in Antioch, and later Carlson’s Rustic Ridge for 10 years. Jackie enjoyed traveling, boating on Castle Rock lake, painting ceramics, shopping on the QVC channel and

Phone scams are the next risk in the wake of last week’s Equifax data breach, and state consumer protection officials want people to be aware of that prospect. An event of this scale is sure to bring scammers out of the woodwork, and one of the potential risks at this point is con artists preying […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Clinton Austin McKinley, 88, of Friendship, Wisconsin, passed away on September 16, 2017. Clinton (Bud, Mac)’s life journey began in 1929 in Chicago, IL, where he was the second of three children born to Grace and William McKinley.  Following his father’s death in a tragic accident, he began working at a young age after school, helping his mother support the family during difficult financial times.  At the age of 17, he enlisted in the US Army, where he served with honor, rising to the rank of Sergeant.  He was first stationed in Korea and was later selected to serve as an instructor in the 8th Army Ordinance School of the

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Did U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin want a $25,000-an-hour government jet for his honeymoon? U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan frequently criticizes the administration of Republican President Donald Trump. On Sept. 13, 2017, the Madison-area Democrat got a little more personal, tweeting this about Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin: Mnuchin wants to use a gov't jet that costs $25k/hour for his honeymoon. And he's in charge of tax reform for the middle class? #OutOfTouch What’s this all about? Revelations in the news Mnuchin is a former longtime banker, Goldman Sachs executive and a Hollywood producer ("The Lego Batman Movie" and others). When tapped for Trump’s Cabinet in