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Matt Geiger

“To be quite honest it will be like nothing you’ve seen in Wisconsin,” says Elizabeth Nicole Swain, owner and operator at Golden Roost Breakfast & Bakery. “It will be rich and simple, wild and wacky, and full of life and community.” “It really,” she adds as employees buzz around the new... Continue Reading

Village approves updated emergency operations document

Cathy Scott

Trustee Nate Gauger chaired the August 5 Village board meeting due to President Ryan Czyzewski’s absence. All other board members were present as well as Gabe Altenbernd, Village Administrator. Four residents spoke on non-agenda items, including Tony Bunkleman and Heather Wilcox, both of which... Continue Reading

Food for the soul

Matt Geiger

Not long ago, the Reverend Dr. Tisha Brown was feeding people’s bodies with her baked goods at the Mount Horeb Farmers Market. Today, she’s feeding their souls as the newly installed pastor at Zwingli Mount Vernon United Church of Christ. Mount Vernon is a unique community; small, rural, with a... Continue Reading

Library reveals Big Read Title (and Middle and Little Reads, too!)

Each year the Mount Horeb Public Library selects titles they encourage everyone to read and discuss. Learn about the three books they chose for 2026 on page 6. Pictured above with this year’s selections are librarians Melissa Roelli, Hannah Klapperich-Mueller and Amy Kalchik. Photo contributed.

Recreation Notes

Grace Larson

It is almost time for the Recreation Department’s Annual Shop Event at DICK’S Sporting Goods! DICK’S Sporting Goods will be hosting a 20% off shop event for all Mt. Horeb Recreation athletes, families, & community supporters at the West Towne Mall store on 8/7-8/10/2026. The discount is for in-... Continue Reading

Village planning commission talks developments, sidewalks and more

Cathy Scott

The July 22 Plan Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Ryan Czyzewski, with all members present, in addition to administrator Gabe Altenbernd, Sonja Kruesel, village planner representing Ben Rohr from Vandewalle, and Rob Wright, village engineer from SmithGroup. Before the Public Hearing... Continue Reading

Police use new tech to crack crimes against society’s most vulnerable

For all of recorded human history people on both sides of the law have raced to find new ways to use technology to gain an upper hand. The wheel, the printing press, firearms and artificial intelligence have all, at some point, been used by both criminals and police in their daily and eternal... Continue Reading

Checking in with LaCasse-Ford

Last year, the Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced that President/CEO Rachel LaCasse-Ford would be stepping down from her role effective October 31, 2025. Her replacement, Allison Plumer, took over at the organization’s President & Chief Executive Officer on... Continue Reading

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Jacobson and Oemichen win Primaries; Marklein and Aleckson await in big November Election

Crowley and Hong nearly tied in Mount Horeb

Jenna Jacobson easily won last Tuesday’s three-way Democratic Primary for Wisconsin’s District 17 State Senate seat. The victory sets up a November 3showdown with Republican incumbent Howard Marklein. Jacobson, who was running against Lisa White and Corrine Hendrickson, earned 65.5 (4,977 votes)... Continue Reading
Full election results delayed by ‘server issue’

Jacobson dominates in Dane County

Results were not official at press time on Wednesday morning, but Jenna Jacobson appeared poised to be the winner of Tuesday’s three-way Democratic Primary for Wisconsin’s District 17 State Senate seat. If so, she will go on to face Republican incumbent Howard Marklein in the fall. “The Wisconsin... Continue Reading

'A spot for everybody'

Golden Roost is restaurant, bakery and much more

“To be quite honest it will be like nothing you’ve seen in Wisconsin,” says Elizabeth Nicole Swain, owner and operator at Golden Roost Breakfast... Continue Reading

Village approves updated emergency operations document

Trustees prepare for fire budget negotiations

Trustee Nate Gauger chaired the August 5 Village board meeting due to President Ryan Czyzewski’s absence. All other board members were present as... Continue Reading

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Food for the soul

Tisha Brown is new pastor at Zwingli Church in Mount Vernon

Not long ago, the Reverend Dr. Tisha Brown was feeding people’s bodies with her baked goods at the Mount Horeb Farmers Market. Today, she’s feeding... Continue Reading

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Blue Mounds OK’s policy to charge businesses for special meetings
Abigail Karbusicky
The Blue Mounds Village Board approved a policy that would charge an individual or business for the cost of a special board meeting that benefits... Continue Reading
Blue Mounds land use committee is up and running
Jill Jonas
The Town of Blue Mounds Board of Supervisors (board) held their monthly meeting July 14. The previous month’s June 9 meeting minutes were approved... Continue Reading
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire – and heart health risks

The American Heart Association warns smoke exposure from the current wildfires out of Canada may cause heart problems or worsen existing ones

MILWAUKEE, WI, 2026 — Smoke from Canada wildfires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. and the American Heart Association, a global force changing the... Continue Reading
First Confirmed West Nile Virus Activity in Wisconsin

Wisconsinites encouraged to protect against mosquito bites to avoid illness

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces the first confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the state this year. Mosquitoes... Continue Reading

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Fun reggae show kicked off Wednesday Night Live

Wednesday Night Live began its 29th season at Grundahl Park July 8 with a concert by the reggae rock group TUGG. A wide variety of genres are featured again this summer, ranging from bluegrass to pop, jazz, rock and beyond. These free music concerts run through August 12 and are held in Grundahl... Continue Reading

With Altenbernd now at the helm, village board tackles array of issues

Cathy Scott

President Ryan Czyzewski called the July 8 Village Board meeting to order with all members except Ben Jones, present. Also in attendance were Gabe Altenbernd, Jon Hochkammer and Bryan Kleinmaier, Village attorney. Resident Steven Sopcak spoke regarding a non-agenda item to question why the Village... Continue Reading

Meet the artist behind Grumpy’s club mugs

Abigail Karbusicky

A local artist has been making the Grumpy Troll Brew Pub mugs for over a decade. The mug club is a group of 150 people that sign up to get special deals at the Grumpy Troll Brew Pub and receive a handmade, customized mug each year. Once in the mug club, members can continue to renew every year.... Continue Reading

Laundy is new Senior Center director

Joan Laundy is the new director of Southwest Dane Outreach and the Mount Horeb Senior Center. Laundy recently replaced Lynn Forshaug, the longtime director who retired at the end of May. Laundy is a lifelong resident of Mount Horeb. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the... Continue Reading

Mount Horeb man who worked at Middleton school convicted of repeated sexual assault of a child

Kevin Murphy

Dane County jurors needed less than 90 minutes to convict a Mount Horeb man and former Kromery Middle School janitor of repeated sexual assault of a child. James A. Myers, 41, was charged after a parent reported to Mount Horeb police in 2024 that her 13-year-old stepdaughter said Myers had exposed... Continue Reading

Mural at Heirloom Craftsman gets green light

All members of the Plan Commission (PC) were present at the June 24 meeting: Chair Ryan Czyzewski, Sarah Best, Stephanie Gauthier-Phillips, Andrew Kidd, Jill Remmert-Willis, Ben Vondra, and Peggy Zalucha. Village Planner Sonja Kruesel attended on behalf of Ben Rohr. In February Dennis Hiorms, owner... Continue Reading

Names of dead released following crash

The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office is releasing the name of the individuals that died following a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred near State Highway 92 and Spring Rose Road, in the Town of Primrose, and was reported to authorities at or about 5:49 P.M. on June 22, 2026. The... Continue Reading

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