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The November 4 Village Board meeting included an overview of the 2027 Village Budget and the Capital Improvement Plan, development news, items regarding 2027 Highway 92 reconstruction by the Department of Transportation (DOT), consideration of a Data-Center Moratorium as well as consideration of...
Peter, Sarah and Mille Botham in 2024. File photo by Matt Geiger.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said a meal without wine is like a day without sun. At the end of 2026, that radiant celestial orb will set on Botham Vineyards for the last time.
After nearly 40 years, one of Wisconsin’s most lauded wineries has filled its last bottle and removed most of its vines...
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is saddened to report the death of an infant associated with the ongoing measles outbreak in southwestern Wisconsin. This is the first death of this kind reported in Wisconsin since 1990. The coroner listed the immediate cause of death as measles....
Those at Saturday’s event included (not in the order pictured) Connie and Roxanne Nankee (MoHo Gators); Kathy Smith (MoHo Gators); Eric Swiggum (Mount Horeb softball Club); Florence Connors (Springdale 4H); Joan Laundy (Senior Center); J.D. Gragg (Gridiron Club); Quann Utt (Gridiron Club and Frolic); Jodi Riley (Volleyball Boosters); Eric Crowe (Soccer Club); Lori and Jasper Lokken (Springdale 4H); Theresa, Joe and Isaac Drapeau (Optimist Club); Angie Hefty (CCW); Kevin Hefty (KC); Jerry Hook (American Legion Post 113); Dave York (American Legion Post 113); Connie York (American Legion Auxiliary); William Severson (Mount Horeb Lions); Drew Droessler (Scouts BSA Troop 62); Gary Tree (Mount Horeb Rotary); Martha Koller Faust (Gymnastics Club); Kim Treamer (American Legion Auxiliary); Kurt Adler (Frolic). Representing Miller’s Supermarket were Carl Miller and Amber Roach.
They are sights, sounds and smells nearly everyone in Mount Horeb has experienced. The sandwich board directing people to the Miller and Sons Supermarket parking lot. The aroma of juicy bratwursts and hot dogs sizzling and spitting on the grill. The laughter and gratitude of people stopping by the...
The Village of Mount Horeb’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) and Plan Commission (PC) held back-to-back meetings at the Senior Center on Wednesday, October 28 to discuss the revised Langhus on Main project, located at 208, 214, and 220 E. Main. Ultimately, the site plan was approved...
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Mount Horeb High School has a new band teacher, and she knows firsthand the essential role music plays in people’s lives. With a good musical education comes opportunity, connection, meaning and a whole ne language with which to connect with other people.
“I find that music, personally, does many...
Community leaders urge residents to take part in a free community meal Monday, Nov. 9 where the public will discuss the fate of Mount Horeb. The Come to the Table event is part of the Mount Horeb Public Library’s “Disagree Better” series, which organizer Melissa Roelli said is “designed to show...
The Village of Mount Horeb recently unveiled a new tool on its website that allows the public to explore and understand an array of local projects, from street work to development. “My goal is to give [citizens] the tools to be able to understand what’s going on,” stated village administrator Gabe...
The fate of the site that spawned Mount Horeb’s rancorous “It’s Too Big” debate will be on the agenda at the next Historic Preservation Commission and Planning Commission meetings. The Historic Preservation Commission will start at 6 p.m. and Planning Commission will start at 7 p.m. Both will be at...
The Town of Blue Mounds Board of Supervisors held its monthly meeting on October 6, one week earlier than usual. There were a few items of note in the hour-long meeting, including Clerk Amanda Burghy’s presentation of the new 2027 town supervisor election process. The new process, using nomination...
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