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Dave Laufenberg with his dog, Tui, who originally came from the Assiniboine and Sioux Indian Reservation in Wolf Point, Montana. They are pictured on land that was recently home to two plants - corn and soy - and now boasts around 200 species. Photo by Matt Geiger.
“Farming is this beautiful intersection of all things,” says Dave Laufenberg. “Everything comes together on the farm.”
Standing in a pasture brimming with life, his words echo those of iconic writer Wendell Berry: “My basic assumption when talking about agriculture is that there’s more to it than...
Laurence Kruckman with Carolyn White. Photo contributed.
A new book published by Little Creek Press on August 15 shines a light on the people and places that make this region special. Readers of the Mount Horeb Mail will likely recognize some of these tales by Laurence Kruckman, which have appeared as his “Village Vignettes” in these pages.
Kruckman...
Rob Reischel, Sports Editor for the Mount Horeb Mail, recently received a Professional Football Writers of America Dick Connor Writing Award.
In addition to his work for Finger Publishing, which owns the Mail, Reischel covers the Green Bay Packers for Conley Media and Forbes Sports.
The Connor...
How can we have conversations that bring us together rather than drive us further apart in an era of increasing political, algorithmic, and social polarization? Join UW-Madison political scientist Katherine Cramer at the Mount Horeb Public Library Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30pm as she explores...
Though you've likely heard of the Louisiana Purchase, chances are you haven't thought about it in years—if ever. But this landmark land deal reshaped the future of the United States, transformed the lives of the Indigenous nations who called these lands home, and forever changed the course of early...
Author S. K. Kruse is back with not one, but two new books that delve into the very essence of what it means to be human. In Of Beginnings and Ends, Kruse explores liminal ideas, spaces and states of being. In the story, a woman named Evy returns again and again to the vast and luminous Hall of...
Mount Horeb area artists Heidi Clayton, Jessica Curning-Kuenzi, Brenda Kraemer, Julie Raasch and Emily Reuter all took part in the fifth annual Paoli Art in the Park, presented by Southern Wisconsin Art Guild, Inc. The fair took place over Labor Day weekend, on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday,...
The September 2 Village Board meeting was called to order by President Ryan Czyzewski. In addition to all board members attending, Gabe Altenbernd, Village Administrator, Bryan Kleinmaier, Village attorney, and Rob Wright, Village Engineer, were present.
The boardroom was filled to the brim not...
At the August 19 Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire District (MHAJFD) meeting, the board formed a committee to discuss the Fire Protection and Rescue Service Agreement that was adopted in January of 2011.
Kelly Altschul, elected to the Town of Springdale board in April of 2025, first proposed a review...
Mount Horeb resident Amy Mertz (left) is director of development and communications for Groundswell Conservancy, a conservation and land protection nonprofit. Photo contributed.
Since Knowles-Nelson funding expired this summer, Mount Horeb resident Amy Mertz said it’ll be more challenging to preserve land in Wisconsin.
Mertz is the director of development and communications for Groundswell Conservancy, a conservation and land protection nonprofit based in Madison. Mertz...
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