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Dane County Executive Melissa Agard is calling for calm and de-escalation as tensions rise around planned protest activity at Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds. The County Executive released the following statement:
“Dane County has a long and proud tradition of civic engagement and peaceful protest....
In a time when it feels like division and ideological intolerance are ubiquitous, the Mount Horeb Public Library is working to help people “Disagree Better.”
This multi-part series is designed to offer tangible ways to have difficult conversations in a more productive way. The focus isn’t on...
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) needs your help choosing the 2026 Flavor of the Year! This ice cream will be a site-exclusive, can’t-get-it-anywhere-else sweet treat. Community feedback is requested via an upcoming taste testing, to be held on-site on Tuesday, April 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Delaney Gobster, Outreach Coordinator for Dane County Department of Waste and Renewables, recently presented at the Mount Horeb Lion’s Club meeting and shared information about the Scrap Stop Program in the county. Organics such as food and yard waste are one of the largest waste streams entering...
Reporter Shelly Kittleson, who went to grade school in Mount Horeb, was taken hostage by an Iran-backed militia March 31 and set free on Tuesday of this week, according to the Associated Press and several other news outlets. Her mother received official word that she is safe late Tuesday.
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A photo of Hugo Fink, former owner of Fink’s Restaurant, in the spring of 1991, standing beside an American Flag. Flags were placed on the stress of Mount Horeb daily during the Persian Gulf War. Photo courtesy of Mount Horeb Area Historical Society.
It’s just after 7 o’clock on a chilly Friday morning and Stephanie, the waitress at Fink’s restaurant, is zipping from table to table, topping off cups with hot coffee. Steam and friendly chatter rise as food orders start coming out of the kitchen, French toast, bacon, eggs, hash browns and more...
The March 25 Plan Commission meeting included three items, two of which were property reviews and the third was an initial discussion for a Public Art Ordinance. All members were present, except Jill Remmert-Willis. President Ryan Czyzewski introduced Jon Hochkammer, the interim Village...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an investigation into an officer involved death that occurred in the Town of Springdale in Dane County, Wis. on the evening of Sunday, March 15.
At approximately 5:09 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, officers...
Mount Horeb’s search for a new administrator is heating up, as the village posted the opening on its website and announced that applications will be due by April 9. The hiring committee is expected to meet on April 15 to discuss screened candidates and decide who they want to bring in for the final...
The Viking Band Show has a long tradition in Mt. Horeb. With a nod to his past as a student leader of the UW Marching Band, now-retired Mt. Horeb educator Will Janssen created the event in 1997 as a way to feature the wide variety of songs and styles Mt. Horeb students perform throughout the year...
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