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Thousands of people from Mount Horeb and beyond will once again don their red pointy hats as the area’s goofiest family-friendly festival will be held for the thirteenth year.
The Scandihoovian Winter Festival will take place on Feb. 9-11, bringing neighbors together and visitors to town, all with...
Before she was a pastor, Rev. Becky Rokitowski worked for several years as a civil engineer.
“Going into a mathematical field, some people would think it would detract from your faith, but my experience was the opposite,” she explains. “It only increased my faith, from looking at the macro and...
The Village of Blue Mounds held its caucus on January 10, producing three candidates who will run for two seats on the Village Board in the April 2 election. The candidates are Jim Frame (incumbent), Rick Kelly (incumbent) and Matt Heindl.
Sara Rodriguez, Wisconsin’s 46th Lieutenant Governor, smiles as she learns about the region’s first human residents at the Driftless Historium on Tuesday of last week. Her tour was led by Historium director Destinee Udelhoven. See more images from Rodriguez’s trip to Mount Horeb on page 12 this...
In their January 3 meeting, the Village Board welcomed two new village police officers, approved the creation of a standalone Historic Preservation Commission, awarded a planning contract to Vandewalle Associates, added vapor products to Section 9.18 Tobacco Products Prohibited, and shared their...
Two big blizzards and temperatures that plummeted to -15 degrees couldn’t keep the citizens of Mount Horeb from getting out and having fun last week. Pictured here, Eoin, Ian and Dawn Mullarney enjoyed some snowboarding at Liberty Park on Tuesday’s snow day, and Matthew and Grayson Nankee strapped...
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. By Yoichi Okamoto.
Mount Horeb High School is partnering with United Way of Dane County to host a day of service this month in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The full-day celebration of Dr. King’s legacy is scheduled for Monday, January 15, and will include volunteer opportunities for both Mount...
With a major snow storm headed this way, local officials are making the usual preparations. In the Village of Blue Mounds, chief of police Joe Hoops has declared a snow emergency, prohibiting on-street parking from 1 p.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
In the Mount Horeb Area School District,...
Jada Hooks, the owner of Jada’s Garden in Blue Mounds, was chosen to decorate the Governor’s Mansion for the holidays this year. This was Hooks’ second year in a row decorating the executive residence. Pictured above at Governor Tony Evers’ home on December 19 are (from left to right) Jane Knutson...
Best friends Molly Schmock and Robyn Booth host the “Home is Where the Murder Is” podcast. Photo by Matt Geiger.
“Imagination, of course, can open any door - turn the key and let terror walk right in.”
-Truman Capote,
In Cold Blood
The idea came to Robyn Booth while she was drinking a glass of wine in the shower: A podcast about murders and the homes in which they occurred.
Booth and her best friend, Molly...
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