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On April 14th, Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett submitted a written request to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), to accompany them on an unannounced walk-through at Ridglan Farm in the town of Blue Mounds. On April 15th, the Sheriff received a...
The special Village Board Reorganization meeting was called to order on Monday, April 20, by President Ryan Czyzewski.
At the meeting, Czyzewski revealed his official list of village committee appointments, including removing nine-year veteran Destinee Udelhoven, an outspoken critic of the...
The Town of Blue Mounds descended into chaos Saturday as animal rights activists from across the country once again sought to break into and raid a scientific research and dog breeding facility located there. This was at least the third time protestors had broken into the facility as part of an...
United States Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Wild Type Ranch at 377 County Highway H in rural Mount Horeb Friday to talk with local farmers about the Iran war’s impact on fuel and fertilizer prices. Photo by Matt Geiger.
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.
Barb...
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...
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