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Mount Horeb firefighters work to contain the blaze at the Karakahl in 2023. Photo by Matthew Jefko.
The 2024 Presidential Election was taking place. While people across the nation waved signs, yelled at one another on social media, and headed to the poll to cast their ballots, an era was quietly ending in the Village of Mount Horeb. The Karakahl Country Inn was sold at a Dane County Sheriff’s...
Located at 118 East Main Street, The Dwelling Place is a co-operative owned by 14 women from Life Church, offering a small, carefully curated selection of novels, self-help books, memoirs, Bibles, food, gifts and more. Pictured above are owners Hannah Truong, Kayla St. Arnauld, and Leti and Nola...
The Mount Horeb Area School District has announced the selection of Bray Architects as their architect and engineering firm to begin planning and designing facility projects for the district’s kindergarten through second-grade students. A statement issued by the district’s resource development and...
A free community meal will take place Tuesday, February 11 from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 107 North Grove Street in Mount Horeb. The meal is sponsored by the Mount Horeb United Methodist Church, in parternship with Neighbors Helping Neighbors.
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Grab your red hats and bundle up, because the Scandihoovian Winter Festival is back, and it’s going to be a lutefisk-loving, troll-tastic good time! Mark your calendars for February 8 and 9 and get ready to embrace the best of winter with a dash of Scandinavian flair.
This year’s festival promises...
Jonathan Haidt
Warning: The following article contains discussions of mental health, self-harm, suicide and mass shootings:
A 2024 book is asking parents, educators and communities to grapple with the myriad ways social media and phone addiction are irrevocably damaging young people. While hyperbolic, unwarranted...
State Rep. Jenna Jacobson
It was a simple thing: hot coffee, some bagels, and an hour or so chatting. Republicans and Democrats alternated, each picking up the tab every other time they got together. The gatherings were for all of Wisconsin’s freshman lawmakers during the last term, and in that setting, away from the gritty...
According to a 2015 study by Ohio State University, 60 percent of all restaurants shutter their doors within the first year. A whopping 80 percent do not last five years.
The unique Italian eatery Bar Manzo, which translates to “beef bar” in English, has ended its run a mere six months after...
The Mount Horeb Recreation Department is proud to announce Peter Best as the 2024 Volunteer of the Year. Without dedicated volunteers, the recreation department would not be able to offer quality programs and activities for the residents of Mount Horeb and surrounding communities. Because they...
In the spring of 2020, Ben Albert set out on a journey to explore his grandparent’s backyard, unsure of what he would find. The end result was “An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands,” a documentary filled with the stunning imagery and narrative power of the landscape. Albert currently lives in...
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