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The Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked a local order issued by Public Health of Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) on Sept. 10 that forbids in-person instruction in county schools until specific benchmarks are met in combatting COVID-19. That means schools can once again open their doors.
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Despite national concerns over casting ballots in the November 3rd election, the process is expected to run smoothly for Mount Horeb residents.
Village Clerk Alyssa Gross anticipates that there will be few issues associated with the general election given the relatively small size of the community...
The Mount Horeb Village Board has unanimously approved an agreement for the next phase in the North Cape Commons development.
“Is this the same developer agreement that you’ve used for the other lots?” asked village trustee Cathy Scott at the board’s September 2 meeting.
“The only change is the...
The Mount Horeb Area Board of Education last week approved a bid of $32,978 for new surveillance cameras in local schools. The bid, which came from Boldtronics, came in significantly lower than the only other estimate received by the district, which came from Kraemer Brothers and was $73,179. ...
Below Main Street in downtown Mount Horeb, in the brick bowels of the old village, is a new store specializing in witchcraft.
“It’s got your regular metaphysical shop items, but also a lot that I made,” explains owner Meagan Hatfield, who opened Spellerific in July.
The space is packed with spell...
There have been more than 300,000 COVID-19 tests conducted in Dane County this year. Nearly 8,000 people have tested positive for the virus. A total of 41 people – most who were older or had underlying health issues - have died. That means 99.5 percent of the people who caught the virus here...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order Thursday that instructed clerks across the state not to mail out any absentee ballots until it has been determined whether Green Party presidential candidates Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker will be on the Nov. 3 ballot.
In the matter of Hawkins vs. the...
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Last night, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling that temporarily suspended Public Health Madison and Dane County’s order which precluded students in grades 3-12 returning to in person classes. I imagine the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision poses new questions for our...
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement regarding new numbers from Public Health Madison/Dane County that show there were 456 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours:
“Our community is experiencing its first sustained, significant surge of illness since this...
The Mount Horeb Area School District can now serve meals to children at no charge. A waiver has been released by the Department of Public Instruction and the National School Lunch Program, that allows us to provide these meals at no charge.
However, because of this change, we need everyone to ...
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