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“There are two competing human impulses. One is fear of losing what we love and the other is a hope for a better day…” – Jon Meachem, Pulitzer Award-winning author and historian.
Dear Mount Horeb Area Community Members,
To the former, I know some in our community have experienced considerable loss...
120 Years Ago-
Aug. 30, 1900
A new sidewalk is being laid from Kolloth’s to Sundom’s corner by property owners. Henry Witte comes in for the heaviest share. Some complications were encountered near Sundom’s property. There seemed to be a strip of land that no one claims, and the walk had to be laid...
The holiday season will not be kicked off in quite the same way, and for some, the canceling of a popular Norwegian tradition will be a big change.
Vermont Lutheran Church has decided to take a break from its annual lutefisk dinner this year in response to COVID-19. Normally, around 1,000 people...
Wisconsin voters and election officials have plans in place for the Presidential Election on November 3.
“We want to make sure every voter who is eligible to vote this fall can do so safely and securely,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “We learned a great...
Local firefighters engaged in training drills on the edge of Sunrise Park last week, sending a stream of water high into the summer sky and reminding those who passed by that, while much of what is normal has been called off in 2020, first responders remain at the ready in the event of fires and...
Due to COVID-19, the 90th season of the Sugar River Euchre League is canceled in 2020 and 2021. This is the first time since 1938 that the euchre league has not played. Due to the Great Depression and other factors, the league suspended play from 1936 until 1939. In 1938 Forrest Henderson and Ike...
Wisconsin voters will be able to choose from more than Democrats and Republicans in this year’s U.S. Presidential Election.
It has been confirmed that Brian Carroll will be on the local ballot as a candidate for the American Solidarity Party. His running mate is Amar Patel of Illinois.
The party...
Jeffrey Weege was out for a nature stroll two weeks ago when he heard what he thought was a very large, very noisy deer in a stream in rural Barneveld. “Then, as I was headed back, I saw a black bear cub about three feet tall running across the road to go down to the spring,” he explained. “That’s...
In a meeting that tip-toed into the realm of meta at times, school board members last week again tackled the multitudinous logistical issues associated with online learning, while some board members themselves had trouble even staying connected to the virtual meeting at which important virtual...
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The great Jerry Seinfeld once uttered that famous line while flying first class and sitting next to a super model. Nearly three decades later, that mantra was still applicable to high school sports in Wisconsin.
On Friday, the WIAA Board of Control approved several...
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