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I did not run for Commander of the Mount Horeb American Legion next year. I have been extremely fortunate over the last four years. First, the members of the Mount Horeb American Legion have asked me to serve alongside them as the Commander. Second, the community of Mount Horeb has been so...
Most kids in Mount Horeb this week are complaining their way through a final, tortuous week of virtual school. These kiddos from days gone by look just about as pleased—but we think it might be just the cold. It looks like they are posed in their finest, without coats, on a snowy cement stoop.
The...
An update on COVID-19 in Dane County
As of the end of last week, there were 713 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Dane County. Fourteen of Friday’s new positives were from the community test site, three were from the VA Hospital, and 10 were from other sites including doctor’s offices...
UPDATE: CJ has been found in Black Earth and is safe, the Dane County Sheriff's Office announced Friday morning.
June 4, 2020 – The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Clarence Floyd of Mazomanie. Clarence was reported missing by his family...
The Mount Horeb Plan Commission has voted in favor of design approval for a Casey’s General Store. The gas station and convenience store would be located at the south-western corner of the Lillehammer Lane and Springdale Street roundabout.
“Dad, when will people be able to fly again?”
My daughter asked me this the other day, dropping the extra D and the Y on the end of my moniker, which she does when she tries to be mature and serious.
“Could people ever fly?” I asked dreamily, not fully paying attention.
“Um, yeah, all the time. We...
In early May, a citizen contacted the Mount Horeb police department regarding found money. Officers received an envelope containing US currency.
“We have not received any reports of missing money since then,” said chief Doug Vierck. “If you have lost money in the Village of Mount Horeb between...
Following six years of public involvement and regulatory review, during which citizen groups and government agencies in the Mount Horeb area voiced nearly unanimous opposition to the proposal, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative have received approval for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek...
A few years ago, Ann Szalkowski started hearing about the many different ways people in the greater Mount Horeb area were working to feed, clothe and otherwise assist people in need.
The work being done was inspiring, but she describes the efforts at the time as “disparate.”
“I became part of a...
The new Mount Horeb Chief of Police released a candid and detailed statement Monday, both condemning the death of George Floyd 260 miles away in Minneapolis, and laying out various ways the local police force is working to prevent such a tragedy from occurring here.
Shortly after video footage of...
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