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On Monday at approximately 5 p.m., a traffic complaint was called in for the Mount Horeb area. A vehicle was seen driving over curbs, running stop signs, and driving in a reckless manner, nearly causing multiple crashes.
An officer located the vehicle and witnessed a near crash. The vehicle was...
I was driving in my new old pickup truck yesterday, blasting “Land Down Under” and occasionally petting the plush, rust-red fur of the tiny puppy on the seat next to me. He looks like a little bear cub, and his squeaks and grunts have an ursine quality to them.
Through the windshield, the sky was...
To the editor,
Among the many fault lines in our society the COVID-19 crises has exposed and exacerbated the lack of broadband internet service for people like me living in rural areas.
Our internet service here is so poor that participation in Zoom is impossible. As a result, we are unable to...
Dear Vikings,
As the District turns the page on a new fiscal year, the Board’s efforts to “set the table” for a new school year were a large part of last week’s work.
COVID-19 Update
and Next Steps:
As you know, the Board has established what the first quarter of education will look like. The...
This is the 24th in a series of articles that we hope to publish for years to come. With this series we want to honor Service Members that served our great Nation. As I mentioned in the last article, we need your help to honor these fine Americans. If you have someone you would like us to include...
On July 7, the Mount Horeb Area School District Board of Education decided on one of their two hybrid model schedules for the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. The plan they selected has students with last names starting with A-K attending school in person Monday and Tuesday, while...
Mount Horeb Police Department participated in the Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign from June 22 to July 5.
Eleven officers spent 188 hours on enforcement during that time period. They made 120 traffic contacts for violations. There were 68 citations issued and 89 written warnings issued. ...
Mount Horeb police arrested a man Friday for alleged sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Two days earlier, a woman arrived at the Mount Horeb Police Department and reported that she had been sexually assaulted two days earlier, on July 6. Investigators conducted interviews, collected evidence,...
“You cannot create heaven by giving people hell,” says Kimberly Smith. “That’s why I’m running.”
Smith, who is challenging longtime incumbent Sondy Pope for Wisconsin’s 80th District Assembly seat in the August 11 Democratic Primary, says the old way of doing things at the capitol isn’t working....
Democratic Rep. Sondy Pope is one of the longest-serving members of the Wisconsin State Assembly. But even with all she’s seen, this year has been unlike any other.
This morning, she’s making a pie and chatting on the phone about her latest bid for re-election. At this point in July, she would...
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