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130 Years Ago-
May 25, 1893
All the furniture dealers are running on their toes from morning until night selling window glass after the hailstorm. Mount Horeb was saved wonderfully from damage. We suppose the Mounds served as a good and solid fort.
The creamery here is receiving 13,000 pounds of...
The Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce was one of 12 area chambers of commerce to participate in the Chamber MEGA Mixer at Dahmen’s at Hawks Landing in Verona on Thursday, May 11. Members enjoyed food and drinks while mingling with over 300 other attendees. Mount Horeb members pictured (left to...
Fifty business people and local residents attended Good Morning, Mount Horeb, on Wednesday, May 3, to hear from Tom Anderson, owner of Buck & Honey’s (session sponsor). Tom told the story of Buck & Honey’s and shared his hopes for the new Mount Horeb location. Keith White, board member of...
School will host ribbon cutting June 3
Children’s Community School is hosting a Community Open House & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1175 Cox Drive. A short program and ribbon cutting with NCI-Roberts Construction and the Mount Horeb Area Chamber of...
The Mount Horeb Public Library will be open our regular hours on Saturday, May 27th in order to serve our patrons ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. We will still be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of the holiday. However, exciting work will be taking place during the closure. The Library...
Nancy L. Merkt
December 29, 1943 -
May 18, 2023
Nancy L. Merkt, age 79, passed away on Thursday May 18, 2023, in Des Moines, IA. She was born December 29, 1943, in Madison to the late Matthew and Viola (Birrenkott) Crabb. Nancy married Donald Dean Callaway on July 25, 1964, and after his death in...
THURSDAY, MAY 25
Shopping Trip to Dodgeville. RSVP to Kris at 608-444-7930
FARMERS’ MARKET IS OPEN: 3:00pm-6:30pm, Lawn of Mt. Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church. 315 East Main Street. Renew friendships, make new friends, enjoy all the produce, products and goodies on offer each...
A school year’s worth of learning culminated in a colorful performance about peace on Friday, May 12th, at the Intermediate Center. “Be a Peacemaker” was performed twice by the students in Annie Beier’s fourth grade class in front of an attentive audience of teachers, students, family and other...
People often don’t realize they are experiencing something special for the last time. The final occasion when you embrace a parent or spouse. The last time you hear your toddler mispronounce a certain word in their own unique way. The terminal Christmas morning. The closing laugh. The last supper....
The board unanimously approved the rezone of a parking lot proposed for the Steve Brown Apartments project.
The developer proposes a new apartment building on the spot of a small parking lot at 102 South First Street. The area needs the industrial zoning to be switched to allow for the apartment...