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120 Years Ago-
Dec. 21, 1899
The Primrose post office is about to be discontinued, which will undoubtedly cause some change in the mail carrier’s routes. And who knows but someone may propose a line from Daleyville to Mt. Horeb via Forward and Spring and discontinue both present routes.
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A local teenager is bruised but making a full recovery after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while walking to school last week.
According to an incident report filed by the Mount Horeb Police Department, a 59-year-old man from Richland Center on Wednesday, December 11 stopped his vehicle...
Shedden Farley says his parents understood the value of food “as an avenue to social justice.” Photo by Lydia Bear Ishmael.
“We are in a constant state of construction,” says Shedden Farley, director of the Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability. Standing in the doorway of the center, Shedden the son of its founders, smiles. “But,” he adds, “We have infinity to finish.”
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911 Disconnect – 4
911 Open Line – 3
Accident – 3
Accident-Hit & Run - 1
Accident-Private Property – 2
Accident-Property Damage – 3
Accident-MV/Deer – 1
Alarm – 3
Commercial – both false
1 ATM – false
Animal Complaint/Bite/Disturbance/Stray – 8
Assist Citizen – 16
Assist DCSO – 13
Assist Fire/...
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
Coffee with Superintendent Dr. Salerno at Sjolinds, from 9:00-10:30am.
Men’s Shopping Nite at McFee on Main, Mt. Horeb
Ladies Night at Jada’s Garden
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13
Selah Vie Holiday Market & open house at Old Schoolhouse, 4-8:00pm
Friday Festive Eve...
It is beyond comprehension why, on November 18 the Mt. Horeb School Board refused to commit to sitting down to hash out the details of establishing a charter school. It was a respectful request by the dedicated Driftless Area Charter School group, supported by over an hour of 3-minute citizen...
It’s become fashionable these days to chastise people for their charity. The critiques, which have accusatory titles and acerbic adjectives galore, spread like wildfire on social media. They allege that people who do charitable work are doing it wrong, or doing it for the wrong reasons.
The...
Celtic Christmas Concert is at
Martinson Hall
On Sunday, December 22, Good News Lutheran Church will be welcoming the Lutheran Ceili Orchestra to present “Christsong,” a Celtic Christmas concert. The concert is from 4:00-5:30 p.m. and will be held at Martinson Hall (108 S. 2nd St.) in Mt. Horeb....
Iowa City, Iowa - Howard M. Field, 85, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, in Gilbert, Arizona. Howard was born August. 22, 1934, in Cambridge, Wisconsin, the son of Ted and Mildred (Strommen) Field. He married Darlene “Nitzy” Gillette in Madison, Wisconsin. on August 25, 1956. They were married 56...
Lois “Mardell” Grender
MOUNT HOREB/MADISON-Mardell Grender, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Brookdale Manor.
She was born to Peter and Valarie (Stensby) Volden on July 4, 1937. Mardell grew up in the townships surrounding Mount Horeb. She...
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