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120 Years Ago-
Jan. 4, 1900
The six Kittleson brothers of Perry were up last Tuesday to test the strength of Artist Gramm’s photographic apparatus. The trial was successful.
Nils Haaeson had the misfortune last Sunday to get tangled up in a wire fence, and had his nose split. Dr. Evans sewed on a...
Spring Election races take shape
Jan. 10:
The Spring Election will take place Tuesday, April 2. Nonpartisan state offices elected in 2019 are Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, Districts II, III and IV, and Circuit Court Judge.
Local school and village board offices will also be on the...
In his farewell address to the nation on January 11, 1989, Ronald Reagan said something that strikes a dissonant note in today’s public conversation:
“I’ve spoken of the shining city all my political life…(I)n my mind, it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind swept, God...
120 Years Ago-
Dec. 28, 1899
Look out for a grand masquerade at the Mt. Horeb opera house, on the evening of the 10th of next month. This will be made one of the grandest events of the season.
Bob Carden, formerly of this vicinity and now of Iowa, arrived here last Saturday for a visit among...
MOUNT HOREB / MINERAL POINT-Gary R. Brown, age 62, of Mineral Point, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare from cancer and not a jealous husband.
He was born on July 15, 1957, in Madison, Wis. to Laurell and Helena (Puls) Brown. He graduated from Mount Horeb High School...
Dodgeville – Gunnar Thomas Gatlin Holum, age 18, of Dodgeville, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Gunnar was born on July 12, 2001 in Madison WI to Thomas Holum and Jane Gatlin.
Gunnar is survived by his parents Jane Gatlin (David Pope) of Dodgeville and Thomas Holum of Barneveld;...
Bulldozers and a backhoe began to move the earth on Elmer Road in New Glarus, beginning construction of Prairie Haus, a 40 unit apartment building, on Monday, December 9. The apartments will become home for adults with autism and other different abilities, local workers and active seniors. Prairie...
A conservative political newcomer hopes to topple progressive incumbent U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan in the Second District next year.
Jeff Heller, 41, who lives in Fitchburg, announced his candidacy last week.
In order to be on the general election ballot in the fall of 2020, Heller would first...
A young girl making money for her family by posing with a snake in the village of Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas.
Nursing students at Edgewood college are providing healthcare for children in Cambodia, a developing country in which most citizens still live in poverty. Members of Mount Horeb High School’s Club Interact, located more than 8,000 miles away, helped make it happen.
Club Interact, which operates...
A Little Free Food Pantry. Photo by Matt Geiger.
A few months ago, a tiny structure was built on the lawn in front of the Mount Horeb Area School District’s administrative offices. With a sloped roof and a floor held aloft by a vertical four-by-four, it is a “Little Free Food Pantry,” and it is heavily used.
Food goes in, food goes out....
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