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With the current lawsuit in progress, attorney Howard Learner assures us that, “It’s not a done deal.” Learner and his team are representing the Driftless Area Land Conservancy and the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation against the Cardinal Hickory Creek high voltage lines. The proposed towers would...
A successful start to the school year has been front-and-center in the minds of so many. Running parallel to these thoughts are the social injustices perpetrated by those in a position to know better. Frankly, those in a “position to know better” should be all of us. The District’s last two...
The Mount Horeb Mail welcomes Karin Henning (above) as its new advertising sales representative. Karin has been employed with News Publishing Inc., for almost eight years, first working in ad sales at the Middleton Times-Tribune, then the Post Messenger Recorder. Karin is familiar with many of...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked a local order issued by Public Health of Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) on Sept. 10 that forbids in-person instruction in county schools until specific benchmarks are met in combatting COVID-19. That means schools can once again open their doors.
Janel...
Despite national concerns over casting ballots in the November 3rd election, the process is expected to run smoothly for Mount Horeb residents.
Village Clerk Alyssa Gross anticipates that there will be few issues associated with the general election given the relatively small size of the community...
The Mount Horeb Village Board has unanimously approved an agreement for the next phase in the North Cape Commons development.
“Is this the same developer agreement that you’ve used for the other lots?” asked village trustee Cathy Scott at the board’s September 2 meeting.
“The only change is the...
The Mount Horeb Area Board of Education last week approved a bid of $32,978 for new surveillance cameras in local schools. The bid, which came from Boldtronics, came in significantly lower than the only other estimate received by the district, which came from Kraemer Brothers and was $73,179. ...
Below Main Street in downtown Mount Horeb, in the brick bowels of the old village, is a new store specializing in witchcraft.
“It’s got your regular metaphysical shop items, but also a lot that I made,” explains owner Meagan Hatfield, who opened Spellerific in July.
The space is packed with spell...
There have been more than 300,000 COVID-19 tests conducted in Dane County this year. Nearly 8,000 people have tested positive for the virus. A total of 41 people – most who were older or had underlying health issues - have died. That means 99.5 percent of the people who caught the virus here...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order Thursday that instructed clerks across the state not to mail out any absentee ballots until it has been determined whether Green Party presidential candidates Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker will be on the Nov. 3 ballot.
In the matter of Hawkins vs. the...
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