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Mount Horeb Residents,
There are many questions and concerns regarding the Safer at Home Order that takes effect today at 8 a.m.
I have had a chance to read the order and discuss the implications with staff. There have also been updates released through the media in the past 24 hours that have...
Photo by Matt Geiger.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) will provide a weekly drive-through mobile food pantry each Friday, for residents of the Mt. Horeb, Blue Mounds and Barneveld area. The mobile pantry is available to those who are experiencing food insecurity or who are in need of a helping hand due to financial...
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic caused world, national, state and local leaders last week to urge people not to gather in groups. First, “social distancing” was urged. Soon after that, declarations of emergency solidified the advice into law in many places, actually banning most forms of large...
UW Health has announced temporary consolidation of its primary care clinics to 10 designated locations. As part of the move, the Mount Horeb UW Health clinic will close for primary care, and services there will be moved to Verona for the time being.
The two urgent care sites at Union Corners and...
The Mount Horeb Horeb Community Clothes Closet is closed for the month of March, and is not accepting clothing donation at this time. Check back soon for an update on operations.
Area seniors had some interesting conversations this week about what memories the residents had from wartime and the rationing and stresses and how they coped. Some were quite young – some raising young families – others were in the service. Here are some reminisces:
Theresa Thering recalled that...
The Mount Horeb Community Grants Program for 2020 is taking requests for funding from local organizations. The Rotary has budgeted $7,800 towards the grants.
Applications will be considered for requests that will benefit the area community. Last year we were able to fund or partially fund eight...
Many businesses have been ordered closed due to COVID-19 while others will be allowed to remain open.
Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Health Services announced late last week that certain operations need to make changes to help prevent the spread of the virus. This week, Evers essentially...
The State of Wisconsin is calling on residents willing to serve as poll workers in their counties for the April 7 election to replace older poll workers who are unable to serve due to health concerns and the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Wisconsin has approximately 30,000 poll workers, known as...
As Dane County faces one of the biggest public health crises in its history -- businesses reducing workforce or closing leaving some without incomes, school closings leaving parents searching for childcare, food and housing services bracing for new complexities in their work, and health care...
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