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Barb Johnson

130 Years Ago- April 26, 1894 The creamery is taking in milk Sundays, not later than 9 o’clock. A very sad accident occurred Sunday to Mrs. Keisa Pederson, by falling into the cellar through an open trapdoor in the floor. Mrs. Pederson is quite old and a very fleshy lady, and the fall resulted in a... Continue Reading

Village board has busy meeting

Erin Herndon

The Village Board held its regular meeting April 3, welcomed the new wastewater superintendent, Michael Brace, heard the library annual report and approved all consent items. They also approved a proclamation in recognition of Mount Horeb Schools and a proclamation marking April 21, 2024, through... Continue Reading

Bidding farewell to winter

Matt Geiger

Joe Huber sheered 70 sheep and nine llamas and alpacas on Saturday at Havens Petting Zoo in Blue Mounds. Huber, who resides in Wisconsin Dells, has sheered professionally for 43 years and earned nine state championships over the course of 11 years, as well a National Junior Championship back in... Continue Reading

Artist spotlight

Matt Geiger

This week’s edition marks the beginning of a special series in the Mount Horeb Mail. In the coming weeks and months, we will shine a spotlight on an array of local artists. Some paint. Some sculpt. Some take photographs or work in digital media. All are vibrant and vital threads in the rich... Continue Reading

Marklein to replace Hesselbein as MoHo’s senator

Matt Geiger

Physicists have sometimes said that if you think you understand string theory, you probably don’t understand string theory. The fabric of the universe is confusing stuff, even to the brightest minds. The same could probably said for the State of Wisconsin’s legislative maps. While politicians and... Continue Reading

Family matters

Matt Geiger

“Babies are such a nice way to start people.” ― Don Herold This time, it’s personal. Embryo Solutions founder Alena Wright, a native of Belarus who studied psychology in Switzerland and Michigan before landing in Mount Horeb, knows firsthand about the infertility challenges many of her clients face... Continue Reading

Students learn fishing fundamentals

Fishing enthusiasts attended a series of three Lineworkers Fundamentals of Fly-Fishing programs January 20, February 17 and March 16. “After completing the program, I wanted to find a way to continue to supply fly fishing education to the public and approached the Deer Creek Sports and Conservation... Continue Reading

Local control

Matt Geiger

In most states, counties are in charge of administering elections. That’s not the case here in Wisconsin, where local municipalities run them, collecting and tallying results for every single race from the local school board all the way up to the President of the United States. With each town,... Continue Reading

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Bidding farewell to winter

Photo by Matt Geiger.

Local sheep get a trim just in time for the year’s first heat wave

Joe Huber sheered 70 sheep and nine llamas and alpacas on Saturday at Havens Petting Zoo in Blue Mounds. Huber, who resides in Wisconsin Dells, has sheered professionally for 43 years and earned nine state championships over the course of 11 years, as well a National Junior Championship back in... Continue Reading
Artist spotlight

Find out more at Pomplun’s website at georgenepomplunpaintings.com.

This week’s edition marks the beginning of a special series in the Mount Horeb Mail. In the coming weeks and months, we will shine a spotlight on an array of local artists. Some paint. Some sculpt. Some take photographs or work in digital media. All are vibrant and vital threads in the rich... Continue Reading

Sen. Marklein.

Marklein to replace Hesselbein as MoHo’s senator

Physicists have sometimes said that if you think you understand string theory, you probably don’t understand string theory. The fabric of the... Continue Reading

ELECTION WRAP-UP

Newcomers Sarah Sarbacker and Tom Schlimgen both earned seats on the Mount Horeb Area School District Board of Education in the April 2 election,... Continue Reading

Family matters

“Babies are such a nice way to start people.” ― Don Herold This time, it’s personal. Embryo Solutions founder Alena Wright, a native of Belarus who... Continue Reading

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Megatone’s new home

Recording studio will open at former Christmas Shop

Matt Geiger
It began with a song, and a kiss in a parking lot, and now Paul Schluter and Elizabeth Mary’s story continues in a former Christmas shop in downtown... Continue Reading
Governor visits the IC

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited Mount Horeb’s Intermediate Center Friday, spending time with students in multiple classes before heading to the... Continue Reading
Julio Diaz, an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and Firefighter in Mount Horeb (right) speaks to University of Wisconsin students Maisha Islam and Julia Schultz. Photo by Matt Geiger.

Breaking ground

Pilot program looks to improve local emergency care

Matt Geiger
An experimental new program based out of Mount Horeb is striving to help improve health outcomes for rural people, bolster Emergency Medical Service... Continue Reading
Busted...

Man arrested for Tollway Liquor smash & grab

When Mount Horeb Police learned on February 17 that a liquor store had been broken into in a nearby community, they sent an officer to check on... Continue Reading

Mount Horeb WI forecast

Special Report: The Badger Project

Peter Cameron

More money is always nice. For Mount Horeb, it could mean a safer community. The village, like every municipality in the state, got a big increase this year in one type of funding from the state. The extra cash will help improve and maintain emergency services here, the police and fire chiefs say.... Continue Reading

More than just food and clothing

While Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) is best known for providing food and clothing to those in need, the organization also connects families with other, equally-vital relief services. NHN’s aptly named “Other Relief Services Programming” focuses mainly on eviction prevention and utility... Continue Reading

A chance to serve in village government

Each Spring, the Mount Horeb Village Board reappoints committee and commission members. If you’re interested in serving your community, please complete and return the Citizen Committee Member Interest Form for consideration. Appointed committee members generally serve for a term of one to three... Continue Reading

Terese Floren is Spelling Bee champ

The 13th Scandihoovian Adult Spelling Bee was hosted by Buck & Honey’s Landing in Martinson Hall Saturday. With over 20 competitors, this event saw local favorites and past champions vie for the title of Spelling Champion. Interesting words were often given for them to spell, and the... Continue Reading

Village board moves forward with repair or raze order for Karakahl

Erin Herndon

The Village Board met February 7 and approved the Village Strategic Plan, awarded a zoning contract to Vandewalle Associates and moved forward with issuing a repair or raze order for the Karakahl Country Inn. Village Strategic Plan After an initial Strategic Planning session with trustees and... Continue Reading

Urgent care clinic planned in Mount Horeb

Erin Herndon

During their January 24 meeting, the Plan Commission approved a design review application for a planned urgent care outpatient clinic. Additionally, they reviewed the concepts for two residential projects and discussed the need for an updated village zoning code they said would fit the current... Continue Reading

Village, school district and chamber of commerce hold joint meeting

Erin Herndon

A special joint meeting between the Mount Horeb Village Board, Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce, and Mount Horeb Area School District took place January 29 at the senior center. Representatives from each organization spoke on topics relating to their specific roles within the community... Continue Reading

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