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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Mt. Horeb Al-Anon Family Group, 12:00 noon, Chamber of Commerce conference room, Third & Main Street Mt. Horeb Farmers’ Market, 3:00-6:30pm, on lawn of Mt. Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church, 300 block of East Main Street. Fresh, locally-grown food and farm-... Continue Reading

Local competitors shine in Ironman triathlon

Among the thousands of cyclists who rolled through Mount Horeb on Sunday while competing in the Ironman Wisconsin triathlon were some local residents who completed the arduous task of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. Jonathan Bauer crossed the line in 11 hours, 43 minutes, 19... Continue Reading

Government

Court report

Village of Mount Horeb Municipal Court August 12, 2021 Ahrens, Mike R, 64, Barneveld, WI, OPERATE W/O VALID LICENSE $124 Ahrens, Mike R, 64,... Continue Reading

New COVID infections begin to level off across Dane County, says agency

COVID-19 transmissions in Dane County remain high, but the seven-day and two-week averages show that the numbers have begun to level out since mid-... Continue Reading

School

Meet this year's new teachers

Josh Sheard Hi my name is Josh Sheard and I am from Sauk City Wisconsin. I went to college at Bethel University and graduated with degrees in Health and Physical Education. Over the course of my career I have taught grades k-12 with most of that teaching grades 3-5... Continue Reading

SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL POLICY NOTICES

2021-2022

In order to make the policies of the Mount Horeb Area School District more accessible to the public, all of the district’s policies can be found on the School District’s website at https://www.mounthorebschools.org/district/annual-notices.cfm. This will provide you... Continue Reading

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La Fleur rides in World’s Championship

Twelve-year-old year old Finn La Fleur, of Mount Horeb recently rode in the Kentucky State Fair for the World’s Championship. Finn showed CH Callaway’s Blue Moon Rising, an American Saddlebred, and won his qualifying and championship class. The horse is owned by Dan and Marlene, Finn’s grandparents... Continue Reading

Thirsty Troll returns

The 19th Annual Thirsty Troll Brew Fest took place on Saturday, September 11, offering a fun-filled sampling of more 100 of the best craft beers and ciders made in the Midwest and beyond. The event, which is run by the Mount Horeb Chamber of Commerce, took place at Grundahl Park. Photo contributed.

News

Mount Horeb-Barneveld now 4-0

Mount Horeb-Barneveld’s football team improved to 4-0 last week after a narrow win over Portage. Here, Tyler Buechner (22) had a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Vikings hold off late Portage rally

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Dylan Baccam admitted he had never blocked a punt during his prep football career. But Baccam, a 5-foot-8, 180-pound senior linebacker, can now check that off his bucket list. Baccam blocked a Portage punt in the fourth quarter, which ricocheted out of the back of the end zone for a safety with... Continue Reading
MoHo golfers top Edgewood

Emily Wallace and Mount Horeb’s girls golf team defeated Madison Edgewood in a dual meet last Thursday. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

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Madison Edgewood traditionally has one of the top girls golf programs in the state. So, when Mount Horeb defeated the Crusaders last Thursday, there was reason for celebration. The Vikings bested Edgewood, 190-213, in a Badger West Conference dual at Norsk Golf Club. Mount Horeb improved to 1-3 in... Continue Reading

Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team got a lift last week with the return of Sami Norton from an injury. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

MoHo spikers shine in wild week

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When you play nine matches in a week, you’re bound to have some ups and downs. The good news for Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team is they had more... Continue Reading

Ingrid Malin and the Verona-Mount Horeb girls swimming team had a solid week. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

V-MH swimmers top Parker, place sixth at Brookfield East

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The Verona-Mount Horeb girls swimming program had a busy — and highly productive — weekend. The Wildcats rolled past visiting Janesville Parker, 135-... Continue Reading

Boys soccer team keeps impressing

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Mount Horeb’s boys soccer team cracked the top-10 last week, checking in at No. 9 in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 3 poll. Then,... Continue Reading

Sports

Mount Horeb-Barneveld’s football team improved to 4-0 last week after a narrow win over Portage. Here, Tyler Buechner (22) had a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Mount Horeb-Barneveld now 4-0

Vikings hold off late Portage rally

Rob Reischel | robreischel@gmail.com
Dylan Baccam admitted he had never blocked a punt during his prep football career. But Baccam, a 5-foot-8, 180-pound senior linebacker, can now check... Continue Reading
Emily Wallace and Mount Horeb’s girls golf team defeated Madison Edgewood in a dual meet last Thursday. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

MoHo golfers top Edgewood
Rob Reischel | robreischel@gmail.com
Madison Edgewood traditionally has one of the top girls golf programs in the state. So, when Mount Horeb defeated the Crusaders last Thursday, there... Continue Reading
Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team got a lift last week with the return of Sami Norton from an injury. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

MoHo spikers shine in wild week
Rob Reischel | robreischel@gmail.com
When you play nine matches in a week, you’re bound to have some ups and downs. The good news for Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team is they had more... Continue Reading
Ingrid Malin and the Verona-Mount Horeb girls swimming team had a solid week. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

V-MH swimmers top Parker, place sixth at Brookfield East
Rob Reischel | robreischel@gmail.com
The Verona-Mount Horeb girls swimming program had a busy — and highly productive — weekend. The Wildcats rolled past visiting Janesville Parker, 135-... Continue Reading

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Landmark’s Foundation’s Pie Auction and Social was a hit

Jackie Sale, President, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation

To the editor, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation’s annual Pie Auction and Social is now history and we are so thankful for all the support shown for the Foundation. Even though the evening turned out to be rainy people still came out for the brats and to place bids for the donated pies that were... Continue Reading

Frozen

Matt Geiger

One winter night, I fell asleep on the couch. When I woke up to go to bed, I first went into the garage to make sure the light there was off. This is part of being a responsible homeowner. What’s NOT part of being a responsible homeowner is groggily slapping the garage door opener on your way back... Continue Reading

There is nothing bland about it!

Huma Siddiqui-Seitz

Greetings! I know I always tend to write about the spicy stuff, well this month I want to share a dessert recipe and a bit of history about a very popular and delicious dessert. It is called Ras-Malai. Ras means syrup and Malai means cream. Now, how can we go wrong with these ingredients, right? ... Continue Reading

Naturally Speaking

Jerry Davis

Autumn ivy, as with all the other growth forms of poison ivy, is still “poisonous.” The leaves on the vine form are becoming weathered and worn, tattered and torn, and just plain old this deciduous plant, which is its way of saying autumn’s beginning. The leaflets of the plant’s trifoliate leaves... Continue Reading

All you can eat

Matt Geiger

When I was little, my parents used to stay up late with their friends, drinking wine and watching the fireflies zip across the dark fields below as they talked about very important, very grown up topics. I would catch snippets of their conversations from the top of the stairs or through my bedroom... Continue Reading

Gleaning

Gleanings

Barb Johnson

120 Years Ago- Sept. 12, 1901 Our President lives! On the inside pages of this paper will be found a good account of the assassination attempt of president McKinley. Mrs. Syftestad’s household effects were taken to Madison last Saturday with teams. We omitted mentioning last week among the new... Continue Reading

Gleanings

Barb Johnson

120 Years Ago- Sept. 5, 1901 A lap robe was found and brought to this office on last Woodman day to be restored to its rightful owner. Why pay big prices for eastern oil when you can buy strictly pure Minnesota oil at Gesme & Field’s for 63 cents per gallon? Between 20 and 30 dwelling houses... Continue Reading

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