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How can we have conversations that bring us together rather than drive us further apart in an era of increasing political, algorithmic, and social polarization? Join UW-Madison political scientist Katherine Cramer at the Mount Horeb Public Library Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30pm as she explores...
Though you've likely heard of the Louisiana Purchase, chances are you haven't thought about it in years—if ever. But this landmark land deal reshaped the future of the United States, transformed the lives of the Indigenous nations who called these lands home, and forever changed the course of early...
Author S. K. Kruse is back with not one, but two new books that delve into the very essence of what it means to be human. In Of Beginnings and Ends, Kruse explores liminal ideas, spaces and states of being. In the story, a woman named Evy returns again and again to the vast and luminous Hall of...
Mount Horeb area artists Heidi Clayton, Jessica Curning-Kuenzi, Brenda Kraemer, Julie Raasch and Emily Reuter all took part in the fifth annual Paoli Art in the Park, presented by Southern Wisconsin Art Guild, Inc. The fair took place over Labor Day weekend, on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday,...
The September 2 Village Board meeting was called to order by President Ryan Czyzewski. In addition to all board members attending, Gabe Altenbernd, Village Administrator, Bryan Kleinmaier, Village attorney, and Rob Wright, Village Engineer, were present.
The boardroom was filled to the brim not...
At the August 19 Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire District (MHAJFD) meeting, the board formed a committee to discuss the Fire Protection and Rescue Service Agreement that was adopted in January of 2011.
Kelly Altschul, elected to the Town of Springdale board in April of 2025, first proposed a review...
Mount Horeb resident Amy Mertz (left) is director of development and communications for Groundswell Conservancy, a conservation and land protection nonprofit. Photo contributed.
Since Knowles-Nelson funding expired this summer, Mount Horeb resident Amy Mertz said it’ll be more challenging to preserve land in Wisconsin.
Mertz is the director of development and communications for Groundswell Conservancy, a conservation and land protection nonprofit based in Madison. Mertz...
For 50 years, Children’s Community School (CCS) has helped Mount Horeb-area children learn, grow and discover the world around them.
Founded in 1976, Children’s Community School is an independent Montessori school serving children ages 18 months through six years. Its classrooms offer hands-on,...
The Electric Department reported to the Utility Commission on its July activities. The Commission met August 11 for its monthly meeting, where it heard a presentation from WPPI, approved July’s meeting minutes, reviewed its finances and received updates and capital budget requests from the Electric...
As the new school year gets underway, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is encouraging parents and caregivers to check their children’s vaccination records and make sure they are protected from serious vaccine-preventable diseases.
“Back-to-school vaccinations are always important,...
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