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A road project tentatively scheduled for the spring and summer of this year will upgrade a portion of County Highway JG and improve drainage near Stewart Lake.
Work will focus on a 0.84 mile section extending from Mt. Horeb village limits to the Stewart Lake Park Limits. The proposed improvement...
Father and son Virgil and Kody Haag with their Lely Astronaut robotic milkers at their Town of Primrose dairy farm. Photo by Matt Geiger.
Around 12,000 years ago in what is now Turkey, people began milking cows. It was the Neolithic Revolution, and it completely changed the course of human history. Milk, cheese, yogurt and butter fueled empires and exploration, feeding everything from squalling infants to powerful warriors. The first...
Rob Reischel, who has covered the Packers since 2001 for several media outlets, will appear on the television show ‘The Grudge’ to discuss the Favre-Rodgers debate.
Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers?
Green Bay Packers fans could debate that topic until the end of time.
Back in the summer of 2008 — when the Packers opted to trade Favre and turn things over to Rodgers — the Favre vs. Rodgers debate divided Packer Nation like never before.
Finger Publishing Co. Sports...
I first met Fritz when I was about ten on one of my early adventures away from home. I had peddled my bike up our steep 2nd Street hill to run a few grocery errands for my mother and, feeling the freedom of childhood, wandered into Olson’s Restaurant and Bakery on Main Street. If you sat at the...
Above, State Sen. Howard Marklein meeting with Eleanor Washburn (the baby) and Jessica Eiden. Marklein became Mount Horeb’s representative at the start of this year due to redistricting. Photo contributed.
State Sen. Howard Marklein visited the Village of Mount Horeb on Monday, March 17, stopping by the Academy of Little Vikings, a childcare facility on Commerce Drive.
Marklein met with notable community members including baby Eleanor Washburn and Jessica Eiden, Family Engagement Director for the...
The Mount Horeb Police Department issued the following statement:
On March 27, 2025 at approximately 9:42am, Officers from the Mount Horeb Police Departmentwere dispatched to Walgreen’s, 1401 Springdale Street for a report of a bomb threat. The reporting person stated they received a phone call...
Do you have a worthwhile community project that could use a boost?
Mount Horeb Rotary invites you to apply for its annual community grants. The application deadline is March 31 and the application is at https://www.mthorebrotary.com/
Last year, Rotary gave grants to:
Physical education programs at...
The Mount Horeb Board of Education approved travel for DECA team and revisions to their student promotion and retention policy. They also listened to comments from PFLAG, reviewed the status of the referendum project and went over the summer school courses.
DECA internationals
The board approved a...
Slow Mow May project members Carolyn White, chair, and Brad and Lorna Brookins (not pictured Larry Kruckman and Mary Hull). Photo contributed.
The Mound Vue Garden Club is excited to announce a new name and renewed focus for its popular “No Mow May” initiative. Entering its third year, the program will now be known as “Slow Mow May,” reflecting an evolved understanding of best ways to support pollinators.
Over 150 Mount Horeb homes and...
The Village Board of Mount Horeb denied ATV use on public streets in the village, They also approved some financing decisions for upcoming projects and an extension with new lots on Brookview Trail.
ATV Use denied
The board did not approve ATV use in the village, with only trustee Cathy Scott...
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