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Activists rejoiced last week when it was announced that Ridglan Farms, the medical research and dog breeding company located in the Town of Blue Mounds, would sell many of its beagles.
Ridglan Farms released the following statement: “This week, following a series of negotiations, Ridglan Farms...
Two Utah women who participated in the April 18 “rescue” mission at Ridglan Farms filed suit against Dane County officials and the dog breeding facility’s owners alleging that they were subjected to excessive force which violated their constitutional rights.
Activists have repeatedly broken into...
Amy Kalchik has helped generations of local children open their eyes to the power of stories. Photo by Matt Geiger.
“I think I get to see the best of it,” muses Amy Kalchik, youth services librarian at the Mount Horeb Public Library. “It” in this case is simple: humanity.
For a quarter century now, Kalchik, whose bright, youthful smile belies her lengthy employment there, has helped generations of families hear...
On April 14th, Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett submitted a written request to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), to accompany them on an unannounced walk-through at Ridglan Farm in the town of Blue Mounds. On April 15th, the Sheriff received a...
The special Village Board Reorganization meeting was called to order on Monday, April 20, by President Ryan Czyzewski.
At the meeting, Czyzewski revealed his official list of village committee appointments, including removing nine-year veteran Destinee Udelhoven, an outspoken critic of the...
The Town of Blue Mounds descended into chaos Saturday as animal rights activists from across the country once again sought to break into and raid a scientific research and dog breeding facility located there. This was at least the third time protestors had broken into the facility as part of an...
United States Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Wild Type Ranch at 377 County Highway H in rural Mount Horeb Friday to talk with local farmers about the Iran war’s impact on fuel and fertilizer prices. Photo by Matt Geiger.
Dane County Executive Melissa Agard is calling for calm and de-escalation as tensions rise around planned protest activity at Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds. The County Executive released the following statement:
“Dane County has a long and proud tradition of civic engagement and peaceful protest....
In a time when it feels like division and ideological intolerance are ubiquitous, the Mount Horeb Public Library is working to help people “Disagree Better.”
This multi-part series is designed to offer tangible ways to have difficult conversations in a more productive way. The focus isn’t on...
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) needs your help choosing the 2026 Flavor of the Year! This ice cream will be a site-exclusive, can’t-get-it-anywhere-else sweet treat. Community feedback is requested via an upcoming taste testing, to be held on-site on Tuesday, April 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...
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