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Former Ambassador to Norway and Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Tom Loftus spent years going through his old papers to craft the expansive memoir, “Mission to Oslo: Dancing with the Queen, Dealmaking with the Russians, Shaping History.” The book, published in 2024 by Little Creek Press, brims with some...
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin chats with Dr. Mark Thompson, President and CEO of Upland Hills.
Local Upland Hills Health leaders joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and area business owners for a roundtable discussion focused on “challenges and opportunities in providing affordable, accessible healthcare in rural Wisconsin.” The event took place Thursday, September 25 in Mount Horeb.
While it...
The Wednesday, September 24 Plan Commission meeting agenda included consideration of a Plan Design Application review for Melrose on Main, consideration of a SIP (Specific Implemenation Plan) Amendment for the Front Street Station Apartments (Steve Brown), recommendation of an Extraterritorial (...
The Village of Mount Horeb has been notified of fraudulent invoices using the Mount Horeb Village logo. Two applicants for items at Plan Commission have received fraudulent invoices claiming to be from the Village of Mount Horeb Plan Commission. The invoices use a copy of the Village logo that has...
When families in crisis need help, they often don’t know where to turn. For decades, United Way’s 211 phone service has offered a simple solution: dial three numbers to be connected with trained staff who can guide callers to food pantries, housing support, utility assistance, mental health care,...
A second meeting by a newly-formed group that opposes what they see as large-scale development downtown was held in the cafeteria at the Intermediate Center school on Wednesday, September 17. About 45 people attended, including fresh faces as well as some repeats who attended their first meeting...
The 2025 homecoming parade will take place on Friday, September 26th. The start time for the parade will be approximately 2:45 p.m., fifteen minutes after the pep rally at the high school. The parade will follow the same route as in past years. The route will start on Academy Street in front of...
The Wisconsin Policy Forum’s Property Values and Taxes DataTool shows that gross property tax levies across Wisconsin increased by 4.2 percent in 2024, the second largest increase since 2009.
The increase is due to factors including the number of school districts that have passed referenda to...
The vote on a resolution introduced by members of the Dane County Board that would, if approved, call on the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to revoke Ridglan Farms’ commercial dog breeder license, has been postponed until at least October.
The resolution...
Wednesday Night Live had another wonderful season of free community concerts in the at Grundahl Park this year. Pictured above, the Claudettes took the stage on August 13. See more on page 4 of this week's edition. Photo by Ron Lutz II.
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