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Wanda Mae Marty was born June 1926 in Belleville, WI and passed away in March 2021 in Las Vegas, NV.
Wanda was a warm, caring, thoughtful and wonderful person who gave so much of herself to everyone. She was a great traveler, loved her home and desert garden in Las Vegas, and always remained a “...
Mount Horeb – James “Jim” Wirts, age 62, of Mount Horeb, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Mount Horeb. He was born on Feb. 10, 1959, in Dodgeville, the son of James and Donna (Swenson) Wirts. He married Luann Eggimann on July 19, 2020.
Jim attended Mount Horeb High School and graduated...
Need an ID to vote? Here’s how to get one
The Wisconsin 2021 Spring Election is weeks away and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to be sure people know how to obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting.
Valid identification for...
In late February, the South Central Chapter of the Wisconsin Farmers Union held its first virtual meeting of the year, with nearly two dozen members in attendance. The group discussed a wide range of topics, including policy initiatives agreed upon at the recent WFU State Convention, WFU’s push...
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
MT. HOREB AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP, 12:00 noon, Chamber of Commerce conference room, Third & Main Streets. Please note new date and time.
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS -- drive through food distribution, SENIORS ONLY 9:00am-10:30am. and ALL SHOPPERS 3:...
On behalf of our teammates and coaches, the captains of the Mount Horeb gymnastics team would like to thank our supportive community for all that they have done for us this year! To the Mount Horeb Fire and Police Departments, we are so grateful for both of the congratulatory escorts you have...
Bee is always
a team effort
A belated thanks to everyone who faithfully helped us hold the “So You Think You Can Spell” community spelling bee despite all the challenges the virtual world presented us. The bee is always a team effort, but this year it took a whole different kind of commitment and...
I want to express whole-hearted support for the incumbents of the Springdale Town Board in the upcoming election: Mike Fagan, John Rosenbaum, and Richard Schwenn.
In a recent interview published in the Mt. Horeb Mail on 2/24/21, the comments of Mike Fagan’s challenger concerned me. He stated that...
Rural Towns in Dane County are facing crushing pressure to develop, and development will happen. How and where it happens will directly affect the health of the environment, the need for costly infrastructures, and budget uncertainties.
Towns such as Springdale have chosen a balanced approach to...
120 Years Ago-
March 14, 1901
C. O. Gesme writes from the Rocky Mountains that he is on his way to the coast and possibly further on.
After March 15 I shall run only a light rig in carrying the mail and cannot take passengers nor heavy merchandise. Will carry light packages and do errands at same...
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