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Sometime around 1162 AD, a child named Temuchin was born near Lake Baikal in what is now Mongolia. When he was 14, he stalked his older half-brother brother and killed him with an arrow, for which he was, I love the way one text puts it, “scolded” by his mother. Times were different, I suspect. ...
This is Ruby.
Ruby is a 2-year-old Beagle with a somewhat mysterious background that, we think, involved some trauma. She was being fostered by a friend of my daughter who works with an organization that grooms dogs to be companions for veterans. Ruby was placed with an 80 year old vet a couple...
“A lot of folks don’t even know we’re giving the vaccine,” said pharmacist Matt McGowan.
A few hundred people throughout the community have been able to receive their COVID vaccine at the Mount Horeb Pharmacy so far.
“Overall, in pharmacies, it’s been an incredibly stressful time,” McGowan said. “[...
MHPD photo.
On Saturday at approximately 8:17 p.m., officers from the Mount Horeb Police Department were dispatched to Miller and Sons, 1845 Springdale Street for a report of a person with a gun. The reporting person stated a suspect was waving a gun around and yelling at someone to get out of the vehicle. ...
MIPD photo.
Night was not far away. And night, out in the country, surrounded by woods and cornfields, where the coyotes’ howls bounce off of the ancient driftless landscape and seem to warp creation, can be a scary time for a lost two-year-old. It can be an absolutely terrifying time for his family as they...
File photo.
This June, the bubbling syncopation of laughter and music will fill the air at Grundahl Park. Fireworks will pop and thunder late at night in the early summer sky. Rides will whir. Games will clatter and ring along the midway. There will be cotton candy, funnel cakes, beer and baseball.
A rite of...
Mount Horeb’s girls gymnastics team, which finished second at the WIAA Division 2 state meet, received its runner-up trophy last week.
WIAA assistant director Stephanie Hauser (left) delivered the trophy to Mount Horeb High School. Hauser is shown here with Vikings senior Grace O’Neil (middle) and...
Mount Horeb girls volleyball coach Kurt Owen watched his team defeat Monona Grove in its season-opener last week. File photo
It’s often been said that first impressions are the most telling.
If that’s the case, it could be a banner spring for Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team.
The Vikings rallied from a two-set deficit and posted a 15-25, 23-25, 27-25, 26-24, 15-8 win over Monona Grove in their season-opener on March 4...
Mount Horeb’s boys basketball team recently held its awards night. The Vikings honored their seniors. From left are coach Todd Nesheim, Carter Ackerman, Torin Hannah, Tyler Banfield and Reece Rick.
In addition:
• Class GPA winners (from left) were freshmen Jack Vesperman, sophomore Owen Schmidt,...
It’s been more than 16 months since the Mount Horeb-Barneveld football team played a game. After a painful wait, though, the Vikings’ season is finally here.
MH-B held its first practice of the alternate-fall season on Monday afternoon. The Vikings’ first game of the fall-to-spring season is April 3, when they host Milton.
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