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Warmer, longer days around the vernal equinox herald the annual reservation of plots in the Mt. Horeb Area Community Garden on the edge of Himsel Park along Spellman Street.   Formal signup and payment for garden plots for the 2021 growing season takes place Saturday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p....
There are about 100 countries on Earth with populations smaller than the number of followers a local teenager has on TikTok. And while most things are incredibly complicated, the reason for Tommy Winkler’s global popularity is actually quite simple: “I eat stuff,” he explains. “I don’t know why...
Family is more than just blood, says Rayne Arneson.  Family is pulling fish from the crick while standing on feet numb with blue cold. It is tilling the black fields with your father, driving the tractor before your legs are long enough to reach the pedals. It is canning baskets of cucumbers and...
Created more than 30 years ago, the purpose of the Mount Horeb Education Association scholarship is “to recognize the importance of education and to promote the teaching profession.” Candidates must be graduates of Mount Horeb High School and be admitted into the school of education at an...

Mount Horeb-Barneveld quarterback Kolton Schaller hopes to have a big spring. News Publishing Co. photo by Mary Langenfeld

Bret St. Arnauld couldn't believe his eyes. As football practice began last week for Mount Horeb-Barneveld, St. Arnauld — the Vikings’ third-year coach — marveled at the size of some his players. When you haven't seen someone in a year, which was the case for St. Arnauld and some of his team,...

Mount Horeb senior Anna Ollendick led the Vikings to a 13th place finish at state in 2019. File photo

The wait was excruciating. Which is why the return was so much sweeter. Mount Horeb’s cross country teams began their new season Monday. And after a 16-month gap between competitions, the Vikings were thrilled to get their new year started. “It was very exciting when the decision was made to allow...

Katie Manchester helped Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team split a pair of matches last week. News Publishing Co. photos by Mary Langenfeld

Mount Horeb’s girls volleyball team split a pair of matches last week. Waunakee defeated the Vikings, 25-20, 16-25, 25-22, 27-25, on March 9. Mount Horeb then rebounded with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-22 win over Oregon on March 11. Despite the loss to the Warriors, Mount Horeb coach Kurt Owen liked what...
It was ‘Senior Day’ and ‘Parent Day’ for the Verona-Mount Horeb girls swimmers last Saturday. And the Wildcats made it a day to remember. V-MH rolled past Beloit Memorial, 132-38, in a virtual meet. After a tumultuous year, the Wildcats had a blast rolling to a win and celebrating their seniors and...
On Feb. 13, roughly 30 people braved the sub-zero temperatures to have a little outdoor fun while raising money for a good cause.  The third annual Colon One tournament, the brainchild of Brian Haroldson, gets those who are missing the enjoyment of hitting the little white ball back onto the course...
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 “...

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