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More than a month after the death of George Floyd led to protests across the country, calls to reform police have reached the decibel levels of a thunderbolt. State Democrats have released several bills they say will improve policing in Wisconsin. So have some from the GOP.
But with the election...
Due to current conditions, the Memorial service scheduled for August 1, 2020 is indefinitely postponed. Hopefully, not forever.
MOUNT HOREB-Ruth Nellie (Amacher) Steinhauer, age 90, of Mount Horeb, died on Friday, July 17, 2020, at St. Mary’s Care Center in Madison. She was born on January 7,...
Janice E. Sies, age 82, a longtime resident of Dayton, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. She was born on August 3, 1937, the daughter of Johnnie and Jeanette (Komplin) Anderson.
Janice grew up in the Town of Perry and attended Mount Horeb Schools. She met...
MOUNT HOREB/MIDDLETON - Jeanne Marie Hefty, age 86, formerly of Mount Horeb, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at UW Hospital and Clinics. She was born on May 3, 1934, in Mount Horeb, the daughter of Stanley and Lillian (Zeppelin) Ayers.
Jeanne graduated from Mount Horeb High School. She...
County Wants Public Input on Board Size
The Dane County Board of Supervisors is interested in hearing from the residents of Dane County on how many districts/supervisors it has.
While the 2020 Census is under way, the Executive Committee of the County Board has started discussions on the...
Mount Horeb resident Michelle Golden recently took the time to answer questions about her debut book of poetry, “Pieces of a Reluctant Memoir”
First, tell us a bit about yourself. How did you end up in Mount Horeb?
Michelle Golden: I grew up in a small farm town in Illinois. From a young age and...
When I was six years old, I fell and hit my chin on the edge of a wooden toy chest. It took 19 stitches to put me back together. Last week, my daughter, who is six, fell out of a tree and smacked her chin on a wooden platform on the way down.
“I’m amazed it didn’t split open,” said the doctor later...
The Mount Horeb Village Board last week voted to expand its sidewalk café program and provide grant money to help buttress local eateries during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The board approved two action items to help restaurants, both of which grew out of work done by Mount Horeb Economic...
“All non-essential visitors will be restricted from entering the building.” This public notice is posted on the doors of Girlie’s Manor, a Mount Horeb assisted living facility, and refers to the family members, agency workers, physical therapists, and volunteers who would normally visit residents...
In a move that a Cross Plains resident fighting against the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line said was “expected,” the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has denied an appeal for a rehearing that was one of the final roadblocks before work on the project begins. Several local and regional lawsuits...