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On our homestead down near Blanchardville, we had five ducks—four ducks and a drake, to be precise. They were kinda fun to watch waddling around the yard, but they weren’t good for much else. They never laid eggs where I could find them, and they hated to go into the coop at night. So I was...
When you hear about the latest nutrition study, do you ever wonder if you should finally add dark chocolate to your diet? While tempting, the best answers are usually found by combining the results of many studies. Thankfully you don’t have to do this yourself. This December, the 2020-2025 Dietary...
At this time of year, when our thoughts revolve more frequently around the parts of our lives for which we are most grateful, it seems only natural to reflect on our generous community.
One of our local advantages, in particular, is the Mount Horeb Community Foundation. For a number of years now,...
Dear Readers,
Here in the East Branch Pecatonica River Valley, to the west and south of Mount Horeb, and elsewhere, folks are losing their dark skies rapidly to light pollution. I am not talking about Holiday lights, a full moon, or star light. I mean unshielded, bright lights people put up...
120 Years Ago-
Dec. 27, 1900
Milo Kittleson is home from the University law school during the holidays.
Dr. Gilberson had the misfortune to lose his much thought of black mare, having had her leg broken by a kick from her mate, and had to be killed.
Halvor H. Halverson after an absence of seven...
522 Springdale Street may look unassuming, but it houses an organization that has global impacts.
U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (USLGE) is a nonprofit livestock trade association and service organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Foreign Agricultural Service. It works to...
Buddenhagen, Jody A, 43, La Valle, WI, EXCEEDING SPEED ZONES, ETC. (1-10 MPH) $98.8
De Mars, Brianne E, 36, Wisconsin Dells, WI, EXCEEDING SPEED ZONES, ETC. (1-10 MPH) $99
Edison, James E, 59, Madison, WI, DRIVING WRONG WAY ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY $187
Edison, James E, 59, Madison, WI, OPERATING...
Girls on the Run of South Central Wisconsin, a physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd through 5th grade, was awarded a $10,000 grant from American Girl’s Fund for Children—the company’s long-running philanthropy program that supports local nonprofits dedicated...
Stewart Park is different - more bare - than it was a year or even a couple months ago. And while Dane County’s first park will look a little worse before it looks better, restoration efforts are making progress.
Mary Sutter, a board member of the Friends of Stewart Park and a key hand in...
Brad Miller says his favorite artists are his students.
“Some will say that’s cheesy, and I’m okay with that. Every day that I get to see something that a student creates out of their own imagination gives me so much love for the world. It is hard to find many artists today that are excited to try...
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