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The proposed 2021 Dane County Budget unveiled by county executive Joe Parisi late last week includes an operating budget of $615.5 million (a 3.68 increase). The capital budget is $71.6 million (a 2.92 percent increase). The budget includes a levy (tax) increase of 4.09 percent.
The total budget is...
The first presidential debate was a disgrace. In a world where basic facts are regularly disputed, there are few who would argue with this assessment.
Given the tone of civic discourse over the past four years and the truculent personality of the president, a sharp and combative debate was expected...
The first Presidential Debate last night was neither “Presidential” nor a “Debate.” It was a pit fight between a killer Pit Bull and a sensible Border Collie. The only way this can be a fair and educational “Debate” is if the
contestants are in separate rooms and their microphones are turned off...
A big thank you to Miller and Sons Supermarket for everything you do to make grocery shopping safer for all of us during this time of Coronavirus.
Like so many other folks over 70, we really appreciate the time and effort you are investing in providing on-line grocery ordering and curbside pickup...
We stopped at a yard sale the other day, and my daughter asked if she could get a monkey. It was teal and plastic, and its little arms were permanently curved as if holding onto a miniscule tree, or, more likely, a child’s finger.
“How much is it?” I asked.
“It’s seven, five,” my daughter replied...
120 Years Ago-
Oct. 11, 1900
It becomes our sad duty this week to chronicle the death by lightning of Albert Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Nelson of this place, on Thursday last. Albert was at work for A.P. Lee in Springdale. They were driving some colts into the barn. Mr. Lee was but a few...
Office coordinator Penny Magnuson worked her final day at Mount Horeb’s UW Health clinic on Friday, retiring after 40 years.
“You couldn’t find a more dedicated person,” said her husband, Tom, who organized a surprise car parade to honor her as she left. “She was just a caring person, and I feel...
Mount Horeb Annual Village Wide Garage Sales kicked off on Wednesday, September 23. The Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce recommended masks for all shoppers as well as social distancing, plus extra sanitary measures. There were around 50 listings this year. “[We got] good feedback from the Main...
On October 1 at approximately 6:40 p.m., officers from Mount Horeb Police Department were dispatched to Miller and Sons Supermarket for a report of a stolen vehicle. It was learned that an individual entered the employee area within the store and took items without permission. One of the items...
On a morning both cold and bright, a group of volunteers with Habitat for Humanity gathered on South 6th Street in Mount Horeb to work on a home there. The workers were a subset group from the In Business Magazine “40 Under 40” Class of 2019. They were all recognized with the award because of their...
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