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Dave Renz has been named the Ridgeway/Barneveld Knights of Columbus “Knight of the Year” while Chuck and Lynn Schlimgen were selected as the “Family of the Year” by members of the local Catholic fraternal service organization.
The award winners were announced at a Nov. 7 Mass that also honored...
A citizen-led effort to recall Mount Horeb Area School District Board of Education member Leah Lipska will not proceed. The filing deadline for the required signatures to bring Lipska back before voters came and went Monday, and the group notified the district they had not obtained the nearly 2,...
Following the superintendent’s COVID-19 update at Monday’s Mount Horeb Area Board of Education meeting, school board president Rod Hise spoke about his desire to bring more students back into the classroom. Hise told the rest of the board the district should move forward with a plan to bring the...
120 Years Ago-
Dec. 13, 1900
Fail not to see those beautiful Christmas cards at the post office. They are printed in English, German and Norwegian.
The last cold spell was an unpleasant reminder of grim winter and the present scant supply of wood.
Carl Kolloth moved the Fredrickson shop onto his...
I was interviewing a woman last week, when she said several things that struck me, like fists of gentle profundity. She was talking about 2020, but unlike so many people, she was laughing. Not an insecure guffaw or an affected chuckle, but a real laugh that bubbled up again and again, in the manner...
It’s a relief to be weeks away from likely FDA approval of two COVID-19 vaccines. It can even feel like a ray of hope. Yet the news has brought many mixed emotions and that’s normal. One feeling we can address is uncertainty. Planning for our own vaccinations can help us face this uncertainty...
Dear Editor, Governor Evers, and Citizens of Wisconsin,
The Federal Judge William Conley and the State Judge Jacob Frost are continuing to hold hearings to examine the lawsuits concerning the alleged biases of the Public Service Commissioners, Mike Huebsch and Rebecca Valcq, and the flawed process ...
After Vietnam, the USA embraced business as a way to escape the psychological focus of energy on war and anti-war. With the end of the Vietnam War young persons could focus their energies on having fun, not protesting or getting ready for combat - with its wounds and death. Our focus on Wall Street...
Friends of Military Ridge State Trail
receive the 2020 HERO Award for Outstanding Friends Group
Friends of Military Ridge State Trail, FMRT, have received the 2020 HERO award! This award, given by the Friends of Wisconsin State Parks Board of Directors, is based on nominations from the public and...
We are pleased to announce the nominated slate of Directors and Officers for the Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce. The following Directors have been nominated to serve as officers in 2021:
Justin Goninen – President
Jay Goninen – President Elect
Rachel LaCasse-Ford – Past President
Brent...
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