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An image from the Korean War.
A Korean War veteran is traveling from community to community in Wisconsin, trying to connect with others and keep the South Central chapter of the National Korean War Veterans Association alive.
Gordon Faust, who is 87 and lives in Waunakee, stopped in Mount Horeb last week in his quest to find...
The new sign at Springdale Lutheran Church.
A new digital sign at Springdale Lutheran Church was dedicated on All Saints Sunday, November 3, 2019 following services. It was given by Norma Baker and family, Susan Baker Docken and Sonia Baker Hustad, in memory of Elmer C. Baker. Some members of the Baker family are gathered in front of the...
Sledders at Liberty Park.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Dane County in effect from 7 p.m. Friday, January 10 until 6 a.m. Sunday, January 12. Heavy Snow was expected to develop in the Mount Horeb area Friday evening and continue into the weekend, with the heaviest snowfall on Saturday...
Dennis Chandler.
“It’s not exactly a swan song,” says author Dennis Chandler. “But...”
He’s talking about his debut book, a collection of 15 literary short stories set against the rural Midwest’s shifting economic landscape. “But it is partly about how older men deal with things, deal with change.”
The “things” in...
Opie Taylor’s Harley Blue Express steamed right past the Norsk Cowboys corral to defeat the Cowboys by 25 points in Blue Mounds. With 118 tickets punched by Tracy Haag and Dale Herfel, they took over as head conductors on the Express to finish tied for this week’s top scorers. In doing so, the...
120 Years Ago-
Jan. 18, 1900
The first carload of windmills ever received at this place was unloaded this week by the firm, Syvrud & Peterson.
Mrs. Sophia Brattrud and Dr. W..J. Malone, both of this place, were married Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the Mount Horeb Methodist Church parsonage. Mrs....
“I’ve been doing this forever,” says Carlos Ávila. “I love it. My wife is the same way. We love to dance. It’s good for the body and good for the mind.”
Carlos and Sonia Ávila, who have run and performed in Ballet Folklórico México for decades, will bring their diverse show to the Mount Horeb High...
The Mount Horeb High School Dance Team started its winter competition and dance season off with its highest ever placement of fifth in its class earning them their first trophy at the Watertown High School Dance Team Invitational on Dec. 14, 2019.
They continued the month of December with some...
Thirty-year-old Conner Andrews has swum in Lake Michigan since his childhood days vacationing in Door County.
“It was always a huge deal for me to go to the beach and have fun there and enjoy the waves and just being immersed in such a vast, vast body of water,” said Andrews, a Nashotah resident...
Dawn A. McIntosh .
Dawn A. McIntosh of Madison recently took the helm of CLE Consulting LLC, forming what is thought to be the county’s first and only solely woman-owned construction firm.
Founded in 2013, CLE Consulting was established by Charles Elliott of Verona. Prior to starting CLE Consulting, Elliott had been...
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