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Twenty years ago, the New Yorker started its weekly Cartoon Caption Contest under the stewardship of the then Cartoon Editor, Bob Mankoff. Since then there has been 942 contests with approximately seven million captions entered. Of that seven million, 2,826 captions have been picked as finalists....
Kolleen Nesheim, a 1990 Mount Horeb graduate, became the Vikings’ A.D. in the summer of 2015.
Kolleen Nesheim wasn’t looking to leave.
Mount Horeb’s athletic director had thoroughly enjoyed her 10 years in that role. And at one point, Nesheim thought she might retire in that position.
But a casual conversation turned into a job offer — one that Nesheim decided to take.
On Wednesday, Nesheim...
Pictured above, from left, library media specialist Jacci Baker with the students, Molly Olson, Maren Mason, Sarah Zelle and Abigail Marshaus. Photo contributed.
Out of 167 middle schools, the Mount Horeb Middle School (MHMS) Battle of the Books team took home first place in the statewide Battle of the Books competition that took place in late February.
The team is comprised of 6th graders Molly Olson and Maren Mason, 7th grader Sarah Zelle, and 8th grader...
Adam Federman, a production supervisor at Sign Art Studio, is one of several people working on a new mural for the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Driftless Historium. Photo by Matt Geiger.
It was an early June day just northwest of Ridgeway, and the scene that unfolded before photographer Terry McNeill was verdant, pastoral and powerfully emblematic of the things that make this region special. It was more than just a passing moment in time and place; it was a glimpse into the area’s...
Mount Horeb High School is proud to announce the following students have been inducted into the National Honor Society during a ceremony on Monday, April 21, 2025. These students are recognized and approved for membership by consistently demonstrating the four pillars of the NHS - Scholarship,...
Photo credit: Pam VanderSanden
Congratulations to the 2025 Dane County Fairest of the Fair, Gwendolyn (Gwen) Mahoney of Mount Horeb. Mahoney will be crowned at the Dane County Breakfast on the Farm to be held Saturday, June 14 at Hinchley’s Dairy Farm, 2844 State Road 73, Cambridge, WI. The public is invited to attend the...
Ever since she became the Mount Horeb Area School District’s food services director in 2009, Michelle Denk has worked to get more fresh, healthy, local, sustainable food on students’ plates. In the past, that meant purchasing produce from local farmers and building up a more robust farm-to-...
The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office is releasing the name of the individual that died following an incident on April 14, 2025. The incident occurred in the 10800 Block of Smokey Mountain Trail, in the Village of Blue Mounds, and was reported to authorities at or about 11:44 A.M.
The...
Dan Ganch (left) and Josh Bruenig (right) stand with five food waste stations they built in Mount Horeb. The stations will be placed around Dane County. Photo by Matt Geiger.
According to the USDA, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply in the United States. This figure, based on estimates from USDA’s Economic Research Service of 31 percent food loss at the retail and consumer levels, corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161...
At 11:44 am, Dane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 10889 Smokey Mountain Trail in the Village of Blue Mounds, after witnesses reported a disturbance between two females.
A 54-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A 31-year-old woman left...
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