| MAYVILLE MAYOR’S REPORT | January 2025 Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good holiday season and you are staying safe. I know the flu bug is going around the county as we enter 2025. Stay healthy! This past month, I attended several meetings regarding the new Wastewater Treatment Facility. The council has approved the $31 million project to upgrade the plant. This month, the council

PUBLISHER’S LETTER Looking Past; Looking Forward Dear Reader, When the love of your life dies, the impact is profound and life-altering. The grief can feel as though it will never subside, and the absence of that person—your partner in all things—casts a shadow over even the smallest moments of your day. The process of losing them, from illness or sudden tragedy to the final goodbye,

| LAND BETWEEN THE MARSHES | Restoring the Marsh – The Great Garden ROB BOWE CONTRIBUTOR With the demise of Lake Horicon when the old dam in Horicon washed out in 1869 the marsh wetlands returned. A large parcel of the wetlands was sold by the State of Wisconsin to a consortium head up by Satterlee Clark. The group purchased a parcel totaling 19,850 acres for the sum of $1,836, then

Lomira Investigations and Search Warrants DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office along with other local law enforcement agencies have been working together on recent investigations in the last couple of months in the Village of Lomira. Some cases are still under investigation, but we strive to stay transparent with our community members to let them know what is

Rebecca Alf Appointed as New Village of Lomira Trustee LEAH HENCKEL INTERN Village of Lomira Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer Jenna Rhein introduced Rebecca Alf to the board as the only trustee applicant at its meeting on Wednesday, January 8. The board needed to appoint an applicant as a trustee to fill the vacant board seat that was held by former trustee Scott Ritger. Rhein introduced Alf

Lomira Girls Basketball Defeats Mayville and WLA BEN PRIESGEN JOURNALIST On January 14, Lomira girls basketball beat Mayville girls basketball 57-37 in their Flyway Conference battle. Mayville (4-12, 1-7) held a 6-2 lead over Lomira (10-6, 5-3), featuring a three-pointer from Molly Grulke. Lomira responded with four points scored by Whitney Witkowski, including her own threepoint shot