Property Owner Of 612 South Hubbard Street Fighting To Save Building MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER An old factory building at 612 South Hubbard Street in Horicon could be scheduled for demolition in the near future, but not if property owner and Horicon native Craig Muenchow has anything to say about it. It is a case of “one man’s trash, another man’s treasure” as the building, which

Dodge County Antique Power Show Back In Burnett From August 2-4 The 51st annual Dodge County Antique Power Show how will be held August 2-4. The grounds are located at 6505 County Road B in Burnett. The feature tractor this year is Oliver. Each day will begin at 8 a.m. with a flag raising ceremony and end at 5 p.m. with a flag lowering ceremony. Various events of grain threshing, corn

Council Adopts Bicycle And Pedestrian Master Plan For City Of Horicon MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER At the June 25 City of Horicon Common Council meeting, all alderpersons voted in the affirmative to adopt a citywide master plan for bicycle and pedestrian paths within city limits. The plan, which includes bike lanes on Lake Street and included input from several Horicon institutions, departments

Blues Zones Vending Machine Standards Adopted By City Of Horicon MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER At the June 25 City of Horicon Common Council meeting, a resolution adopting nutrition standards for city vending machines was passed by a 5-1 vote. The standards policy resolution was created by the Blue Zones Project and introduced to the council by alderperson Susan Hady. The purpose of the

Bringing Hope In Sight - Lifelong Horicon Resident Selected For National Project Aimed At Combating Drug Addiction MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER On a cloudless, muggy July afternoon, Jessica Geschke sat in the kitchen of her Lake Street Horicon home, windows open as a gentleman on a John Deere tractor mowed her backyard. She wondered aloud about the roaring sound of the motor, worried it might

Board Of Education Gets Construction Tour At June Meeting MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER The School District of Horicon Board of Education took a field trip for its June 2019 meeting, opting to discuss agenda items at the Junior-Senior High School instead of the regular conference room at Van Brunt Elementary. Superintendent Rich Appel gave a tour of the on-going construction efforts for the

Nehls Places Fourth In Wisconsin FFA Poultry Production Award CHRISTIAN NEHLS Horicon FFA Member My business is WINGZ. I raise and sell mature mallards to dog trainers and hunting clubs for dog training. Each season I raise between 700 to 800 ducks for purchase. I got started in my Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) by watching my brother Zac start his business. He grew his business

Twelve Horicon FFA Members Attend 90th State FFA Convention The 90th Wisconsin State FFA Convention took place June 10-13, 2019 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison with several events, celebrations and service missions throughout the four days. Alonzo Zickau, Isabelle Livieri, Maddison Kellogg, Adrian Nicolaus, Miranda Guenterberg, Carter Lentz, Casey Wald, Maggie Condon, Lily Newman,