24 June 2020

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Horicon School Desks To Be Shipped To Ivory Coast In Africa

Horicon School Desks To Be Shipped To Ivory Coast In Africa


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER There is something special about a student sitting at his or her first school desk.Readers might even remember the first time they sat in one that was assigned specifically to them.It is a space, not just from where one becomes educated, but also where young people express themselves, learn to organize, compartmentalize and process.
17 June 2020

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A League Of Her Own, Linda Kane Inducted To HHS Alumni Wall Of Fame

A League Of Her Own, Linda Kane Inducted To HHS Alumni Wall Of Fame


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER Young Linda Pufahl – now Linda Kane – was accustomed to people telling her she “can’t” do something. One of thirteen siblings, Kane learned quickly from her brothers and sisters the insand- outs of baseball growing up in Horicon in the 1950s and 60s. “By the time you were eight

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HPD Chief Back In Saddle After  Aiding COVID-19 Response Teams

HPD Chief Back In Saddle After Aiding COVID-19 Response Teams


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER For the last few months, Horicon Chief of Police Joseph Adamson has been away from his regular duties as this city’s leading constable and has instead been aiding the Midwest region’s preparedness efforts for the Covid-19 pandemic. As a member of the U.S. Army, Adamson holds the position of Chief

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10 June 2020

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Prolific Milwaukee Artist Painted Pieces  For Horicon In The 1920s And ‘30s

Prolific Milwaukee Artist Painted Pieces For Horicon In The 1920s And ‘30s


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER Armin O. Hansen (1893-1976), the Chicago-born artist who called Milwaukee home, was perhaps one of the state’s most productive painters of his era, and Horicon’s Van Brunt Memorial School and the Horicon American Legion Post were just two of dozens of public schools and organizations across
03 June 2020

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City Reopens Park Facilities,  Aquatic Center To Open June 13

City Reopens Park Facilities, Aquatic Center To Open June 13


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER With the dog days of summer approaching, the City of Horicon Common Council offered some relief from pandemic restrictions at the Tuesday, May 26, regular meeting and agreed to open and allow public use of Horicon parks’ playground equipment, sporting fields and restrooms, with posted guidelines. In

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Time Revolves, Capsule From 1964  Includes Information On Polio

Time Revolves, Capsule From 1964 Includes Information On Polio


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER Under the awning of the new Horicon school building, and in front of school district teachers, staff and C.D. Smith construction workers, district superintendent Rich Appel rummaged through a copper box that was previously cased in cement with the lettering “A.D. 1964” on the front.
27 May 2020

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20 May 2020

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Farmers Market Open For Business

Farmers Market Open For Business


MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER The Horicon Farmers Market, hosted by the HoriconPhoenix Program, had its first outdoor market of the year last week Wednesday, May 13.

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