New Chief of Police Settling in at Horicon CLARICE CASE EDITOR Despite retiring as a police lieutenant in 2021 from the Milwaukee Police Department, new Chief of Police Aaron Berken couldn’t stay away more than two-and-a-half years before returning to work to serve the much smaller community of Horicon. Berken was born in Alaska and grew up in De Pere where he graduated from East

| LAND BETWEEN THE MARSHES | Lake Horicon ROB BOWE CONTRIBUTOR In the early 1830s, before the U.S. Government surveyed the area, Solomon Juneau and other early explorers saw the rapids just south of where the East and West branches of the Rock River as a good spot to build a dam. A natural dike backed the waters of the river at the rapids and a proper dam could raise the waters in the

Horicon Girls Basketball Season Starts 1-2 CLARICE CASE EDITOR The Horicon Marshladies basketball team’s season began on Tuesday, November 19 against Turner. Head Coach Benjamin Harris said, “We were sluggish in the first half and fell down 27-13 at halftime. We closed the deficit to 34-27, but then Turner went on a run, and we lost 61-40.” He added Sarah Hodgson had 18 points

Lomira Girls Basketball Loses Home Opener BEN PRIESGEN JOURNALIST On November 25, Lomira girls basketball lost 66-43 to Winneconne in their home opener. Winneconne (3-0) was leading 7-3 over Lomira (1-2) early in the first half before Josie Christian made a baby hook shot in the lane to bring the Lions closer at 7-5 in the game. The Wolves went on a 7-0 scoring run before J. Christian

Mayville Girls Basketball Falls to West Bend West in Eventful Home Game KARI KARNITZ JOURNALIST The Mayville girls basketball team faced a challenging matchup against West Bend West, falling 4067. Despite the loss, the Cardinals showed grit and determination throughout the game. Ellie Wojahn led Mayville’s scoring with 14 points, followed by Layla Budahn with 10 points and Madison

November Rotary Student of the Month Mayville High School senior Elizabeth Werner was named Rotary Student of the Month for November 2024. She addressed Mayville Rotary Club members at their last meeting and shared the following about herself: “The definition for the word community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. While this is the

It’s Over, Let it Go ROB BOWE CONTRIBUTOR Well, I thought the ad nauseum of the election campaign had come and gone, but last night while socializing with friends, the subject started to sneak into the conversation and the hair on the back of my neck prickled. Just about that time a member of this normally friendly circle said in a firm-controlled voice, “It’s over with, let it go!”