Lomira Wins the Week with Victories over Chilton and Mayville BEN PRIESGEN JOURNALIST On December 5, the Lomira Lions girls’ basketball team went to Chilton and came home with a 50-44 road victory. The Lions’ (4-2, 1-2) defense propelled them to 24-13 halftime lead over the Tigers (3-2). The second half started the same way with Lomira building a 36-22 lead at the 10:17 mark.

Horicon Bank Opens Flagship Branch in Mayfair Collection Horicon Bank is officially welcoming customers to their flagship branch in the Mayfair Collection. The three-story building houses retail banking operations, business lending offices, conference rooms and private offices for the bank’s executives. Horicon Bank CEO Fred F. Schwertfeger said the bank looks forward to bringing a community

Christmas at Marsh Haven Nature Center MATT RUPNIK DIRECTOR Enjoy a winter wonderland during Christmas at Marsh Haven on Sunday, December 10. Visit Marsh Haven Nature Center, located at W10145 Highway 49, just three miles east of Waupun for the last event of the 2023 season. The Christmas event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and there is free admission to the nature center for the day.

| ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH | I’ll Still See You Next Week MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR Our most observant readers will find in this edition a job posting for the role of this newspaper’s editor. It is printed on p. 23. After the December 14 edition of this paper, I will be stepping down from the role of editor. I have accepted a deputy editor position for a global construction magazine,

Horicon Wrestling JOE KERN HEAD COACH Horicon traveled to Watertown for the Tom McGarvie Earlybird Scramble last weekend. They were highlighted by three individual champions: Cylus Hetzel-Sawyer at 132, Hailey Firari at 145 and Cyriana Reinwald at 165. Other notable finishes were Kylee Firari, second at 126; Ruby Brandt, third at 100; Kirra McClelland, fifth at 132. The Marshmen

Lomira Loses Heartbreaker in O.T. to Ripon BEN PRIESGEN JOURNALIST It was a early-season non-conference battle on December 2 between the Lomira Lions and Ripon Tigers boys basketball teams, but it felt more like a tournament game, as the two teams took a thrilling game beyond the second half horn and into overtime with the hosting Tigers just edging their big cat foes, 60-62. The Lions