Letter to the editor: I am strongly supporting Joan Fitzgerald for State Assembly in District 46. This new district includes Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Marshall, and Waterloo. During her two terms on the Jefferson County Board, Joan supported rural communities and farmers. She showed the ability to bring...
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Fort Atkinson Equestrian Team members advance to state-level competition in Madison
By Kim McDarisonSchool District of Fort Atkinson officials have announced that the Fort Atkinson Equestrian Team competed last month in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Horseman Association (WIHA) district show where it earned the title of reserve champion.The title earned the team a place in the upcoming WIHA state-level competition, which will...
National figures arrive in Fort in support of Tammy Baldwin
By Kim McDarison With 31 days before the November election, several national figures from within the Democratic Party arrived in Fort Atkinson Saturday afternoon to share a microphone with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and kickoff a Jefferson County canvassing event. While she was there, the incumbent senator asked some 75...
Names of Fort Firemen engraved on state memorial wall
By Chris SpanglerThe names of three Fort Atkinson firefighters who died in a truck crash en route to a Rockdale blaze nearly 101 years ago have been engraved on the Wisconsin Fire and EMS Memorial Wall.On Saturday, Sept. 28, the late William Gross, Herman Smith and Frank Hoffman were among...
Covering Trump brings ‘damage (to) the Republican Party’s soul’
Letter to the editor: Here are my thoughts on what Gov. Tim Walz should have said to Sen. JD Vance about Donald Trump during their vice presidential debate:In an interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Donald Trump defended his supporters "Hang Mike Pence!" chants.He calls for "one really violent day" to crack down on...
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