The Dwight Foster Public Library will be displaying works by local artist Kelly Hausknecht during the month of April.Stop by the Jones Gallery on the second floor to experience her series of whimsical paintings devoted to sweet marshmallow Peeps. Hausknecht's interest in this subject was inspired by the Annual Peeps Exhibition...
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Area obituaries posted April 7
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Roundup: Jefferson County voters went to the polls
By Christine SpanglerJefferson County voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in a variety of area city, town and school district elections, as well as to fill the 13th state Senate seat vacated by now-U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald.The following lists voting outcomes for all municipalities in the...
Underly wins state superintendent seat
By Chris Spangler and Kim McDarison A woman currently leading the Pecatonica School District has been elected state superintendent of schools. Jill Underly, 43, won Tuesday’s general election over challenger Deborah Kerr, 63, according to the Associated Press. AP announced about 9:30 p.m. that Underly cruised to a double-digit win,...
Buchta to fill lone school board seat
By Chris Spangler Rhona Buchta will fill the lone open seat on the School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Education. Buchta, 44, is a literature/language arts middle school teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Atkinson. A 40-year Fort Atkinson resident, she was unopposed in her Tuesday general...