Editor's note: this story has been updated. By Kim McDarison "I’m just flabbergasted!" said Fort Atkinson resident Paul Casey as he stood Friday in the doorway of his apartment building on the city’s northeast side. It was 11:30 a.m. and he’d just learned that he was the winner of $30,000....
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Area obituaries posted March 25
Philip Parmenter
Fort High School student places second in entrepreneurial competition
On March 17th seven teams of high school students throughout Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois had the chance to pitch their entrepreneurial ventures to a panel of professionals from across the state of Wisconsin.The teams represented the round of finalists chosen from nearly one hundred applicants. These hopeful young entrepreneurs vied for thousands of...
Plans for 75-acre ‘Banker Road’ project move forward
By Kim McDarison Plans concerning a 75-acre, city-owned parcel of vacant land along Banker Road are moving forward according to Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire. As part of the city manager’s report, presented during the Fort Atkinson City Council meeting, held Tuesday, March 16, LeMire said she and...
Fort compost site, brush pickup starting in April
By Chris Spangler Contributor As spring yard cleanup gets under way in Fort Atkinson, the city soon will be opening the compost site and scheduling curbside brush pickup. Located behind Memorial Park on the city’s southeast side, the compost site will reopen Saturday, April 3. Hours are from 8 a.m....