Robert "Bubba" W. Roehl Frances D. Stauss Doris M. Schuld Carl F. Homann, Jr. Richard W. Buckingham Larry Frank "Doc" Nelson
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COVID-19 vaccine assistance hotline available
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that in addition to the numerous resources available on the DHS COVID-19 vaccine page, Wisconsinites can now call 844-684-1064 (toll-free) for personal assistance with their vaccine-related questions. “Learning about the vaccine, trying to find a location, and registering for a COVID-19 vaccine...
New at municipal building: Meet City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire
By Kim McDarison Seated behind her desk in the Fort Atkinson Municipal Building, neatly organized with tablets containing handwritten notes, newly hired City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire is ready to begin her job. She’s a notetaker, she said. And she likes maps. On Monday, day six into her new role, LeMire...
Donations sought to honor the late John McKenzie
When Lions Club member John McKenzie, 89, lost his courageous battle to cancer on Oct. 22, 2020, Fort Atkinson and Jefferson County lost one of their most distinguished and dedicated community servants. He was a banker, bicyclist, cross-country skier, Lion and volunteer, and now his friends are raising money for a...
Disinformation and its impact on collective thought presented as lecture topic
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and UW-Whitewater are co-sponsoring a virtual lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30.Siva Vaidhyanathan will present "Cacophony: How Disinformation, Distraction and the Heckler’s Veto Undermine Collective Thought.”This virtual lecture is free and open to public. Visit https://thompsoncenter.wisc.edu/events/ for details on how...