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...
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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...
Behind My Door: Step aside, Martha Stewart! (Part one)
By Sandi Bernhardt I’ll begin this column with a true confession: I cannot cook! It’s not that I haven’t tried, but I haven’t killed anyone, either. To prove it, I’ll refer to the towel hanging on the front of my stove, which hopefully, will put any dinner guests at ease....
Police: Threat to local business unfounded
Information released today by the the Fort Atkinson Police Department states the following: On March 3, 2021, the Fort Atkinson Police Department received a complaint of a threat to a business located within the City of Fort Atkinson. Officers from the Fort Atkinson Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, UW-Whitewater PD, Fire,...
Pump replacement approved for aquatic center water slide
By Kim McDarisonThe Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday approved a request made by the Parks and Recreation Department to replace a water slide pump at the Fort Atkinson Aquatic Center. Parks and Recreation Director Brooke Franseen said the city’s aquatic center has a 175-foot water slide that is operated by a...