University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson has announced five finalists for the position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.A 11-member search-and-screen committee, co-chaired by Frank Goza, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences, and Artanya Wesley, vice chancellor for student affairs, recommended the slate of finalists to...
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Knights of Columbus offers baked fish dinners
The Father Alfred Endres Council 3396 of the Knights of Columbus in Fort Atkinson will host two carside pick-up/carry-out baked fish dinners this month.They will be available at St. Joseph Catholic Church from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on two Fridays, March 5 and 19. The menu includes fish, baked potato, coleslaw...
Humorist, paranormal investigators, Mexican historian Zoom presentations offered
Humorist Michael Perry, paranormal investigators and Mexicans in Wisconsin are the topic of three Zoom programs being presented this month by the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in Whitewater. “An Evening with Michael Perry” will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. To register for this Zoom program, email Emily...
2021 Fort Atkinson Regional Science Fair winners announced
By Chris Spangler Contributor Bacteria, buoyancy, blocks and biomes were among the subjects under the microscope during the 2021 Fort Atkinson Regional Science Fair.The event was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. A Feb. 14 awards ceremony video and student entries may be viewed at http://www.fasciencefair.org/science-fair/2021-science-fair/.The winners in each...
City receives $1.4 million block grant to eliminate blight
The city of Fort Atkinson announced Thursday that it is the recipient of just over $1.4 million awarded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The grant is facilitated through the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources and was awarded for the purpose...