Fort Atkinson-area residents have been tangled in technology at home for the past year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and recent bitter cold. It’s time for a stretch and break!Stewards of Little Free Libraries in the City of Fort Atkinson are joining with the Little Free Library organization to partner...
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Karow’s artwork sought for inclusion in memorial catalog
By Chris Spangler Contributor Friends of Kim Karow are photographing the late artist’s works for a catalog featuring her life’s creations. The 56-year-old Fort Atkinson woman passed away Aug. 8, 2019. A group of her friends is producing the art catalog, which is hoped to be completed during the next...
Getting a lift: Fort high school program has new equipment
By Kim McDarison Four Fort Atkinson High School students assembled Friday afternoon in the garage of their automotive education classroom to demonstrate some much-anticipated new equipment: a four-post lift and alignment rack. The students, juniors, Spencer Brock, Braeden Church, Dominic Hebbe, and a senior, Travis Kutz, lifted a Ford F-150 owned...
Fort Atkinson Online congratulates Daily Union for newspaper association contest wins
Fort Atkinson Online congratulates the news and sports staffers of the Daily Jefferson County Union on their wins in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2020 Better Newspaper Contest.The Fort Atkinson-based newspaper’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, a local double murder and distance education, as well as its overall page design,...
Purdy elementary celebrates kindness
Students at Purdy Elementary School participated in "Random Acts of Kindness Week," celebrated Feb. 15-19. The concept was developed by the Purdy's Kindness Committee to help brighten the month of February, Kristine Hofer, a school office paraprofessional said. This is the first year the school has offered a full week of activities...