By Kim McDarison Reporter-publisher Fire swept through a one-story dwelling along U.S. Highway 12 between Fort Atkinson and Whitewater early this morning, leaving a family of five homeless. Fort Atkinson Fire Department Chief Daryl Rausch said the department received a call about a house fire at N833 Highway 12 at 3:09 a.m. ...
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Fort students’ work on display at Milwaukee Art Museum
Works by four Fort Atkinson High School students are featured in the 45th annual Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition hosted at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This marks the first time the exhibit, which continues through March 21, is being held virtually, due to the coronavirus. More than 200 artworks by...
Library receives CARES grant
Fort Atkinson’s Dwight Foster Public Library is among eight public libraries in Jefferson County and the 24 in the Bridges Library System to be awarded grants through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2020 for support in responding to the coronavirus...
Sealcoating approved for bike trail, tennis courts
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 2, approved a bid for sealcoating a portion of the Glacial River Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail and four tennis courts in Rock River Park. Midwest Sealcoat LLC, Dodgeville, will perform sealcoating work on approximately 2.2 miles of trail...
2020 UW-Whitewater graduate fatally shot in Milwaukee
A man who was fatally shot in Milwaukee on Saturday was a 2020 graduate of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Purcell Pearson, 22, graduated from the university in May. Several area news agencies, including ABC affiliate WKOW-TV, Madison, reported that Pearson was seen on surveillance video holding onto the side of a...