By Kim McDarison Artist Larry Schultz might live in Milton, but he’s made an impression on Fort Atkinson. Those familiar with the mural on the city’s water department building, 37 North Water Street, know his work, and visitors to the National Dairy Shrine at the Hoard Museum may be familiar with...
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Wards combined for April election
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday voted in favor of combining the city’s 10 wards in advance of the April 6 General Election. City Clerk Michelle Ebbert noted that the process of combining wards was similar to the process undertaken last month when council approved combining wards for...
Our Take: Dig out those fire hydrants, please
We were driving around Fort Atkinson the other day and couldn’t help but notice the large number of fire hydrants buried in snow. It wasn’t like the white stuff just had fallen, either. It was in between snowstorms and the sidewalks and driveways had been cleared. Yet, corner after corner,...
Heart of the City ‘Big Heart’ winners named
Fort HealthCare and Michael Clish (formerly of WFAW) have been chosen for the 2020 Heart of the City “Big Heart Award,” which will be presented at the Fort Memorial Hospital on Friday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. in the hospital mezzanine lobby. With such truly deserving nominees, this is the...
April council meeting rescheduled
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson City Council Tuesday approved changing its regularly scheduled Tuesday, April 6, meeting to Thursday, April 8, to allow city staff to conduct the spring general election. The Thursday meeting will take place at 7 p.m. City Clerk/Treasurer Michelle Ebbert, in a memo to council, wrote: “Elections...