Debbie Reuter, the director of the Center for Students with Disabilities at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is slated to lead discourse during a “Cultivating Kindness” art exhibition reception and discussion, according to Fort Atkinson Club program organizers. The event will be held at the club’s community center, 211 S. Water...
Category: Art, culture
Fort library director to begin position at Janesville library
By Chris SpanglerEric Robinson was closing the book on his seven years at the Dwight Foster Public Library as Fort Atkinson bid him a fond farewell Monday afternoon.Robinson, who has served as library director since October of 2017, will assume the same position at the Hedberg Public Library in Janesville...
Deerfield High School student is Jefferson County Fair poster contest winner
Organizers of the Jefferson County Fair have announced that the winner of the 2024 fair poster design contest is Deerfield High School student Savanna Renteria. According to a recent release, Renteria’s poster captured the essence of this year’s fair theme: “Red, White & Blue ... This Fair’s for You!” Organizers...
Decorated war hero Scott Alwin documentary to be presented at Hoard Museum in May
A screening of a documentary about the life of the late Capt. Scott Alwin will be held next month at the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson. Alwin, a resident, during his formative years, of Fort Atkinson, was inducted into Madison's William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Hall of Heroes...
Local teen rock band, ‘Take Back The Sun,’ takes Brat Fest stage in May
By Kim McDarison A microburst of exuberant conversation filled a corncrib retrofitted as a gazebo Sunday afternoon on the McIntyre family farm in Koshkonong as five teenage boys — Ivan McIntyre, Hunter Hemenway, Luke Huber, Eli Szabo and Ben Lund — gathered to share their thoughts about forming and engaging...