Ben Dayton will serve as the next Parks and Recreation director, according to information released Wednesday by Fort Atkinson city officials. Prior to accepting the position in Fort Atkinson, Dayton has served as the director of recreation for the Lake Mills Area School District and has 13 years of experience...
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Johnson Creek’s Peterson is Fort’s new Fire/EMS chief
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include information regarding the chief’s salary and other conditions of employment with the city of Fort Atkinson. By Kim McDarison Bruce Peterson, a fire chief in Johnson Creek, will be serving as the Fort Atkinson Fire and EMS chief, according to information released...
City manager poised to make offer to fire chief candidate
By Chris Spangler The Fort Atkinson Police and Fire Commission on Tuesday selected a top contender for the city’s fire/EMS chief position. The panel unanimously authorized City Manager Rebecca Houseman to make an offer of employment to one of three candidates who were interviewed during the afternoon. The closed-session meeting,...
Fort’s Officer Walters named ‘First Responder of the Year’
By Chris Spangler The Fort Atkinson City Council on Thursday congratulated Police Officer Ryan Walters on being named the 33rd State Assembly District’s 2023 “First Responder of the Year.” State Rep. Scott Johnson of Fort Atkinson nominated Walters for the recognition, which was presented Oct. 17 in a ceremony at...
Resident addresses Fort city council; cites Whitewater immigration letter; urges officials to begin ‘demographic shift’ discussion
By Chris Spangler and Kim McDarison During its Thursday regularly scheduled meeting, members of the Fort Atkinson City Council were addressed, during the public comments period, by a resident who shared his concerns brought by a letter written recently and shared in the media to President Joe Biden by Whitewater Police...