Editor's note: the following information has been submitted for publication by the Hoard Historical Museum and is written by one of its staff members, Linda Ager. The Mary Hoard Art Show is returning to the Hoard Historical Museum for its 60th year after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.Bob Hase, who...
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Whitewater Makers president, former Fort newspaper editor’s husband Pete Spangler dies
By Kim McDarison Peter Anthony Spangler, 66, longtime resident of Fort Atkinson and native of Johnson Creek, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 22, in his home. Spangler was a well-known and familiar face in Fort Atkinson as he attended and supported many community events alongside his wife of 33 years, Chris...
DATCP announces avian influenza response line
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Monday released its "Update No. 7," announcing the establishment of an Avian Influenza Response Line. Members of the public with questions about highly pathogenic avian influenza or HPAI are encouraged to call the new response line at 608-224-4902 and leave...
UW-Madison works to protect Wisconsin poultry from avian flu
By Eric Hamilton and Maddie Arthur/UW-Madison It was only a matter of time, Keith Poulsen knew.Poulsen, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, with a team of diagnostic scientists led by Ailam Lim, had been closely tracking the ongoing spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza as migrating wild birds were spreading...
DATCP offers tips to keep backyard flocks safe from avian flu
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Thursday released information regarding its response to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak within a commercial flock in Jefferson County as well as some tips to help those with backyard flocks avoid infections.According to the department’s “Update No. 6.: Highly...