By Kim McDarisonThe National Weather Service (NWS) as of Monday evening has updated its storm map to include tornados on Sunday over Lake Koshkonong and east of Janesville.Earlier on Monday, the map confirmed two weather events in Jefferson County Sunday, including one reported as a “probable tornado” at 5:36 p.m....
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Memorial Day activities set for Monday in Fort
By Kim McDarison Fort Atkinson veterans organizations have announced Memorial Day activities, which include a parade and program at Evergreen Cemetery. The Memorial Day observance, which will be held Monday, May 27, will begin with the departure of two honor guard cemetery crews from the Legion Dugout, 201 S. Water...
Post 1879 Auxiliary donates nine books to library
The Auxiliary to the Edwin Frohmader Post 1879 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has donated nine children’s and young adult books to Fort Atkinson’s Dwight Foster Public Library, 209 Merchants Ave. The organization continues its tradition of donating books, as it also donated six similar books to the library in...
Paid advertisement: Fireside Theatre to present ‘Nunsense’
The Fireside Theatre, 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, will be presenting “Nunsense,” between May 30 and July 14.Join us for a madcap revue with a hysterical, anything-goes, good natured sense of fun. The Little Sisters of Hoboken are in dire financial straits. It seems they must raise enough money to...
Fort High School seniors receive more than $1 million is scholarships
Assembled before an audience filled with family, friends, school district officials, and award presenters, some 66 students collectively received $1,162,088 in scholarship money. During Wednesday’s Fort Atkinson High School Senior Scholarship Ceremony, some 79 different scholarships were awarded to the students. On stage in the Fort Atkinson High School Performing...