By Kim McDarison City of Fort Atkinson employees earlier this month completed a "penny war" fundraising campaign for United Way of Jefferson and North Walworth Counties, raising over $850. Employees within individual city departments competed in the penny war against one another, with the winning department earning a free lunch....
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Fort Foundation’s online scholarship site accepting applications
"Fort Scholarships," the online scholarship application website sponsored by the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation, is open and accepting applications for the 2022 scholarship season, according to information recently released by the foundation. According to the release: Some 41 competitive scholarships offered by the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation, plus several offered through...
Bergland on Kumlien to be featured at library Dec. 11
Martha Bergland, author of the recently published book: “Birdman of Koshkonong,” will be the featured speaker at the Dwight Foster Public Library, Saturday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m., according to information recently released by the library. The Dwight Foster Public Library is located at 209 Merchant Ave., Fort Atkinson. The program will...
‘Holiday Open House and Market’ slated, proceeds to support Christmas Neighbors
The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the “Holiday Open House and Market,” slated for Dec. 4. Purchases made from participating merchants will be used to support the “Merchants Making a Difference” program. This year’s recipient of program proceeds is Christmas Neighbors. According to information recently released...
Jefferson County among Gold Wisconsin Healthy Communities recipients
Jefferson County has again received recognition from the Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation program, according to information recently released through Fort HealthCare. The county was among 28 communities in Wisconsin to receive the recognition. According to the release: The designation recognizes Jefferson County at the Gold level for its work to...