Editor's note: this story has been updated. By Kim McDarison "I’m just flabbergasted!" said Fort Atkinson resident Paul Casey as he stood Friday in the doorway of his apartment building on the city’s northeast side. It was 11:30 a.m. and he’d just learned that he was the winner of $30,000....
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Fort compost site, brush pickup starting in April
By Chris Spangler Contributor As spring yard cleanup gets under way in Fort Atkinson, the city soon will be opening the compost site and scheduling curbside brush pickup. Located behind Memorial Park on the city’s southeast side, the compost site will reopen Saturday, April 3. Hours are from 8 a.m....
Agri-Business Club receives Farm Tech grant
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, which took place in Jefferson County in 2019, has awarded a grant to the Jefferson County Agri-Business Club. The club applied for the grant to purchase a tent to use for its annual Fourth-Grade Farm Tour, hosted at Kutz Dairy Farm outside of Fort Atkinson. The tent will...
PremierBank announces free community shred event April 3
PremierBank, 70 N. Main St., will be hosting a free community shred event. Plans call for the event to take place Saturday, April 3, at the bank between 9 a.m. and noon. The event offers community members an opportunity to shred documents containing personal and sensitive information. While the service...
Fort Farmers Market summer applications available
The Fort Atkinson Farmers Market, a program of the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce, is happy to announce applications are now being accepted for 2021 summer market vendors. Applications and market policies can be found at fortfarmersmarket.com or picked up from the chamber office. The chamber office is open Monday...