We aren’t expecting “the Grinch” at our offices this year, but as we decked the halls, “Willow,” our Chihuahua/rat terrier mix, looked somewhat concerned. With a bell dangling from her neck, she must have been wondering: Would she be enlisted by “Max” to pull the Grinch’s sled this year?Worry not,...
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Fort HealthCare building renovations slated to begin in 2024; parking projects completed
By Kim McDarison Fort HealthCare announced Tuesday that two construction projects developed to improve parking at the Fort Memorial Hospital, 611 Sherman Ave., East, Fort Atkinson, have reached completion. Among improvements recently completed, visitors to the hospital will find that the Ambulatory Services Parking Lot has been reconfigured, resulting in...
City’s ‘penny war’ collects $452 for United Way
Members of the Fort Atkinson city staff have collected $452.41 in support of the the United Way of Jefferson and North Walworth Counties, according to a recent news release. City staff members engaged in a “penny way,” which was completed as their 2023 workplace campaign. The penny war was held...
1923: Some twists of fate
Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final story in a series which has been published on Fort Atkinson Online documenting the fatal firetruck crash of Dec. 17, 1923, which was described by the then-“Jefferson County Union” as the “worst tragedy in the city’s history.” By Chris Spangler Life has...
Firefighters continue to wonder: Where did the 1923 pumper go?
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of stories which will be published on Fort Atkinson Online documenting the fatal firetruck crash of Dec. 17, 1923, which was described by the then-“Jefferson County Union” as the “worst tragedy in the city’s history.” By Chris Spangler As Fort Atkinson...