City of Fort Atkinson officials have announced that a program designed to provide residents with an opportunity to learn about local government has concluded. According to information released by Fort Atkinson city officials, the program included five sessions and was conducted in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Extension. According...
Category: Community
A tick on the bucket list: Back home in Wisconsin, David Firari shares his Appalachian Trail adventure
By Kim McDarison David Firari, a man in his 20s, and a resident of Fort Atkinson, is back home, making plans to join his partner, Abi Hartwig, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, as the two prepare for the next stages of life. In February, Firari set out on...
Coming to life: Cow replicas are receiving paint, second downtown mural to follow
By Kim McDarison Accompanied by his energetic 15-month-old companion, “Kit,” an Australian Cattle Dog, area artist Larry Schultz arrived Wednesday morning at Rocky Lane Farm on Fort Atkinson’s south side. The farm, which is owned by Fort Atkinson Beautification Council Vice President Alan Cook, and his wife, Gail, is serving...
Ceremony held in honor of ‘Making Fort Special’ award recipients
By Chris SpanglerTwo women and an organization have been recognized for making Fort Atkinson a wonderful place in which to live, work and play.On Thursday, the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation presented its annual Making Fort Special awards to Erin Patterson, Mabel Schumacher and the Fort Atkinson Generals baseball team. The...
Fort Atkinson Online offices to close this weekend; reopen Monday
The offices of FortAtkinsonOnline.com and WhitewaterWise.com will be closed beginning Friday evening with plans to reopen Monday morning. If you would like to send information for publication in either online news source, please sent it to staff@fortatkinsononline.com. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Kim