By Kim McDarison Anglers dotted the the Rock River early Friday morning as about 10 people, many of whom are involved with the Bark River Fish Hatchery and its associated fundraising group, awaited the arrival of a truck from Dodgeville carrying fingerling perch. The group of volunteers and spectators...
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Enbridge, DNR say impacts ‘limited’ after pipeline leak; monitoring will continue
By Kim McDarison Monitoring efforts remain in place at the site of a 2019 chemical leak emanating from an Enbridge Energy pipeline on Blackhawk Island Road. A letter sent to Enbridge Energy from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hydrogeologist Caroline Rice on Wednesday, March 31, noted that the department’s...
Welcome to our new advertiser: Wisconsin Makers Inc.
Fort Atkinson Online LLC would like to extend a warm welcome and heartfelt thank you to our new advertiser: Wisconsin Makers Inc., located at 200 East Clay Street in Whitewater. The new click-through ad is here, and can be found on our business directory located on our business page, found here.
Plans for 75-acre ‘Banker Road’ project move forward
By Kim McDarison Plans concerning a 75-acre, city-owned parcel of vacant land along Banker Road are moving forward according to Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire. As part of the city manager’s report, presented during the Fort Atkinson City Council meeting, held Tuesday, March 16, LeMire said she and...
2021 Jefferson County study finds housing shortage in county and Fort
By Kim McDarison A 91-page study analyzing the condition of housing inventory throughout Jefferson County was released in February. Among its findings, the study concluded that the Jefferson County housing market “shows signs” of a shortage, with significant shortages within the area of “affordable housing.” In Fort Atkinson, the study...