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...
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Sheriff’s Office: Body recovered from Bowers Lake; case considered closed
The following update has been released by the Rock County Sheriff's Office: Body Recovered from Bowers Lake; 66-Year-Old Man Reported Missing in Storrs Lake Park On March 19, 2021, law enforcement and fire personnel continued searching the northwest corner of Bowers Lake where the two deceased golden retrievers were recovered...
Rock County Sheriff’s Office searching for man, 66, missing in Storrs Lake Park
UPDATE: Information posted today on the Rock County Sheriff's Office Facebook page offers the following update: We are no longer seeking volunteers. Thank you to all who responded and assisted.Despite extensive search efforts to this point, Mr. Kevin Doyle has not been located. Another foot search of the area will be...
United Way Pillar Grant application period starts March 22
The United Way of Jefferson & North Walworth Counties will open its annual pillar grant funding application at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 22. The application will remain open until 5 p.m. Friday, April 23, with award decisions announced by Friday, May 14. “Our United Way is so excited to...
K-9 Veterans Day observed; Terry Beck scholarship announced
By Kim McDarison Seventeen fallen military and working dogs were honored and scholarship fundraising plans were announced during the 7th Annual K-9 Veterans Day Observance. This year’s videotaped ceremony, sponsored by the Kennel Club of Fort Atkinson, Inc., was released Friday, March 12. K-9 Veterans Day is observed annually statewide on...