By Kim McDarison An ordinance -- written to slow the large-scale commercial breeding of animals by prohibiting the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in retail stores within the city of Fort Atkinson -- passed a final reading during Tuesday’s Fort Atkinson City Council meeting. Ordinances within the city of...
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DNR sends Enbridge ‘notice of violation’ regarding 2019 spill near Fort
By Kim McDarison The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Tuesday issued a “notice of violation” and has requested an “enforcement teleconference” with representatives of Enbridge, Inc., scheduled for May 17. The notice and teleconference request come in response to what has been described as a 15-month lapse in time between...
City plants trees on Endl Boulevard
The Crossroads program and FFA in the School District of Fort Atkinson recently helped the City of Fort Atkinson's Department of Public Works plant trees and mulch around trees on Endl Boulevard.The Fort Atkinson Beautification Council worked from a matching grant from the Fort Community Foundation's Fort Tree Fund to...
We Energies, WPS plan to buy Koshkonong Solar Energy Center
We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service announced Friday that they are proposing to purchase the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center, a planned 465-megawatt solar and battery storage project in southeastern Dane County. If approved, the $649 million project located south of Cambridge would be the largest renewable energy project in the...
Milton police seek information about a car stolen from Kwik Trip
Editor’s note: The City of Milton Police Department has released the following information. On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at approximately 4:28 p.m., the City of Milton Police Department was notified that a vehicle had been stolen from Kwik Trip at 603 West Madison Ave. When the officer arrived, the victim explained...