Editor’s note: April 12-16 is tornado and severe weather awareness week. In recognition, the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management has released the following information: Good Morning and Welcome to day one of Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week.“They have been called cyclones, twisters, whirlwinds, 'The Finger of God' and...
Category: Government
Opportunities Inc. receives COVID-19 vaccination community outreach grant
Opportunities Inc. is among organizations statewide that will be helping spread the word about the importance of being vaccinated against COVID-19.The State of Wisconsin expects to immunize approximately 80 percent of the eligible population at a rapid pace. To accomplish this goal, the Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded...
Fort police to wear mourning bands honoring 1968 anniversary of officer’s death
By Kim McDarison Officers with the Fort Atkinson Police Department will today be wearing mourning bands as they honor and remember patrolman David A. McKee, Sr. McKee died in the line of duty on April 9, 1968, according to information shared by the department, after trying to save a teenaged...
Roundup: Jefferson County voters went to the polls
By Christine SpanglerJefferson County voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in a variety of area city, town and school district elections, as well as to fill the 13th state Senate seat vacated by now-U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald.The following lists voting outcomes for all municipalities in the...
Underly wins state superintendent seat
By Chris Spangler and Kim McDarison A woman currently leading the Pecatonica School District has been elected state superintendent of schools. Jill Underly, 43, won Tuesday’s general election over challenger Deborah Kerr, 63, according to the Associated Press. AP announced about 9:30 p.m. that Underly cruised to a double-digit win,...