Reconstruction work along U.S. 18 to a retaining wall south of Helenville Road in Jefferson County will begin tomorrow, according to information released by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The office of Gov. Tony Evers recently approved a $299,439 contract to complete the work, the release read. The prime contractor...
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One dead after truck strikes tree in town of Jefferson
Jefferson County Sheriff Travis Maze, releasing information Saturday, stated that deputies responded to a fatal vehicle crash in the town of Jefferson. According to the release, deputies responded Saturday at 12:48 a.m. to a crash scene on County Trunk N. A preliminary investigation at the scene showed that the vehicle,...
National figures arrive in Fort in support of Tammy Baldwin
By Kim McDarison With 31 days before the November election, several national figures from within the Democratic Party arrived in Fort Atkinson Saturday afternoon to share a microphone with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and kickoff a Jefferson County canvassing event. While she was there, the incumbent senator asked some 75...
Names of Fort Firemen engraved on state memorial wall
By Chris SpanglerThe names of three Fort Atkinson firefighters who died in a truck crash en route to a Rockdale blaze nearly 101 years ago have been engraved on the Wisconsin Fire and EMS Memorial Wall.On Saturday, Sept. 28, the late William Gross, Herman Smith and Frank Hoffman were among...
Spontaneous combustion of hay bales spark firefighter response
Fort Atkinson Fire Chief Bruce Peterson, issuing a news release Sunday, reported that his department was dispatched last Saturday to a possible barn fire. According to the release, Fort Atkinson Fire Department assets, including Engine 8161 and Medic 8158, were the first units to respond at approximately 3:24 p.m. to...