The Fort Atkinson Police Department released information on Friday noting that Enbridge Energy Company officials were in Fort Atkinson recently to donate a Chevy Silverado pickup truck to the Fort Atkinson Police Department. According to the release, the vehicle is one of several trucks the company has donated in the...
Category: Government
Fort man, wife, plead guilty to home improvement project fraud scheme
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Wisconsin, released on Wednesday information regarding wire fraud and money laundering charges alleged against a Fort Atkinson couple.According to the release, “Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tyler Hansen, 52, Fort Atkinson, Wis., pleaded guilty...
Cooking safety is theme of National Fire Protection Week; fire department open house slated
Fort Atkinson Interim Fire Chief Mike Lawrence, according to a news release, has announced that his department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s National Fire Protection Week campaign. National Fire Protection Week will be recognized between Sunday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 14....
The Badger Project: The political landscape and a look at gerrymandering
Editor’s note: The following story has been shared for publication by The Badger Project, which, according to its website, is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin. A link to the publication is here: https://thebadgerproject.org. By Peter Cameron/The Badger Project With a new left-leaning majority on the state Supreme Court, Wisconsin...
Annual ‘Buddy Poppy’ campaign to be held in October
Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman, along with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Edwin Frohmader Post 1879 and Auxiliary have announced that the annual “Buddy Poppy” campaign will soon be underway. According to information released by the post, auxiliary, and city manager, the campaign will take place...