The Fort Atkinson Parks and Recreation Department has announced that it will once again be holding "Adult Recess" in Jones Park. According to information released by the department, Adult Recess is a one-of-a-kind event offered to adults ages 21 and older. The event, released information states, offers “a unique opportunity...
Category: Government
Could the Wisconsin GOP protect gerrymandered maps by impeaching Protasiewicz?
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 Could language in the state’s Constitution allow Republicans to sideline the...
Jefferson County Emergency Management director announces area cooling shelters
Jefferson County Emergency Management Director Donna Haugom has announced that eight buildings throughout Jefferson County are officially considered cooling shelters in 2023. Shelters are found in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, Waterloo, and Watertown. Locations are as follow: Fort Atkinson• Dwight Foster Public Library, 209 Merchants Ave., hours of...
Jury finds Jefferson County man guilty of seven counts of sex-related activity with a child
By Kim McDarison Tyler Speth, a resident of Jefferson County whose address has been sealed by order of a Jefferson County Circuit judge, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 11, after being found guilty by a jury of his peers of seven counts of sex-related activity associated with a child. According to...
City updates curfew ordinance, allowing enforcement discretion, municipal building hours
By Ryan Whisner Two ordinance changes approved by the Fort Atkinson City Council will have a differing impact on both juveniles and adults. The council approved a redrafted version of the city's curfew violation ordinance and removed an ordinance that had established the Fort Atkinson Municipal Building's hours of operation....