A 27-year-old male Thursday drove into the Rock River. According to information released by the Watertown Police Department, the agency received a call at 12:55 a.m. alerting it that an individual had “traveled off the roadway and was in the Rock River near Tivoli Island.” Police and fire personnel responded and located...
Category: Government
County Trunk N between Milton and Whitewater scheduled for closure July 5
By Kim McDarison County Trunk N between Milton and Whitewater will be closed beginning Wednesday, July 5, with a scheduled reopening date of Friday, Sept. 1. According to Nick Elmer, Rock County assistant director of public works, the road will close to through traffic at approximately 6 a.m. on Wednesday,...
Fort Plan Commission updates some zoning requirements
By Chris Spangler The Fort Atkinson Plan Commission approved a variety of language-related amendments to zoning ordinances when it met Tuesday afternoon. Addressed were corrections to typographical errors and language clarifications relating to medium industrial land use, home occupations, off-street parking, fencing, building maintenance, landscaping, signage and swimming pools. According...
DNR: Air quality advisory in place until noon Thursday
Editor’s note: The following information has been released by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public of a multi-day air quality advisory due to another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires. The current advisory is in effect through noon on Thursday, June...
Fort City Council approves contract for agenda management software
By Ryan Whisner The Fort Atkinson City Council last Tuesday unanimously approved an $8,157 contract with CivicPlus for agenda management software. Over the past several years city staff has been putting steps in place to improve communication with the city council and residents, and to increase access to information about...