By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson Chamber of Commerce have announced that they will be hosting “Assembly Candidate Interviews” Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Jefferson County Fair Park Activity Center, 503 N. Jackson Ave., Jefferson. According to information released by the groups, the event...
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Jefferson County: Zoning change protects farmland while promoting housing
Jefferson County officials have announced that changes to the county’s zoning code made earlier this year will protect farmland while promoting the county’s identified need for more housing. According to information released by the county administrator’s office last month, changes to the zoning code allow additional housing lots to be...
Jefferson County Seeking Fair Advisory Board members; application deadline is Friday
The Jefferson County Fair Park Committee is seeking a community member who is interested in applying for a position on the Fair Advisory Board. An application deadline is this Friday. According to the release, the body, created last year, serves in an advisory capacity. Its purpose is to preserve and...
Evers announces breakdown of bridge, surface transportation funds, including $1.4 million for construction of Banker Road
A county-by-county list of investments in statewide infrastructure projects was released Monday by the office of Gov. Tony Evers. According to the release, earlier this month, Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) “announced the next cycle of funding” of $200 million provided through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,...
Responding to heat advisory, Jefferson County Emergency Management Office provides list of cooling shelters
The National Weather Service has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning,” for residents within the Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise readership area. According to information released by the service, the warning comes with a severity level of “severe,” noting a “significant threat to life or property.” The “weather event onset” is...