By Kim McDarison State Rep. Evan Goyke was a guest and speaker hosted by the Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) during its monthly breakfast meeting. The meeting was held Thursday, March 9, at 841 Brewhouse, Whitewater. Goyke, who serves as the ranking Democrat on the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance,...
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The Badger Project: 17 states require students to study financial literacy, but not Wisconsin
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 Ever since she was little, Brittany Ousterhout wanted to be a veterinarian....
Apartment building construction to begin this summer
By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson Plan Commission has advanced the first phase of multifamily housing planned for the city’s northwest side.Ryan Quam is developing two apartment buildings at 1310-1320 Campus Drive on land owned by Tip of the Spear LLC.He plans to construct two four-story, 36-unit apartment buildings on the...
Whitewater: School board candidates weigh in during forum
By Chris Spangler Inclusivity, community input and boosting test scores were among the topics covered during a Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education candidate forum Saturday. Six candidates — Incumbent Thayer Coburn, Stephanie Hicks, Christy Linse, Joseph Kromholz, Lisa Huempfner and Chuck Mills — are on the April 4...
K-9 teams, guests fill Fort’s American Legion Banquet Hall in honor of K-9 Veterans Day
By Kim McDarison A statewide observance of K-9 Veterans Day was held Sunday in the American Legion Banquet Hall, Fort Atkinson. The observance, which has been held annually since 2015, when the Wisconsin Legislature proclaimed March 13 as a day of statewide observance, attracted some 60 attendees, among them K-9...