By Kim McDarison The City of Whitewater Common Council Tuesday received an update about the process underway to hire a city manager. The update was presented by Human Resources Coordinator Judy Atkinson. During the presentation, Atkinson said the city’s search committee had plans to meet on Friday with the city’s...
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Jefferson County Dems to host ‘Rally for Vruwink’
Editor's note: The copy in this story has been updated to represent a change in event time and venue. The rally will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at Paddy Coughlin’s Pub, 14 East Sherman Ave., Fort Atkinson. The Jefferson County Democratic Party has announced that...
Whitewater: Council receives referendum presentation from school district
Update: The following information was recently released by the Whitewater Unified School District: WUSD taxpayers will realize a lower than expected levy rate after the school board approved the district’s 2022-23 budget. As a result, the tax levy will decrease by about 7% from the previous year, with a mill...
Demolition to begin at former Loeb-Lorman scrapyard site
By Ryan Whisner The Fort Atkinson City Council approved a $458,000 contract with Edgerton Contractors Inc. for demolition work at the former Loeb-Lorman scrapyard. In addition, the council authorized Fort Atkinson City Engineer Andy Selle to approve an additional $78,290 for other bid package items to be added. All buildings,...
Assembly District 31 candidates respond to questionnaire
By Kim McDarison A fall general election will be held Nov. 8. Residents within Wisconsin Assembly District 31 will find two names on the ballot: Democrat Brienne Brown and Republican Ellen Schutt. In April, Wisconsin underwent a redistricting process which changed the boundaries of some legislative districts. Redistricting is a...