By Kim McDarison Members of the City of Whitewater Common Council Tuesday formally thanked outgoing City Manager Cameron Clapper for his service. While Tuesday’s meeting was originally slated to be Clapper’s last council meeting, during the meeting, council approved holding a special meeting likely before the next regularly scheduled meeting...
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Assembly Speaker, Senate Majority Leader each face primary challenges; Trump endorses one candidate
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 ProjectDemocrats are not running candidates this year against the two most powerful...
Fort Council approves hospital campus area home rezoning
By Ryan Whisner The Fort Atkinson City Council approved the rezoning of four homes that border Fort Memorial Hospital from single-family residential to institutional. Fort HealthCare had requested to rezone properties at 603, 609 and 615 North Fourth St. and 403 McMillen Ave. for expansion of employee parking at the...
Whitewater: Council brings fire department in house; explores November ballot referendum
By Kim McDarisonThe Whitewater Common Council Thursday approved an agreement, bringing the city’s fire and EMS services in house. The agreement was adopted unanimously during a special joint meeting of the council and Whitewater Fire Department, Inc., the nonprofit organization that, until Thursday’s decision, provided the city and several surrounding communities...
Fort’s Green Bay Packaging expansion advances
Correction: Green Bay Packaging acquired Wisconsin Packaging in 2018. Copy has been changed to reflect this history. Fort Atkinson Online regrets the error. By Chris Spangler Green Bay Packaging Inc. is planning an expansion that eventually could add about 20 employees to the Fort Atkinson industry. The Fort Atkinson Plan...