Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise, both online properties of Fort Atkinson Online LLC, will be placed on indefinite pause with the close of 2024. The pause is a result of life-related changes which require a reallocation of time by the site’s editor and sole employee, Kim McDarison. The sites also...
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Community Foundation celebrates Sue Hartwick’s retirement; names Megan Hartwick as successor
By Chris Spangler The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation earlier this month saluted Sue Hartwick on her upcoming retirement as program administrator of the 51-year-old organization. During a reception at the Hoard Historical Museum held Friday, Nov. 15, past and present board of directors members and guests lauded Hartwick, who has...
World War II memorial unveiled
By Chris Spangler Fort Atkinson saluted “the Greatest Generation” Sunday with the unveiling of a World War II memorial in McCoy Park. Titled “Worth Fighting For,” the monument consists of a stainless-steel globe set on a stone base. Nearby are two benches in memory of the late Stephen Ambrose, a...
Names of Fort Firemen engraved on state memorial wall
By Chris SpanglerThe names of three Fort Atkinson firefighters who died in a truck crash en route to a Rockdale blaze nearly 101 years ago have been engraved on the Wisconsin Fire and EMS Memorial Wall.On Saturday, Sept. 28, the late William Gross, Herman Smith and Frank Hoffman were among...
Evers tours Evergreen Cemetery
By Kim McDarison Gov. Tony Evers arrived at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Atkinson Friday morning to meet with members of the community, including cemetery association members and other community leaders, to learn about extensive damage sustained to the facility last year. He additionally received information about efforts made by the...