The smell of food, mixed with the sounds of music and fun, filled Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park Saturday on the city’s west side. The park serves annually as the site of the Fort Fall Fiesta, hosted by the Unity Project of Fort Atkinson, for the purpose of bringing members of...
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First Congregational United Church of Christ choir member of 65 years shares love of music
The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Fort Atkinson earlier this month celebrated the 65-year musical ministry of JoAnn Rose. According to information shared for publication by the church’s Church Relations Committee, Rose joined the senior choir in 1959, singing for several directors over 15 years before Marvin Olsen...
Fort HealthCare: Hospital featured in report for work in advancing health equity in rural communities
Information released by Fort HealthCare officials on Monday notes that the organization is featured in a recent report by the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA). The report highlights Fort HealthCare’s work, along with hospitals around the state, to provide quality care, the release stated. According to the release, Fort HealthCare’s initiative,...
Annual ‘Fall Fiesta’ to be held Saturday in Jones Park
Members of The Unity Project of Fort Atkinson will be hosting the seventh annual Fort “Fall Fiesta” this Saturday. The event will be held in Jones Park, 600 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, between noon and 4 p.m. The event is free to attend and open to the public. According to...
Jefferson, Walworth counties named among America’s healthiest communities by U.S. News and World Report
By Kim McDarisonU.S. News and World Report has ranked 500 counties, naming them as the healthiest communities nationwide in 2024.In the Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise readership area, both Jefferson County, ranking No. 196, and Walworth County, ranking No. 419, made the list.Wisconsin was well represented among the top 500...