The 28th Annual Fourth-Grade Farm Tour was held earlier this month. Members of the Kutz family once again opened their farm for touring to approximately 750 fourth-graders from 24 schools across Jefferson County. Fourth-graders, their teachers and chaperons arrived from schools within the communities of Watertown, Johnson Creek, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson,...
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Five-day Fourth of July Festival: Downtown Whitewater previews 2023 activities, and some nostalgia
By Kim McDarison While the Whitewater Fourth of July celebration has a long history, reaching back to a time when events were held in the city’s Starin Park, the extended-weekend-long festivity moved to its downtown location, in Cravath Lakefront Park, in 2000, Jean Mills, a Whitewater resident and then-Fourth of...
Heart of the City sponsors third annual ‘No Mow May’
Heart of the City, a Fort Atkinson-based, nonprofit community group, has announced that it will be sponsoring its annual pollinator support program called “No Mow May.” In its third year, the program encourages residents in Fort Atkinson to refrain from mowing their backyards during the month of May. According to...
League-assembled panel discusses needs of Whitewater’s Nicaraguan community
By Kim McDarison Supporting and affirming Whitewater’s growing Nicaraguan community was the focus of a community-based forum and panel-led discussion organized by the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters. The forum, which was attended by some 40 members of the public, was held Thursday, April 20, at the Cravath Lakefront...
Paid advertisement: LPI Living Estate Sale
Lamp Post Inn Bed and Breakfast has closed. As a result, LPI, 408 South Main St., Fort Atkinson, will be holding the second of two living estate sales Saturday, April 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Photos of items that are being...