Editor’s note: The following story has been reprinted, with permission, from the online news site: Walworthcountycommunitynews.com. By Dan Plutchak Linda Godfrey, the author who gained fame after first writing about the legend of the Beast of Bray Road in 1991 in Walworth County’s weekly newspaper has died at the age of...
Category: Lifestyle
Fort native among heroes featured in nationwide TV special: ‘American Valor’
By Kim McDarison Growing up in Fort Atkinson, John Wolfram said he was a kid who liked to swim. He was a long-haired teenager in the mid-1960s — in fact, he said, his hair was so long his picture was not allowed in the school year book — and by...
Evergreen stories: Lifelong devotion from a Fort Atkinson Hmong-American soldier
Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series titled: “Evergreen stories,” which features the history associated with Fort Atkinson’s Evergreen Cemetery and the people who are interred within. President of the Evergreen Cemetery Association Brad Wilcox has described the cemetery as “an outdoor museum,” and serves as a...
Fort chamber announces winners of jingle contest
The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce has announced it has selected four winners of the Fort Atkinson Jingle Contest. The contest, which was announced in September, was developed through the Fort Atkinson Tourism Department in conjunction with the chamber to promote Fort Atkinson as a fun place to live,...
Book featuring St. Coletta’s history penned; book sale proceeds to support St. Coletta
By Kim McDarison A book about the history of St. Coletta, Jefferson, featuring the institution’s storied history and achievements, has been released, according to its author, Christina Goldstone. The book is titled: “Leading with their Hearts: the story of St. Coletta of Wisconsin.” Goldstone, who is a resident of Washington...