By Kim McDarison An opening reception was held Saturday at the Fort Atkinson Club community center for the Frances Jones Highsmith Art Show. The show, which runs through April 7, features the work of several local artists, including husband and wife Brian and Angie Szabo, and Mark Skudlarek, a potter...
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April showers bring May flowers?
A torrent of wafting particles turned Fort Atkinson and Whitewater into a giant snow globe early Saturday, as Mother Nature gave the adage: “April showers bring May flowers,” a new twist, but the effect didn’t last long as the afternoon brought warmer temperatures, turning the snowflakes back into water, setting...
FAO ‘Cutest Pet in Fort’ winners receive prizes
By Kim McDarison Over the last several days, Fort Atkinson Online had the pleasure of meeting our “Cutest Pet in Fort’ contest winners, and they were, of course, even more cute in person. With 65 entrants in our contest, our judges had an incredibly hard decision, and we thank them...
UW-Whitewater water research projects garner statewide funding
Three research endeavors at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have been awarded nearly $40,000 in funding from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, according to information released by the university Tuesday. The research projects — which vary from a Freshwater Summer Camp to developing a toolkit designed to measure the effects of...
Report card cites Rock River Health Care Network as among ‘Wisconsin Communities in Action’
By Kim McDarison Jefferson County and the Rock River Health Care Network (RRHCN) have announced that they were recently recognized in the 2021 Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card within the framework of “Wisconsin Communities in Action.” The report card is published by the University of Wisconsin Population Health...