Fort Atkinson police officers are wearing mourning bands on their uniforms today.It was 53 years ago, on April 9, 1968, when Patrolman David McKee Sr. lost his life while attempting to rescue a 16-year-old boy who had fallen into the Rock River from the downtown railroad trestle hear his home. Witnesses...
Category: Opinion
Your Take: Keep wearing your mask
Editor’s note: Jefferson County does not have a mask mandate/ordinance per se. However, health officials are strongly recommending that residents continue to wear facemasks in public to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Editor, Fort Atkinson Online: My husband and I applaud Jefferson County on its decision to continue...
Your Take: A message from Jefferson County’s health officer
Dear community members:I am writing to you today about something very close to my heart – the health and safety of our fellow Jefferson County residents. The Wisconsin State Supreme Court has overturned the current public health emergency, which also ended the mask order that was in place to keep Wisconsinites...
Behind My Door: Take it all off!
By Sandra Bernhardt I feel I should begin this column with a sincere apology. (It’s the right thing to do.) Dear readers: I am so sorry that I chose a sneaky title. I’ll bet you hoped this column would be X-rated, didn’t you? Forgive me for disappointing you. I realize I...
Our Take: Celebrating Easter
Easter 2020 came just weeks after gathering places were shuttered and residents were sent home in hopes of curbing the coronavirus’ spread.No new Easter bonnets and frilly dresses.No fragrant Easter lilies and daffodils decorating church altars.No choruses of “Christ the Lord Has Risen Today.”Well, at least not in person.Easter worship...