The Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will be celebrating Manufacturing Month by offering tours of some of Fort Atkinson’s largest employers to area high school and college students.Manufacturing Month is celebrated in Wisconsin in October, according to information released by the chamber. The activities in...
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Fort FFA petting zoo comes to Purdy
Members of the Fort Atkinson High School FFA brought a petting zoo to Purdy Elementary School on Wednesday. One by one, classes went outside to visit and pet the goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, guinea pigs, a mini horse, a mini donkey, a heifer, a llama, rabbits and a potbellied pig....
Whitewater Arts Alliance to host UW-Whitewater Collaboration Show
The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) has announced it will be hosting the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Collaboration Show, a hybrid gallery and virtual exhibition developed to help connect artists in the Whitewater community and display their talents. The exhibition will showcase a variety of work produced by artists of varying ages...
Wisconsin School Board Appreciation Week set for Oct. 3-9
Editor’s note: The following information has been supplied by the School District of Fort Atkinson in conjunction with the school districts of Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, Waterloo, Watertown and Whitewater. The Wisconsin Association of School Boards has set Oct. 3-9 as Wisconsin School Board Appreciation Week as a time...
UW-Whitewater reaches 70% student vaccination rate
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have reported a 70% COVID-19 vaccination rate as of Sept. 24, according to information released by the university. That reaches the milestone five weeks ahead of the recently extended UW System deadline of Oct. 31, the release continued.Vaccinated UW-Whitewater students now are eligible for the...