Results are in for Fort Atkinson's voter decisions in the Spring 2026 election, including local elections.

The Fort Atkinson ballot for Spring Election Day, Tuesday, April 7, 2026 includes two open seats for the Fort Atkinson School District Board of Education. Three candidates will challenge on Tuesday’s ballot: Chevon Bowen, and incumbents Kory Knickrehm and Amy Amato (Reynolds).

The Wisconsin 2026 Spring Election on Tuesday, April 7th. Included on the ballot are Jefferson County Board of Supervisors races. More information about the candidates follows.

Get essential details for Fort Atkinson voters regarding the April 7, 2026 Wisconsin Spring Election.

Ahead of the March 19th Fort Atkinson City Council Candidate Forum and the April 7th Spring General Election, Fort Atkinson Independent Reporter asked the four qualifying council candidates for their backgrounds, their views and positions on what they perceive as key local governance issues, and how they propose to address those issues if elected.

A Fort Atkinson City Council Candidate Forum will be held on Thursday, March 19th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Fort Atkinson Dwight Foster Public Library, FCCU Community Room.

FAIR is taking a comprehensive look at Fort HealthCare’s renovation. Senior VP and CFO James Nelson described Fort HealthCare’s remodeling project as a “major transformation,” referencing the six-year renovation project at the main hospital campus on Sherman Avenue. The project represents a major stride in community health services, symbolic of positive local economic development. Three years in planning and 18 months of major on-site work, the renovation is now within two mo

Today (September 17) the Fort Atkinson Independent Reporter (FAIR) celebrates National Constitution Day and the start of National Constitution Week.

The Jefferson County Department of Human Services and Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin (CAC) formally opened the Jefferson County Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

Fort Atkinson is extending its Community Retail Marketing Survey through Friday, August 29. This important survey gives everyone an opportunity to voice their opinions about the future retail landscape, according to City Manager Rebecca Houseman, "so that the community can attract the businesses and services that are truly wanted and needed."

In his first official “State of Jefferson County” address on July 24, 2025, County Administrator Michael Luckey outlined a future that balances progress with preservation stating that, “Jefferson County is growing intentionally with a strong sense of purpose, vision, and responsibility.”

Today marked a momentous event for Fort Atkinson with groundbreaking for the city’s first housing development in 25 years.

The City of Fort Atkinson took another major step forward in its economic development plans on Friday, July 11, 2025 with the closing of 10.79 acres in the Klement Business Park to WI Development Partners, LLC.

The Fort Atkinson city government has published its planning schedule for the 2026 annual Operating Budget. Also included in this activity is development of the city’s Capital Improvements Budget for the six-year period from 2026 through 2031. These city budgeting processes occur every year.

Today marks Gun Violence Awareness Day in the United States, the nationally recognized movement that honors 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was fatally shot by a stray bullet on a playground in Chicago in 2013.

Charter Communications and Spectrum Internet announced this week, the expansion of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 4,200 homes and small businesses in previously unserved or underserved addresses in portions of Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

The Jefferson County Land and Water Conservation Department (LWCD) has announced availability of funding to landowners and farmers for a variety of conservation projects. The projects must prevent erosion, enhance soil health or protect the water quality of our lakes and streams. LWCD staff are available to assist interested citizens who have erosion or water quality concerns on their property.

A special highlight of Fort Atkinson’s 2025 Memorial Day observance at Evergreen Cemetery on Monday, May 26th was the keynote address given by combat veteran Kyle Bente, Specialist, United States Army Transportation Corps. Specialist Bente served during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.