MADISON–When inmates at the Dane County Jail began displaying fevers and other potential COVID-19 symptoms, eight were quarantined and tested and two have now tested positive for the virus. Two sheriff’s deputies have tested positive for the virus.
On March 26, the eight... + continue reading
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MIDDLETON–Middleton City Administrator Mike Davis received a suggestion from a new resident to show Good Neighbor spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic by decorating their neighborhoods.
The resident, who was unnamed, offered the following proposals for the weeks of April. In an email to... + continue reading
MADISON–A Wisconsin federal judge who extended voter registration two weeks ago, has ruled that municipal clerks cannot release election results until April 13, one week after Election Day.
U.S. District Judge William Conley on Thursday extended absentee ballot request to 5 p.m. on... + continue reading
MIDDLETON–The Middleton Good Neighbor Hub group kicked off its weekly Zoom meeting on March 27 with a call for district captains to organize volunteer efforts in various neighborhoods. The districts follow Middleton Common Council districts, and currently captains are need in districts 1, 4,... + continue reading
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Anger.
Sadness.
Frustration.
Loneliness.
Those are the emotions swirling around coaches, athletes and the Middleton sporting community as all activities have been placed on hold in the wake of... + continue reading
Schools
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MIDDLETON–A Middleton High School (MHS) staff member accused of segregating students of color during STAR testing in October resigned Monday at the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District (... + continue reading
In Business
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MIDDLETON – It was sunshine and smiles Tuesday when city, school and utility officials broke ground for a five-megawatt solar array at Middleton Municipal Airport-Morey Field.
Mayor Gurdip... + continue reading
Obituaries
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MOUNT HOREB/MIDDLETON–Craig W. Hanson, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 3, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg, after a long courageous battle with COPD and a... + continue reading
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MADISON–Marie C. Medina, age 102, of Madison, passed away on March 6, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 23, 1917, in Oxnard, CA, the daughter of Jesus Cabral and... + continue reading
Michelle's Musings
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Oh, 2020, I had such high hopes for you. A new decade. A leap year. A census year. A Presidential Election.
But then Australia caught on fire. I am not especially spiritual, but it did seem like... + continue reading
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I didn’t really want to go to Colorado when I left on March 11, but I had to go out and take care of some things at our house near the Royal Gorge.
When I got to the airport the lot was super... + continue reading
In Brief
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A local man who hoped to avoid having his name listed in this newspaper’s court report, which usually runs near the back of the newspaper, has found his way onto the front page after being... + continue reading
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From the desk of Pamela Westby, director of the Middleton Public Library:
Preprinted income tax forms will no longer be available at Middleton Public Library in 2014. The late release of printed... + continue reading
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