MIDDLETON–A Middleton city ordinance banning the use of vape products where smoking is banned went into effect on Sept. 6, just one day after Public Health of Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) issued a health warning concerning the use of the devices.
The measure was proposed in Middleton by... + continue reading
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MIDDLETON–Community members are invited to attend a public presentation on Sept. 17 from 12-1 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers (7426 Hubbard Ave.) Planning and design consultants from SEH and EUA will be sharing their draft space needs findings for Middleton' s future downtown... + continue reading
TOWN OF MIDDLETON–In another sign of the crumbling relationship between the Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy and the town board, the Friends group said it will withdraw from maintenance activities at the conservancy.
In an August 15 letter from the Friends to the Town of Middleton board, the... + continue reading
DANE COUNTY–The Dane County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in a death investigation.
On Sept. 7, a decomposing, man’s body was found in the Town of Blooming Grove near some railroad tracks on Underdahl Rd., east of I-39. Deputies responded to a report... + continue reading
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After home games at Otto Breitenbach Stadium, most of Middleton’s football team heads down University Avenue to Middleton Sport Bowl to relax, chill, gobble down pizza and scroll through their... + continue reading
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MIDDLETON–Applications are being accepted for the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District’s (MCPASD) Weekend Food Program, through Sept. 20. The program free to all students in the... + continue reading
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MIDDLETON–Dozens of people turned out on Aug. 22 for State Bank of Cross Plains “grand reopening” of its Middleton branch. The celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and... + continue reading
Obituaries
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MIDDLETON–Neal W. “Starky” Starkweather, age 85, passed away on ‘Positive Thinking Day,’ Friday, September 13, 2019 following a brief illness. He was born in Madison, to... + continue reading
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MIDDLETON–Orville Eugene "Bud" Ladd, age 88, of Middleton, passed away on Sept. 8, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born on Aug. 31, 1931, in Highland, WI, the son of Orville... + continue reading
Michelle's Musings
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I heard a staggering statistic on the radio the other day as I was stopped on the beltline, sipping my morning coffee: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for people aged 10-34 in the... + continue reading
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I was 14 the summer Lady Diana Spencer married Charles Prince of Wales in 1981, only five years younger than Diana herself. I had friends with sisters her age.
I remember watching the seemingly... + continue reading
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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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