October 2026

Middleton’s cross country teams brought a handful of new runners to the Wisconsin Lutheran Invite on Oct. 8.

And the Cardinals’ girls finished seventh out of 14 teams. Middleton’s boys were 10th out of 16 teams.

“We decided to sit our top five varsity runners to give some other guys an opportunity to run at the varsity level and help us determine our lineup heading into the conference meet,” said Middleton coach Brian Finnel. “I thought the group did a nice job stepping into those roles and gained some really valuable experience.”

Verona won the girls title with 55 points, while Wauwatosa East was a close second with 59. The Cardinals finished with 195 points.

Middleton junior Lilly Schueffner was 26th overall in 19:32.8, while sophomore Cameron Wambold was 36th in 20:03.8. Junior Riley Redepenning was 41st in 20:20.6, sophomore Hazel Gardner was 46th in 20:31.3 and sophomore Arianna Fitzpatrick was 54th in 20:50.5.

Following discussion, the Middleton Common Council on Oct. 6 voted to move its 2027 City of Middleton Budget Hearing to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4 to avoid a conflict with the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election.

Acting on staff and plan commission recommendations, the Middleton Common Council on Oct. 6 approved a conditional use permit to allow construction of Wisconsin’s second Fisher House.

The Black Earth Village Board approved several zoning changes, discussed rising costs and capital needs for the 2027 budget and conditionally renewed an operator’s license during its October 6 meeting.