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The City of Middleton will undergo an exterior revaluation in the 2026 tax year, thanks to a $225,000 contract approved Aug. 20 by the Middleton Common Council.

TOWN OF MIDDLETON – A resident who helped motorists and school bus riders during last winter’s snowstorms was presented Monday with this year’s ‘Friend of the Award.” 

The City of Middleton will ask voters for their permission in the Nov. 5 presidential election to add a $23 quarterly charge per equivalent runoff unit for the city’s stormwater utility.

Local resident Beth Janetski of Cross Plains, Wisconsin, won a Red Ribbon in the biennial “National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition” at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School.

Alex Tanke of Dispersion Farms in Middleton, WI, was awarded $15,000 for the project, “Hybrid Hickory Variety Recommendations and Propagation Trials.”

CROSS PLAINS – Carly Persson, a city of Sun Prairie management analyst, is the village of Cross Plains’ new village administrator. 

In February the MCPASD school board approved a plan to install artificial turf on the baseball field, but progress remains stalled as the school district and the City of Middleton work through details related to rezoning and the materials used on the fields.

NuCare Senior Living has partnered with VitaCare Living to enhance the quality of life for residents in the senior living communities of Mount Horeb and Cross Plains, Wisconsin. This collaboration aims to provide comprehensive care services, foster community connections, and implement a resident-centric approach.

The vast majority of veterans in the United States do not qualify for dental coverage through the Veterans Administration (VA). Nearly half of them report having dental health issues. 

Travel west on Highway 14 to Spring Green, and you can’t help but notice a large industrial plant owned by Cardinal Glass Industries. Last week, Cardinal’s Coated Glass Sales Manager Jason Koch