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TOWN OF MIDDLETON – The Town Board Monday voted no to a month-long closing of part of Pioneer Road and deferred action on approving a $74,000 recreational trail segment. 

Shoe Box owner Steve Schmitt takes center stage in new book “Baseball Like it Oughta Be”: a deep dive into how the Black Earth native transformed the Madison Mallards from a struggling summer-collegiate baseball team to a massive box-office hit.

The City of Middleton will begin its 2026 city budget discussions with a June 17 overview presentation for the Finance & Personnel Committee, and culminating with the approval of the city’s tax levy on Tuesday, Nov. 18, according to a calendar approved May 20 by the Middleton Common Council.

Bob Hesselbein was elected by his peers to serve as president of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board of education at its May 19 meeting. Other officers elected were Catherine Kells, vice-president; Marni Ginsberg, clerk; and Jim Coursey, treasurer. Hesselbein was first elected to the school board in 2018; his current term ends in 2028.

The May 12 meeting of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School district board of education started with congratulatory words for students and their mentors. Dr.

Celebrating more than three decades of service with the City of Middleton, the Middleton Common Council on May 6 thanked retiring Director of Public Works/City Engineer Shawn Stauske with his own proclamation.

Friends, fellow servicemen, and family members of US Army Pfc. Dennis Stoppleworth gathered to celebrate the veteran’s induction into the Madison VA Hall of Heroes on Friday. Rick Stoppleworth shared a moving testimony of his late brother’s life, service, and awards during a ceremony at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. Rick Stoppleworth was joined by Fred Bowden, a close friend and enlistment “buddy” of Pfc. Stoppleworth. 

The Middleton Common Council will save $205,500 in borrowing as part of the 2025 Capital Borrowing Plan, thanks to action taken May 6 by the council.

Saluting more than a quarter-century of service to the City of Middleton, retiring Director of Human Resources Brian Wolhaupter received a proclamation in his honor from the Mayor Emily Kuhn and the Middleton Common Council on May 20.

On a wind-whipped wild weather day the Village of Mazomanie celebrated upgrades to Lions Park, with over a half a million dollars in improvements installed in 2024. Village President