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The Middleton Cross-Plains Area School District Board of Education listened to a variety of data presentations and citizen comments during their monthly meeting, providing updates on student achievement, athletics and activities as well as district-wide communication and sustainability initiatives. 

Middleton’s 5-Year Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan will be updated in 2026, thanks to action taken Aug. 19 by the Middleton Common Council.

Amy Ma, a freshman at Middleton High School, has been named the winner of the prestigious WEA Member Benefits Student Art Contest for her painting “A Moment in Time.” Chosen from more than 150 entries submitted by K–12 students across Wisconsin, Amy’s work stood out for its originality, expressive depth, and striking use of artistic elements and design.

Citing a lower-than-average rate of return, the Middleton Water Utility will file a Simplified Rate Case Study with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission following approval by the Middleton Common Council on Aug. 19.

Middleton Public Works Director Benjamin John agreed Tuesday night, Aug. 19, to work with city staff and residents after several residents complained about an excessive number of ‘no parking’ signs lining Mound Drive.

MADISON – A Dane County judge last week refused to dismiss forgery charges against a town of Middleton man acting as an attorney for Donald Trump’s 2020 Wisconsin presidential campaign.

A suspicious death investigation in the Town of Mazomanie is being investigated as a homicide.  A 70-year-old male victim was located inside the property at 9888 Dunlap Hollow Rd. on Thursday, August 28^th, after he failed to arrive at a pre-planned dinner with loved ones and was unable to be reached by phone. The 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe he owned, the vehicle he presumably arrived in, was not at the residence and could not be accounted for.

Drawing support from 11 residents who sent emails or spoke in support, the embattled Parisi Park shelter bid received final approval by the Middleton Common Council on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Middleton’s 8-year-old fund balance policy received a revision during the Aug. 5 Finance Committee and Middleton Common Council meetings.

Soon-to-be Middleton High School senior Griffin Schumacher, 17, has always felt at home on the water. Whether paddling the quiet bends of the Wisconsin River or navigating the choppier waves of Lake Mendota, his connection to Wisconsin’s waterways runs deep—and now, it’s fueling a mission.