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In the August 13 Primary, incumbent 80th District State Assembly Rep. Mike Bare will face challenger Nasra Wehelie. Both candidates answered our questions about their backgrounds, their ideologies and their visions for the future of Wisconsin. 

Gunderson Funeral Homes, a locally owned business serving the Middleton area for over a century, recently made a donation to the Middleton Law Enforcement Foundation. Represented by Pete Gunderson, a third-generation family member, and Matt Gunderson, the fourth generation, the business has been a cornerstone in Dane County since 1922. 

CROSS PLAINS – The former chief of the Cross Plains Area Emergency Medical Service, accused of defrauding the agency out of nearly $40,000, pled guilty Monday to Theft by False Representation and was referred to the Deferred Prosecution Program. 

The Middleton Area Development Corporation presented a check for $100,000 to the Middleton Common Council on July 16 — representing the final payment in a $600,000 COVID-19 Middleton Economic Relief Loan program designed to help Middleton small businesses.

Pushed by a tax increment finance agreement, developers of a new apartment complex near the intersection of Greenway Boulevard and John Q. Hammons Drive received permission to abandon right-of-way along Greenway on July 16.

 Over the past decade, the operational and capital expenditures for smaller municipal police departments have risen significantly. The Middleton Police Department is among those struggling with these increasing expenses. Simply having patrol cars on the streets is no longer enough, as calls for service continue to increase and calls handled by the police department have become more complex.

MIDDLETON - The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education rejected a Notice of Claim earlier this month filed by an attorney for former Middleton High School football coach Jason Pertzborn. 

With several employees wearing company garb, Bruce Company officials on July 16 vented their frustration with another change in their effort to develop The Garden District with T Wall Enterprises during a two hour Middleton Common Council meeting.

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board of education approved a preliminary budget of $148,370,086 for the 2024-2025 school year with over 68% attributed to general operations including salary and benefits, services, supplies, equipment and miscellaneous. Special education accounts for 14.5% of expenditures, and debt service 8%.

Middleton, WI- The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a $200,000 grant to modernize its transportation fleet with the addition of one clean school bus. This funding, made possible through the 2023 Clean School Bus Program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and championed by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin,