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BLACK EARTH — The Black Earth Village Board addressed several community issues during its March 3 meeting, including a request from the American Legion regarding land for a potential community building, plans for a historical marker, and approval of an annual cycling event permit.

MIDDLETON - A large crowd filled the Middleton City Hall council chambers March 4 as residents gathered for a candidate forum featuring contenders for both the Middleton Common Council and mayor’s office ahead of the April 7 spring election.

MIDDLETON – The Sun Prairie Police Department’s investigation into allegations that then City Planner Mark Opitz groped Mayor Emily Kuhn last year after a speech has ended without any criminal charges being recommended.

Primary items of business for the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District board of education at its March 2 meeting were learning the details of the Achievement Gap Reduction plan at Sauk Trail Elementary School and the report from School Resource Officers (SROs) serving Middleton High School, three elementary schools in the city, Kromrey Middle School, Glacier Creek Middle School and Park Elementary School.

The City of Middleton responded forcefully to a Middleton woman’s March 3 letter alleging the city allows non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to be signed by city employees in cases of sexual harrassment.

Members of the Black Earth Historical Society held their annual meeting on February 15 at the Black Earth History Center. The meeting was followed by a presentation about the Native American effigy mound that was built in Black Earth 1,000 to 1,500 years ago.

TOWN OF MIDDLETON – The Town of Middleton’s effort to incorporate as a village advanced another step Friday after a circuit judge forwarded the matter to a state review board.

Individuals considering opening a business selling hemp-derived THC products might want to act quickly before a new ordinance is given final approval by the Middleton Common Council is enacted — or watch their investment go up in smoke, because the ordinance restricts where the products can be sold in the city.

Six students in Middleton Cross Plains Area School District were honored at the February 23 board meeting for exemplifying the Cardinal Foundation of Communication as observed by their teachers and other staff in their individual schools.  The students were Ainsle Theisen, Kromrey Middle School; Genesis Sotero Cayaxon, Sauk Trail Elementary; Madeline Saidyl and Reese Moon, classmates at West Middeton Elementary; and Noah Lucch

MIDDLETON – Middleton Mayor Emily Kuhn’s request for a harassment injunction against Mark Opitz was settled out of court Friday in a confidential agreement.