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MIDDLETON – Before filing a lawsuit, former Middleton High School football coach Jason Pertzborn sought at least $370,000 in damages from the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District for allegedly making false and defamatory statements about him, according to his Notice of Claim. 

Over the summer, Middleton High School Key Club co-presidents Noah Duckett and Wyatt Ehrhardt came up with an idea that very quickly turned into a reality.

The City of Middleton is assembling a wide range of ways to reach the public with information about the Nov. 5 storm water utility referendum, according to information shared during the Tuesday, Sept. 17 Middleton Common Council meeting.

Four administrators from Middleton Cross Plains Area School District secondary schools shared the policies for student cell phone access at the September 9 MCPASD school board meeting. Both Kromrey Middle School and Glacier Creek Middle School) require that students’ phones are turned off.

During the same evening that a Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy co-president addressed the Middleton Common Council, meeting audience viewers learned the City of Middleton will host a Wednesday, Oct. 2 informational session about the Nov. 5 citywide stormwater utility referendum.

As the 100th anniversary of the Cross Plains American Legion Post 245 is marked, a century of unwavering commitment to veterans and the community is celebrated. Since its founding, Post 245 has served as a cornerstone of service and support, making a profound impact on countless lives through its diverse programs and initiatives.

The Middleton Common Council on Sept. 3 took action designed to clear the way for The Bruce Company’s Garden District development — but not without conditions.

MIDDLETON – Middleton High School’s former varsity head football coach alleged in a lawsuit that the school district made him “the fall guy” and forced his resignation when news of football players bullying others became public. 

Jason Pertzborn, the former head coach of Middleton High School’s football team, filed a lawsuit against the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District on Monday, claiming he was intimidated into signing an agreement to leave.

Shannon Valladolid, the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District’s director of information and public relations, on Wednesday issued a statement from the district responding to Pertzborn’s allegations and lawsuit. In it, the district disputed the former coach’s claim that he was forced to step down from the program. The district also said Pertzborn’s lawsuit, and a Notice of Claim included with it, made false allegations about the district’s students, staff and board members.

Pertzborn, who was also a Business Education teacher at MHS, resigned from that position, as well, on Jan. 26, 2023 amidst a locker room bullying scandal within the football program.

The Middleton Common Council and Mayor Emily Kuhn have proclaimed September at Library Card Sign-Up Month, and Sept. 29-Oct. 5 as Banned Books Week in the City of Middleton, thanks to a proclamation unanimously approved during the Sept. 3 council meeting.