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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.

The City of Middleton has a finite amount of time to use federal renewable energy funds, according to an update provided by City Sustainability Coordinator Kelly Hilyard.

Casual viewers of the Aug. 5 council meeting may have thought something strange was brewing when the president of Middleton’s Capital Brewery backed a plan to bring B-Cycle to Middleton — but the results will be tasty for bicycle rental enthusiasts.

With the aim of detaching some properties from the town, the City of Middleton will continue cooperative plan negotiations with the Town of Westport, according to a resolution approved Aug. 5 by the Middleton Common Council.