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A woman claiming she was struck by a Pleasant View Golf Course patron’s ball and a homeowner whose garage was struck by a City of Middleton vehicle both filed claims — and both were rejected by the Middleton Common Council as part of its Aug. 5 agenda.

Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” tour brought all the flair, fireworks and fame of the British pop-rock band to a sold-out Camp Randall on July 19, but it wasn’t just the music that captured the audience’s hearts. The band honored Bill Rahko, Coldplay’s 3x Grammy-nominated producer and sound engineer—and Middleton High School Class of 2007 alumnus!

In a digital era dominated by streaming services and syndicated content, a group of local musicians in Mazomanie is proving there’s still a place—and a purpose—for small-town radio.

TOWN OF MIDDLETON – Current constant heavy dump truck traffic on Airport Road prompted the Town Board last week to use an aerial drone to record the condition of the road to compare it against the condition when the hauling stops.

About 150 residents, volunteers, and EMS members filled the Cross Plains Fire Department to share their disapproval with the Village Board over a recent Finance Committee report, which proposes the Village take over the Cross Plains EMS department. 

CROSS PLAINS – The Village Board last week granted preliminary approvals for a residential subdivision and a golf course development, part of which is slated to be annexed into the village from the town of Cross Plains.

Annie Heathcote is an award-winning public speaker, viral influencer, designer, disability advocate, multi-business owner, and vocal Christian. Now, at just 26 years old, the Mazomanie native adds ‘published author’ to her resume with the launch of “Still We Rise: Stories of Triumph Over Disabilities and the Strength of Empowerment”.

“We are the mustard capital of the world now,” declared Barry Levenson, founder of the National Mustard Museum in Middleton. “With all apologies to Dijon, France, and French’s mustard, we are the capital of mustard.”

TOWN OF MIDDLETON – The town of Middleton Friday filed a petition for incorporation as a village seeking to protect its boundaries and tax base for further annexation.

A powerful thunderstorm supercell that formed in central Iowa County on the humid afternoon of Wednesday, July 16^t, continued into northwestern Dane County, spawning an EF1 and EFO tornado in its wake. The most damage could be found in Roxbury Township, in Dane County, where 20 to 40 tree limbs were taken down in one area, according to the National Weather Service, and winds reached 80 miles an hour.