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The Middleton Common Council voted March 4 to extend its intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Middleton and extend its border discussions for at least one more year.

Middleton has officially welcomed its new Police Chief, Steven Thompson, following the retirement of longtime Chief Troy Hellenbrand. With over 18 years of law enforcement experience, Thompson is eager to bring his leadership and vision to the Middleton Police Department.

Sauk Trail Elementary School principal Chris Dahlk presented the semi-annual report on the Achievement Gap Reduction program, a grant-funded initiative that has been supporting academic efforts at Sauk Trail since the 2010-2011 school year.

Acting on Pleasant View Golf Course Steering Committee recommendations, the Middleton Common Council on March 4 approved the purchase of more than $630,000 of equipment and furniture for the Pleasant View Golf Course.

CROSS PLAINS – Jerry Gray, this village’s long-time Director of Public Facilities, said an unusual event convinced him it was time to retire. 

The City of Middleton is replacing its 23-year-old financial software and needs help to find the right system as well as implement it over several years.

CROSS PLAINS - “We’re nearing the finish line,” Village President Jay Lengfeld said Monday (FEB. 24) as the Village Board approved spending nearly $277,000 for the Lions Legacy Pavilion’s components to be built in Zander Park. 

While blizzard and whiteout conditions are no laughing matter, the City of Middleton’s new snowplow is about to be named by Middleton elementary school children.

Sending Middleton High School students into the labor market with valuable and marketable skills was applauded by the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board members at the February 24 meeting.

The Middleton Common Council on Feb. 18 voted to approve hiring Baker Tilly to conduct a combined Classification and Compensation / Organizational and Operational Study.