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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.

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.