January 2019

MIDDLETON–An invoice that didn’t look like an invoice is the explanation given why the towns of Middleton, Springfield and Westport didn’t pay their 2017 capital assessment to the Middleton Fire District.

The town of Middleton will consider paying their $248,083 assessment at a town board meeting next month.

Each year the Fire District sends its member municipalities a bill for their share of the capital equipment the district has purchased that year. In 2017, that included the property at Century Ave. and CTH M for Fire Station #3, a vehicle and self-contained breathing apparatus.

Each municipality is assessed a portion of the cost based on the equalized value of the property within the municipality. The town of Middleton is responsible for 25 percent of the district’s expenses. 

In 2017, the three towns were assessed a combined $358,870.

MIDDLETON–Nearly a year before town of Middleton Administrator/Treasurer David Shaw resigned, board supervisors were concerned with his failure to report a crew member’s DUI citation and his work productivity, according to Shaw’s recently released 2017 performance review. 

Shaw resigned in November 2018, along with then Deputy Treasurer Patti Keichinger. Board Supervisors have not disclosed why Shaw’s employment ended after 10 years on the job. And, there are not many hints in his last performance review, the only one that exists, said Town Administrator Greg DiMiceli.

“There are no others…There are none for (Keichinger),” DiMiceli said Friday.

The Times-Tribuneoriginally asked for the documents on Nov. 1, 2018, immediately following the resignations of Shaw and Keichinger, through an Open Records Request.

According to the review:

When your father runs a business called ‘Shot Dr. Academy,’ there’s a high level of pressure on you to also be a deadly shooter.

Sam Close has always been a marksman and one of the top shooters in the Madison-area. But Close, a senior guard at Middleton High School, has struggled at times this season.

Last Thursday, though, Close erupted for a career-high 28 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. In the process, Close helped power Middleton to an impressive 62-48 win over Madison West.

The Cardinals, who also defeated Madison Memorial two nights later, are now 11-6 overall and tied for fourth place in the Big Eight Conference at 8-5. Middleton also avenged a one-point loss to the Regents on Dec. 4.

Middleton’s wrestling team wrapped up the Big Eight Conference dual meet championship on Jan. 25.

The Cardinals defeated Janesville Parker, 50-24, to win the league’s dual meet title.

Middleton’s Hunter Grimm notched a technical fall over Tracey Kessler, 17-0, at 113 pounds and Lesley Neisius pinned Drexel Norman in 42 seconds at 120. Jesus Quechol Ramirez defated Nicolas Lux, 17-2, at 138 and Joseph Hoffman pinned Damian Quaerna in 5:24 at 152.

Kevin Meicher pinned Treveon Sanda in 1:46 at 160 and Remington Lockwood pinned Jacob Law in 1:03 at 170. Cole Olmsted pinned Aleczander Anderson in 5:15 at 182, Elliot Zanon won by major decision over Salvador Acosta, 13-0, at 195 and Gavin Adler pinned Bryce Heerey in 5:50 at 220.

Middleton also defeated Hudson, 36-35, and dropped a 64-5 decision to Wisconsin Rapids at the Rapids Duals last Saturday.