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March 2022

Fri
11
Mar
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Board Reviews Handling of Gun at High School

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 12:59

MIDDLETON–The Board of Education Monday reviewed what went right and wrong on Jan. 24 when Middleton High School (MHS) and two nearby schools were locked down in response to a report of a student with a gun.

The 15-year-old student was located and taken into custody within 45 minutes, but no gun was found on the student nor at the school, Superintendent Dana Monogue said at the time.

When staff received credible information about a student possibly having a gun, it decided that constituted a safety threat and the whole building locked down within five seconds, said Jim Blodgett, director of technology services.

After that, many protocols were correctly followed.

Middleton police responded quickly, and command posts were established for the school district and police.

Fri
11
Mar
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Administrator Candidates Narrowed Down to Four

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 12:58

MIDDLETON–The City of Middleton has narrowed its search for a new city administrator down to four finalists: Drake Daily, Bryan Gadow, Erin Knackstedt and Jason Peters. One of them will replace Mike Davis who is set to retire in May after 24 years in the job.

Drake Daily is the current village administrator in New Glarus, a job he has held since 2019. He previously worked as a management analyst for the City of Sun Prairie for four years. In 2014/2015 he was an administrative intern at the City of Middleton and the Village of Waunakee. He has degrees from UW-Madison and the Robert A. LaFollette School of Public Affairs.

Tue
08
Mar
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Middleton routs Arrowhead, wins regional

Submitted by MTT News on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 07:58

TOWN OF MERTON — Kaden Fosdick wasn’t sure what his next move would be.

Middleton’s 6-foot-6 junior forward darted across the perimeter, then saw the lane open wide. Fosdick attacked the paint, gave a quick look to his left, took a hop step, then threw down a hammer dunk over Hartland Arrowhead’s Jace Gilbert.

It was the Cardinals’ first dunk of the season. It also put the exclamation point on a thrilling 60-40 Middleton win over the Warhawks in a WIAA Division 1 regional final last Saturday night.

“It was a great moment in life,” Fosdick said afterwards. “I was a little surprised. It’s been a while since I’ve had a hop step dunk, but it was awesome.”

The Cardinals were awesome, too.

Fifth-seeded Middleton held fourth-seeded Arrowhead to just 25.6% shooting (11-of-43) and a season-low point total. Just 24 hours earlier, the Cardinals held Wauwatosa East to their lowest scoring output this season.

Tue
08
Mar
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Middleton KO's 'Tosa East

Submitted by MTT News on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 07:55

The lead, once as great as nine points, was gone now.

The scoring drought had reached nearly 10 minutes.

And things looked extremely bleak for Middleton’s boys basketball team last Friday.

That’s when T.J. Bauer flashed the skill set that made him an all-conference defensive back on the gridiron last fall and a lockdown defender on the hardwood today.

With Middleton trailing Wauwatosa East, 40-39, in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal, Bauer intercepted a Red Raiders’ pass on the perimeter. Bauer raced the other way, beat everyone to the basket and gave Middleton a lead it wouldn't relinquish.

The Cardinals went on to post a thrilling 45-40 win and advanced to a regional final Saturday night against Hartland Arrowhead.

Fri
04
Mar
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Gloria J. Darragh

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:06

MIDDLETON - Gloria J. Darragh, 92, of Middleton, passed away on Feb. 26, 2022, at Waunakee Manor. She was born on Jan. 26, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, IA, the daughter of James and Jeannie (Usher) Taylor.

Gloria graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts. She enjoyed traveling around the world, especially to Nepal and Thailand. She had a love of animals and enjoyed seeing ones from other countries, but she loved her cats and dogs the most. Gloria was a proud gardener, avid reader and crossword puzzle enthusiast. She enjoyed the holidays and decorating. She was kind and touched the lives of many people with her friendly demeanor and smile. Gloria was very active in the Episcopal church and was involved in P.E.O. She was a resilient woman and overcame many physical adversities during her life. Gloria adored spending time with her grandchildren more than anything and moved twice to be close to them.

Fri
04
Mar
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Richard R. Fayram

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:05

CROSS PLAINS–Richard Roberts Fayram, 73, of Cross Plains, passed away on Feb. 10, 2022 at home surrounded by family following a two year challenge with neuroendocrine tumors. He was born in Flint, MI, the son of Jerome and Gwen Fayram. He married Elizabeth Stockwell on June 19, 1971. They had two sons, Nathan and Justin.

Dick attended the University of Michigan where he met Liz. He earned a BS in Landscape Architecture at Michigan State and did graduate work at UW-Madison. He worked as a Landscape Architect at firms in the Chicago area, Rockford, and at UW-Madison. He was proud of his work on the Rockford Sportscore Complex and the UW Campus Master Plan. His landscape designs often featured native plants.

Dick, Liz and the young boys moved from Rockford, joining Dick’s brother David and his family in Madison. Gwen joined them there after she retired. Many events, holidays and family dinners were spent together.

Fri
04
Mar
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Ace Hardware to Open in CP, Job Fair Saturday

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:03

CROSS PLAINS–It’s been more than three years since the World of Variety store in in Cross Plains closed, but the building will soon come back to life when Ace Hardware opens its doors at the end of the month.

Tyler Johnson, regional director of operations for Niemann Foods, the company that holds the franchises, said the company saw a need for a hardware store in the community.

“We thought we could bring some revitalization, perhaps, to this area,” Johnson said. The Cross Plains Ace will be located in the Glacier Creek Shopping Center next to Piggly Wiggly, and Johnson, who oversees the company’s Wisconsin stores, said he hopes the Ace will bring further revitalizations and more traffic to the businesses.

“We like being in a hub with Piggly Wiggly and other businesses. We hope that we can bring in business for them and they can bring in business for us. 

“We hope to be an anchor in the community as well as being an employer,” stated Johnson.

Fri
04
Mar
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Rodens Raise Money, Awareness as JDRF Fund a Cure Family

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:00

MIDDLETON–After Lili Roden was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) 12 years ago the Roden family of Middleton began raising money and awareness for the disease, and in 2020 they were named a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Fund a Cure Family for the southwest Wisconsin Region.

They never got to realize the honor as the JDRF Spring Gala was cancelled for the region two years in a row due to the pandemic. But on Feb. 26 the gala took place along with others around the state, and the Rodens were once again asked to represent JDRF as a Fund a Cure Family.

Fri
04
Mar
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Mounajjed Wins JA Young Entrepreneur Competition

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 11:58

MIDDLETON–Michael Mounajjed is only 17 years old, but already the Middleton resident is running a successful company providing hardware and consulting services for cryptocurrency mining. Now the Middleton High School junior can add Junior Achievement (JA) Young Entrepreneur to his resume.

On Feb. 19 Mounajjed was the winner of the JA Young Entrepreneur Competition, beating out three presentations to take the title in the organization’s second annual contest. 

Mounajjed, who started his company, Calceus Trading LLC at the age of 14 began because a friend was looking for components to help mine crypto currency, specifically Ethereum. Because he was too young to trade the currency–you must be 18–he started up the business to help others. In the process, the teen has recorded $600,000 in sales and said he hopes to hit $1 million by the time he graduates high school in 2023.

Fri
04
Mar
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Fighting for My Homeland from 8000 Miles Away

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 11:55

It is Wednesday night, 9:15 p.m. I receive a text from my former co-worker saying, “CNN just announced explosions are heard in Kyiv.” I am in shock and ask for the direct link. His reply is simply, “CNN Live.” I turn on the news. I download the CNN app. I stand in the middle of my kitchen staring at the screen in complete belief as I watch on TV the capital of my country, Kyiv, being bombed. I know it’s only 5 a.m. in Ukraine and I know that my dad, habitually an early riser, is probably still sleeping. He is not in Kyiv. I don’t dare to disturb him. I continue to verify the facts, trying to wrap my head around this in complete shock. I try to go to bed because I need sleep to function, but I keep checking my phone. Before I fall asleep at midnight, I message my brother who lives in the Netherlands and get his reply the next morning. “The war has started. Putin is bombing our country.”  Another message comes in from my stepmom, Valentina. “Pray for our country. Fear and Terror.”

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