August 2024

The City of Middleton will ask voters for their permission in the Nov. 5 presidential election to add a $23 quarterly charge per equivalent runoff unit for the city’s stormwater utility.

There’s a gifted group of experienced swimmers back.

The freshman class has everyone excited.

And even though Middleton’s girls swimming and diving coach R.J. Leiferman won’t use the ‘R’ word, everyone inside the program knows repeating as WIAA Division 1 state champions is a strong possibility.

Middleton begins its new season Friday with a dual meet at Madison Memorial at 5 p.m.

“Winning state last year was a great accomplishment, and something our girls were very proud to have achieved,” Leiferman said. “That being said, we know this is a new year, and we are only focused on what we need to do to make this year a success.”

The Cardinals seem positioned to have the kind of success last year’s gifted group had. And it starts with Middleton’s tremendous returners.

Alex Tanke of Dispersion Farms in Middleton, WI, was awarded $15,000 for the project, “Hybrid Hickory Variety Recommendations and Propagation Trials.”

In February the MCPASD school board approved a plan to install artificial turf on the baseball field, but progress remains stalled as the school district and the City of Middleton work through details related to rezoning and the materials used on the fields.