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Acting on staff recommendations, the Middleton Common Council on Jan. 6 voted to reject separate bids for projects at the Middleton Operations Center and the Middleton Senior Center that would have been $111,695 over budget if they had been approved.

The Middleton Cross Plains Area School District board of education received a report from Assistant Superintendent Jerrud Rossing about current enrollment projections for the 2026-2027 school year. The open enrollment period for the next school year begins in early February and closes at the end of April. There are currently 270 open-enrolled students in district schools.

The Village of Black Earth Board approved a partial tax exemption for a property at 1705 Center St. and authorized its 2026 planning services contract during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

MIDDLETON — Voters in the City of Middleton will choose between two candidates for mayor in the upcoming spring election, with incumbent Mayor Emily Kuhn seeking another term and District 6 Alder Lisa Janairo entering the race.

District 5 Alder Charles Myers announced a special Fill and File Event taking place at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Middleton Public Library.

The Middleton Common Council approved an item on Tuesday, Jan. 6 that area residents will literally get a charge out of: Two electric vehicle (EV) charging station locations in the Good Neighbor City.

MIDDLETON — Nearly a decade after a life-altering road trip was first chronicled in the Middleton Times-Tribune, former Middleton resident Kee Kee Buckley has returned to that journey with a deeper understanding — and a new book that is already resonating with readers across the country.

Continuing a 2025 almost monthly trend, the Middleton Common Council on Dec. 16 voted to deal with two more damage claims stemming from separate incidents involving a snowplow and a golf ball.

At their December 8^th meeting, the Wisconsin Heights School Board heard about the first steps of a new District-wide initiative with progress tracked on a “scorecard.” The five “pillars” identify things such as: educational excellence, beyond the bell, Vanguard Family, Vanguard team, and operational excellence. Each of these pillars is split into “vital measures,” or individual goals.

Black Earth residents will see some utility bills increase next year, but the Village’s mill rate will remain the same at $5.48 per thousand of equalized value. As recently as 2023-24 the local mill rate was at $7.46. Significant growth in the past two years to the village’s assessed value has driven that downward rate. That growth is a byproduct of the village’s recent property reassessment.