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Milton in 2021: A year of mask mandates, business development and true crime
The year just ending was an eventful one in Milton. As some parents pressured the school board to ease masking rules for their children, school officials attempted to minimize the spread of COVID among students. And when students did return to in-person classes at the middle and high schools, they found gleaming new additions—the fruits of a more than $59-million referendum narrowly passed in 2019. 2021 brought progress on other...
Upcoming Milton Meetings
Monday, Jan. 3: Milton Library Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. In-person and virtual options available. Tuesday, Jan. 4: Milton Plan Commission meets virtually at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4: Milton Common Council virtual meeting starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5: Milton Historic Preservation Commission meets virtually at 5:30 p.m.
Upcoming Milton Events
Dec. 10: Madison Brass Band’s Christmas Concert The Madison Brass Band will perform at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10, in the Jon C Platts Performing Arts Center at Milton High School. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students All proceeds go to the Milton High School Band program. Dec. 10-12: A Christmas Carol at the Milton House Museum ...
Upcoming Milton Events
Dec. 10: Madison Brass Band’s Christmas Concert The Madison Brass Band will perform at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10, in the Jon C Platts Performing Arts Center at Milton High School. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students All proceeds go to the Milton High School Band program. Dec. 10-12: A Christmas Carol at the Milton House Museum ...
State report card says Milton schools 'met expectations'
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released it yearly school report card scores Tuesday, concluding that the Milton School District “meets expectations.” The Milton schools’ overall score of 67.4, as determined by DPI, exceeded that of the larger neighboring Janesville School District’s score of 56.8. That score meant the Janesville School District met “few expectations” last year when many school districts struggled through a pandemic to provide students with academic...
Upcoming Milton events, meetings
Milton City Hall and the Milton Public Library will be closed Friday, Nov. 26. Nov. 27: Small Business SaturdayOn Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving), spend the day in unique specialty shops and local eateries in Milton, Janesville and beyond. Dec. 1: Historic Preservation Committee meeting. The Milton Historic...
Mass exodus at Alaska child abuse clinic as former Wisconsin doctor accused of bullying, misdiagnoses
Two years after leaving the University of Wisconsin amid allegations of workplace bullying, Dr. Barbara Knox, UW’s former top child abuse pediatrician, is drawing similar scrutiny at her new job in Alaska. Seven current and former employees of Providence Alaska Medical Center say they made dozens of complaints about Knox’s management and medical judgment to supervisors, with no response for months. Knox now heads Alaska CARES, a statewide child abuse...
State report card says Milton schools 'met expectations'
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released it yearly school report card scores Tuesday, concluding that the Milton School District “meets expectations.” The Milton schools’ overall score of 67.4, as determined by DPI, exceeded that of the larger neighboring Janesville School District’s score of 56.8. That score meant the Janesville School District met “few expectations” last year when many school districts struggled through a pandemic to provide students with academic...
Mass exodus at Alaska child abuse clinic as former Wisconsin doctor accused of bullying, misdiagnoses
Two years after leaving the University of Wisconsin amid allegations of workplace bullying, Dr. Barbara Knox, UW’s former top child abuse pediatrician, is drawing similar scrutiny at her new job in Alaska. Seven current and former employees of Providence Alaska Medical Center say they made dozens of complaints about Knox’s management and medical judgment to supervisors, with no response for months. Knox now heads Alaska CARES, a statewide child abuse...
Upcoming Milton events, meetings
Nov. 26: Offices closed Milton City Hall and the Milton Public Library will be closed Friday, Nov. 26. Nov. 27: Small Business SaturdayOn Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving), spend the day in unique specialty shops and local eateries in Milton, Janesville and beyond. Dec. 1: Historic Preservation Committee meeting ...
Hunters prepare for Wisconsin’s 170th nine-day gun deer season
Anticipation is building across Wisconsin as hunters of all experience levels are preparing to head out afield to take part in the state’s 170th nine-day gun deer season Nov. 20-28. “The nine-day gun deer season is always an exciting time of the year,” said Eric Lobner, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Bureau Director. “Hunting is part of the cultural fabric of Wisconsin, and we look forward to another memorable gun deer season that also provides an economic boost to many parts of the...
Hunters prepare for Wisconsin’s 170th nine-day gun deer season
Anticipation is building across Wisconsin as hunters of all experience levels are preparing to head out afield to take part in the state’s 170th nine-day gun deer season Nov. 20-28. “The nine-day gun deer season is always an exciting time of the year,” said Eric Lobner, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Bureau Director. “Hunting is part of the cultural fabric of Wisconsin, and we look forward to another memorable gun deer season that also provides an economic boost to many parts of the...
CORRECTION
The story “School Board OKs 2021-22 budget” on the front page of the Oct. 29 issue of The Milton Courier ended abruptly, cutting off the last two words of a quote. The quote from Joe Rasmussen, who spoke at the Milton School Board meeting last week, was reported saying the following: “I’ll say again here’s a board of members that have voted for a mask mandate,” Rasmussen said. “They go out in public places without a mask. If you believe so heavily in this, why don’t you lead by example, which is what we vote you to do?” The Milton Courier regrets the error.
CORRECTION
The story “School Board OKs 2021-22 budget” on the front page of the Oct. 29 issue of The Milton Courier ended abruptly, cutting off the last two words of a quote. The quote from Joe Rasmussen, who spoke at the Milton School Board meeting last week, was reported saying the following: “I’ll say again here’s a board of members that have voted for a mask mandate,” Rasmussen said. “They go out in public places without a mask. If you believe so heavily in this, why don’t you lead by example, which is what we vote you to do?” The Milton Courier regrets the error.
Edgerton Hospital hosts 'Gardens of England' presentation
Edgerton Hospital is launching a “Coffee & Chat” program that will take place bi-monthly from noon-1 p.m. at Edgerton Hospital, 11101 N. Sherman Rd. The first presentation, Gardens of England, will be given by landscape professional Mark Dwyer on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Dwyer spent one month in the fall of 2015 living and working at Great Dixter, a famous garden in southeast England. He also travelled to see several other...
Edgerton Hospital hosts 'Gardens of England' presentation
Edgerton Hospital is launching a “Coffee & Chat” program that will take place bi-monthly from noon-1 p.m. at Edgerton Hospital, 11101 N. Sherman Rd. The first presentation, Gardens of England, will be given by landscape professional Mark Dwyer on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Dwyer spent one month in the fall of 2015 living and working at Great Dixter, a famous garden in southeast England. He also travelled to see several other...
Townline Road construction plans open house, Oct. 27
Milton Courier staff Batterman and Associates of Beloit will present at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, plans for the reconstruction of two sections of Townline Road, on the east side of Janesville. One section is from Kennedy Road to County Y and the other section is from Henke Road to Vickerman Road and/or Milton Shopiere Road. A tate grant will pay for the road work. The open house will be at the Harmony Town Hall, 440 N. Highway 14, Janesville. A quorum of the Town of Harmony Board might be present but no other town business will be discussed and no decisions will be made.
Milton High School hosts open house on Sunday
Milton High School welcomes the public to a belated open house and ribbon cutting on Sunday, Oct. 24, to show off the extensive expansion and improvements made possible by a $59.9-million referendum approved by voters in April 2019. The open house from 2-3 p.m. will include tours, and Milton School District personnel will be present to answer questions. The expansion of MHS included a two-story addition for STEM (science, technology,...
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