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Milton, along with four other municipalities in a joint fire commission, announced it would pursue a new district to help facilitate its fire and EMS services.

At the tail end of a year-long drought compounding growing seasons for farmers, many pumpkin patches and fall-targeted events open for business are seeing varying levels of crop production.

The Milton Joint Fire Commission heard status updates Wednesday on the ongoing talks between various municipal governments about the future of fire and emergency services coverage in the city and town of Milton. Lynda Clark, a member of the Milton City Council and a fire commission member, said the city is waiting on a Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis of the city’s options for fire and EMS coverage, including analysis of a merger with the city of Janesville and of a stand-alone city of Milt...

4 Hands Brewing releasing new beer to support veterans Kayla Wheeler The new hazy pale ale with notes of citrus and stone fruit will join City Wide as another 4 Hands beer that gives back to the community, the brewery announced Tuesday. A portion of every State Wide purchase will be donated to Veterans Community Project (VCP). VCP Village-St. Louis is a specialized community of 50 tiny homes with on-site support services designed to give at-risk homeless veterans the tools neede...

Edgerton Fire District staff will explore the possibility of the town of Milton joining the Edgerton Fire Protection District. Staff will also look at options for covering towns currently under contract with the Milton Fire Department. The district board on Thursday gave approval for those moves and appointed President John Sherman to represent the board in discussions. Representatives from the town of Milton and three of the four towns—Harmony and Johnstown in Rock County and Koshkonong i...

TOWN OF MILTON The Harmony town chairman is raising concerns about skyrocketing fire protection costs for the town as the Milton and Janesville fire departments discuss a proposed consolidation. About 80% of the town of Harmony is covered by the Milton Fire Department, which is operated by the city and town of Milton. For 2021, Harmony saw its fire contract increase from about $72,000 to $225,000. “The Harmony Town Board is interested in anything we can do to help our taxpayers with that b...

Imagine you and your significant other dating for months. You’ve talked about a color scheme for your wedding. Maybe you’ve picked out rings and debated how many children you’d like to bring into the world. And then he drops a bomb. He tells you he’d like to see other people, to explore other opportunities. But even so, he wants to keep up with the wedding planning. You might feel like Janesville and city of Milton officials felt when they learned the town of Milton is consi...

The chairman of the Milton Town Board said hes still interested in a merger with Janesville and the city of Milton for fire service, but he also wants to talk

By ERIC X. VICCARO EVICCARO@STEGENHERALD.COM The Valle Catholic High School boys’ basketball team’s dream of playing in Springfield this week didn’t come true. Campbell, a squad with more depth and overall scorers than Valle Catholic, downed the Warriors 68-61 in a Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 quarterfinal game on Friday here in Ste. Genevieve. The Warriors finished the season with a 20-9 record; meanwhile, Campbell (23-4) will play Norwood at 1 p.m. Thursday ...

MILTON The uncertain future of Milton’s fire department is casting doubt on the purchase of a replacement ambulance. The Milton Town Board voted Jan. 11 to not move forward with the purchase of an ambulance until the future of the fire department is known. The Milton City Council has not yet discussed the topic. City Finance Director Dan Nelson said, “We were going to discuss it as we close out the books for 2020.” The town and city, joint owners of the fire department, each woul...