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Truck Driver Overcome By Carbon Dioxide Outside Nightclub

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, 7:41pm

Truck Driver Overcome By Carbon Dioxide Outside Nightclub

A 63-year-old truck driver was hospitalized Tuesday after being overcome by carbon dioxide outside Scatz Night Club.

Middleton police said emergency responders arrived just after 3:30 p.m. at 2248 Deming Way. They found the driver of an Airgas National Carbonation truck carrying carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid unconscious and not breathing.

Police said the driver was delivering liquid carbon dioxide to the bar and somehow the gas got into the truck's cab.

The man was transported to the University of Wisconsin Hospital.

Police said they are continuing to investigate.

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Middleton Marching Band To Perform In London

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, 6:54pm

The Middleton High School Marching Band will be starring the New Years Day Parade in London, England.

Organizers said there will be hundreds of thousands of spectators watching, along with millions more watching globally on television.

The band will be parading through the historic heart of London City Centre along with 8,000 other performers from countries all over the world.

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Century Ave. Eastbound Reopens In Middleton

Submitted by Adam Malecek on Monday, December 13th, 5:41 pm

Middleton police closed lanes on county Highway M/Century Avenue from Allen Boulevard to Baskerville Avenue due to icy conditions Monday.

Police said at about 4:25 p.m. Monday that vehicles were unable to climb the hill due to ice.

Salt trucks were called to the scene.

Around 6:15 p.m. Monday, Middleton police said Century Avenue eastbound from Allen Boulevard has been reopened to traffic.

Police said traffic was still moving slowly on the icy roads and that drivers should expect delays Monday night.

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Middleton Wings Take 3rd Place in Bantam Battle

Submitted by Susie Taylor on Monday, December 13th, 1:31 pm

The Middleton Wings Bantam B team came back from the Bantam Battle in Sparta, Wisconsin with an impressive 3rd place finish. In order to capture 3rd place the Middleton Wings beat the Beloit Blades twice, once in the round-robin portion of the tourmanent and once in the trophy round. The Beloit Blades took 4th place.

The annual Bantam Battle tournament is hosted by Sparta Youth Hockey and is a Wisconsin Youth Hockey Association officially sanctioned tournament.

Tournament play allows the Middleton teams to play opponents from other parts of the state which allows them to prepare for the WAHA state tournament held March 5th and 6th 2011.

Congratulations to the Middleton Wings Bantam B skaters! Well done!

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Storm Causes Area Event, Church Cancellations

Submitted by David Hyland, Staff Writer

Saturday, December 11th, 2010, 10:24pm

Storm Causes Area Event, Church Cancellations

A powerful winter storm is bearing down on southern Wisconsin, dumping several inches of snow.

With the snow expected to continue through Sunday evening, many area businesses have announced plans to close while various events and churches are calling off scheduled services for Sunday.

Various cities, villages and towns have also declared snow emergencies.

To see a complete list of closings and snow emergencies, click here.

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Northside Elementary School Spelling Bee Comes Down To W-I-R-E

Submitted by Susie Taylor on Wednesday, December 8th, 8:39 pm

Northside Elementary School hosted it's Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Three spellers from each of the 4th and 5th grade classes for a total of 24 spellers particpated in the Bee. Dozens of family members, teachers and students attended this exciting annual event.

After eight rounds there were eight spellers who had not misspelled a word and these spellers will represent Northside in the Middleton Cross Plains District Bee which will be held at the Middleton Performing Arts Center in January.

The final two spellers, 4th grader Mia Kim and 5th grader Henry Taylor, went several rounds until finally a word was misspelled by Henry. At that point Mia correctly spelled the missed word and correctly spelled one final word to become the champion.

Pricipal Roz Craney congratulated the particpants and told them that after eight rounds the elementary school kids were spelling from the 8th grade list.

Principal Craney, Ms. Weber and Ms. Bell congratulate Mia and Henry

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Wings Squirt "A" Defeat West Madison Polar Caps, SW Eagles Remain Undefeated

Submitted by Susie Taylor on Sunday, December 5th, 5:13 pm

Although it's early in the season, the Middleton Wings Squirt "A" squad has an impressive league record of 8-0-2. Eight victories, zero losses and two ties. The skaters have a tremendous amount of momentum and are looking forward to thier first WAHA sanctioned tournament in the Wiscosnin Dells beginning Friday December 17th, 2010.

This weekend's Wings victories included a 7-2 win over Beloit, a 4-2 win over the West Madison Polar Caps, and a 6-2 win over the Southwest Eagles from Verona.

The Wings are also looking forward to taking on the Waupun Warriors who are the only team who has been able to beat Middleton this year. In the first game of the season, Waupun defeated Middleton 3-2. The two teams play two non-league games next weekend in Waupun.