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🌱 How often is seclusion still used at Cottage Grove School?

Spotted on the Cottage Grove calendar: Board of Reveiw

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In today's newsletter:

  • How often is seclusion still used at Cottage Grove School?
  • How license-plate readers helped a Cottage Grove search end safely

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Not as warm with rainy spells, temps: high: 65, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Total seclusion, restraint incidents dropping in Monona Grove schools (hngnews.com) — Families in Cottage Grove's Monona Grove School District are seeing fewer seclusion and restraint incidents, with total cases dropping over the past two years and Cottage Grove School logging 19 last year. District leaders say most incidents involve a small number of high-needs students, and they're expanding training and trauma-informed approaches to reduce emergency interventions further and keep kids safely in class.
   

• Endangered person in Wisconsin found safe after using license-plate-reading technology in multi-agency search (wearegreenbay.com) — An endangered person search briefly centered in the Town of Cottage Grove after license-plate readers helped officers track a vehicle there before the individual traveled on to Madison. Multiple agencies, including the Dane County Sheriff's Office, coordinated to locate the person and confirm they were safe in temporary housing. No ongoing threat or risk to Cottage Grove residents was reported.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone have more info about Brothers 3 reopening?
    In particular, contact info for the new owners? Feel free to PM me. Professional cook looking for a fun, laid back, Eastside job. Thank you! (Nextdoor Westlawn)
  • Johnson Health Tech Companies posted a job opening for Staff Accountant - Retail in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
  • City of Sun Prairie Wisconsin posted a job opening for Library Assistant I – Adult Services in Sun Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottage Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sun Prairie

  • Spacious Living Redefined at 2026 Stonehaven Drive – Over 5,000 Square Feet (madison.com)
  • Sunlit Sophistication at 3306 Colton Way – Stunning Custom Home with Amish Craftsmanship (madison.com)
  • Cross country: Lake Mills boys third at Horicon River Run (hngnews.com)

Monona

  • GET ME REWRITE: Purple streets on map indicate areas of Madison where Pavlovian sidewalk freakouts are most likely to occur over the next 10 years (blogspot.com)

Madison

  • Wisconsin's Best High Schools Ranked In New Analysis (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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