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Verona, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Verona! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Verona become home to a global healthcare tech giant?
- How a new Miracle League field could change baseball in Verona
- How much more state aid is Verona’s school district actually getting?
Also on today's calendar: Oak Creek July 4 Fireworks 2026: What To Know and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wisconsin in America at 250: From Beer Barons to Subterranean Networks and the Tech Frontier (dairylandsentinel.com) — Verona takes center stage here as the home of Epic Systems, where founder Judy Faulkner built one of the world’s most influential electronic health record companies on a sprawling local campus. The piece traces Wisconsin’s broader business history, from Milwaukee beer barons to Brownsville infrastructure builders, and shows how Epic’s Verona-based tech powerhouse now shapes healthcare data for over half of Americans. 
• Miracle League of Dane County eyes expansion with two new fields, playground overhaul (nbc15.com) — The Miracle League of Dane County plans to add a new accessible baseball field in Verona, easing crowding at its existing location and expanding options for local players with disabilities. Alongside a new Sun Prairie field and an upgraded inclusive playground, the project aims to better serve hundreds of families across the county, including those in and around Verona.
• Most Wisconsin school districts to see decline in state aid (chippewa.com) — Verona’s school district is one of several in Dane County projected to receive a small increase in state general school aid for 2026-27, even as most Wisconsin districts see cuts. The flat statewide aid pool and rising costs are pressuring many districts, with Madison facing a major aid drop and leaders warning that more referendums and tough budget choices may be ahead.
📸 Around Verona
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Oak Creek July 4 Fireworks 2026: What To Know →
Lake Vista Park, 4001 E Lk Vis Pkwy, Oak Creek
10:00 pm -
Milwaukee July 4 Fireworks 2026: What To Know →
Milwaukee
9:15 pm
Friday July 3
Saturday July 4
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Other local events
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Droids Attack, Dark Satellite, Clean Room & Commonwealth →
High Noon Saloon, 701 E Washington Ave, Madison
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City of Verona and Festival Foods Fireworks Show →
Verona, WI Calendar, 111 Lincoln St., Verona
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Independence Day →
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Brewgrass Fridays →
The Edgewater Hotel, 1001 Wisconsin Ave, Madison
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Lost For Words →
The Annex, 1206 Regent St, Madison
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Comedians of the World Telling Jokes →
Hotel Indigo Madison Downtown by IHG, 901 E Washington Ave, Madison
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Karaoke at Thirsty Goat →
The Thirsty Goat, 3040 Cahill Main, Fitchburg
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Senior Services Committee →
Verona, WI Calendar, 108 Paoli Street, Verona
6:00 pm
Thursday July 2
Friday July 3
Saturday July 4
Monday July 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tiny Tots Storytime →
Middleton Public Library Children's Events Middleton Public Library - Friends Community Room
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Tai Chi →
Fitchburg, WI Calendar Fitchburg, WI 53711
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Free Mending
Madison Public Library Central Library - Study Room 211
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¡A Comer! →
Fitchburg, WI Calendar Fitchburg, WI 53711
10:30 am
Thursday July 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pet owners
Please keep your pets inside….including indoor/outdoor pets. Way too hot and feet can burn easily. Plus I think the county has leash laws…if pets are… (Nextdoor Spruce Hollow)
- Troon Golf, L.L.C. posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Verona. Apply here.
- Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Food Manager in Verona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Verona here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fitchburg
- Racine County basketball coaches react as WIAA moves closer to shot clock era (madison.com)
- 1 killed, 1 injured in head-on crash on Highway 12 near Deerfield (madison.com)
- Photo of the day: Captivated by the moon (madison.com)
Middleton
- Meet the 2026 State Journal/WiscNews girls soccer All-Supernova team (madison.com)
- Kate Middleton Hiking Video Fuels Wild Conspiracy With a Bizarre Camera Illusion (parade.com)
- How Wisconsin became "The Beer State" (wxow.com)
Madison
- JJ Watt Shares Go-To Order Amid Badgers' New Culver's Patch (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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