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Monty doesn’t do VIP sections.Monty is the section.Birthdays, tailgates, ribbon cuttings, somebody’s cousin’s cookout—if...
10/13/2026

Monty doesn’t do VIP sections.
Monty is the section.
Birthdays, tailgates, ribbon cuttings, somebody’s cousin’s cookout—if Middel Pointe is there, Monty can probably be talked into it.

No velvet rope. No guest list. No explanation.Just Monty, the people, and an MPSU waiver somebody absolutely should’ve r...
10/13/2026

No velvet rope. No guest list. No explanation.
Just Monty, the people, and an MPSU waiver somebody absolutely should’ve read.

Monty belongs to the people.The people belong to MPSU.Nobody’s really sure who Monty belongs to.
10/13/2026

Monty belongs to the people.
The people belong to MPSU.
Nobody’s really sure who Monty belongs to.

Under the tarp, Mace found no structural emergency, no missing clock, and—regrettably—no treasure.He found one round hol...
09/22/2026

Under the tarp, Mace found no structural emergency, no missing clock, and—regrettably—no treasure.

He found one round hole, one exhausted maintenance supervisor, and one extremely persistent woodpecker attacking the plywood bird installed to discourage it.

By the time Mace returned to the courthouse steps, the crowd had decided he worked for the state.

Olivia told him to remove his press badge.

That made it worse.

Community Beat published the truth:

CLOCK SAFE. WOODPECKER UNCOOPERATIVE.

The answer generated nine additional questions.

Olivia looked around the newsroom and realized Middelpointe finally had a newspaper.

For the record, the courthouse clock remains four minutes fast.

This is unrelated to the woodpecker.

Public Works has also asked residents to stop leaving fake owls on the courthouse steps. Seven have been collected.

The woodpecker declined comment.

Mace Turner had three sources.None worked for the town.One lived beside a man whose cousin plows the library parking lot...
09/22/2026

Mace Turner had three sources.

None worked for the town.

One lived beside a man whose cousin plows the library parking lot.

Olivia sent him anyway.

On the courthouse lawn, Middelpointe offered three working theories: lightning, clock removal, and a trapped hawk.

Then Public Works unloaded a suspiciously bird-shaped piece of plywood.

Back at the newsroom, rumors of hidden historical treasure were spreading fast.

Nora Dean quietly revealed that Middelpointe’s original charter had been in her bottom desk drawer the entire time.

Nobody had ever asked.

Olivia had seen enough.

Middelpointe didn’t need more information.

It needed somebody willing to walk across the street.

Middelpointe woke up Tuesday morning to a blue tarp wrapped around the courthouse clock tower.By 7:19, the town had deve...
09/22/2026

Middelpointe woke up Tuesday morning to a blue tarp wrapped around the courthouse clock tower.

By 7:19, the town had developed four explanations, assigned blame, and stopped traffic to investigate from inside several vehicles.

At the Community Beat newsroom, Echo organized the available evidence.

Bats were leading by two angry-face reactions.

The photograph responsible for most of the concern had already been shared 214 times.

It did not show the courthouse.

According to Nora Dean, this still represents significant progress over Middelpointe’s 1987 chimney-sweep incident.

And so began Community Beat’s first official investigation.

📰 This week’s advertisers have arrived!Need your taxes done… and a bucket of minnows?Got back pain that mysteriously app...
07/03/2026

📰 This week’s advertisers have arrived!

Need your taxes done… and a bucket of minnows?

Got back pain that mysteriously appears every Monday morning?

Middel Pointe has you covered.

This week’s featured businesses:
🦴 Dr. Edith Wren Chiropractic — Straightening backs (and occasionally attitudes) since 1998.
🎣 Phil’s Financial Services & Bait Emporium — “Taxes. Tackle. Truth.”

Support local.
Support weird.
Support businesses that definitely make sense if you’ve lived here long enough.

(Community Beat is a work of satire. Middel Pointe and all of its wonderfully questionable businesses are fictional.)

🏈 FEEL THE MO-MONT-UM! 🐏The MPSU Athletic Boosters are kicking off another season, and Monty has volunteered to handle f...
07/03/2026

🏈 FEEL THE MO-MONT-UM! 🐏

The MPSU Athletic Boosters are kicking off another season, and Monty has volunteered to handle fan engagement, morale, and approximately 87% of the snack table.

Become an “Official Booster” and enjoy:
📣 Loud cheering
☕ Questionable amounts of coffee
🍩 Purple donuts
🧢 Exclusive merch
🚗 “VIP Parking” (availability may vary dramatically)

Go Matterhorns! 💜💛

Community Beat is a satirical publication. Middel Pointe, MPSU, Monty, and the Athletic Boosters exist in a delightfully fictional universe. Any resemblance to real schools, mascots, or organizations is purely coincidental.

📰 THIS WEEK IN MIDDLE POINTEEveryone has an opinion… and everyone thinks theirs belongs on Page 4.This week’s Opinion se...
07/03/2026

📰 THIS WEEK IN MIDDLE POINTE

Everyone has an opinion… and everyone thinks theirs belongs on Page 4.

This week’s Opinion section tackles the issues that matter most:
☕ Is waking up before sunrise actually legal?
🪑 Should every park bench face the same direction?
🪿 Are the geese running things?
🥞 And why does the Pancake Festival seem to last all year?

Need a getaway after reading the letters to the editor?

The Grand Pinnacle Hotel invites you to experience The Full Monty—the only resort where your room comes with mountain views, mascot sightings, and pancakes that somehow taste even better on vacation.

Read. Debate. Relax.

Only in the Middle Pointe Gazette.

🚗 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHTWhen your check engine light comes on… who do you trust?Dwayne’s Auto Repair & Towing has been keepi...
07/03/2026

🚗 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

When your check engine light comes on… who do you trust?

Dwayne’s Auto Repair & Towing has been keeping Middle Pointe rolling since 2009 with honest work, fair prices, and just enough questionable advice to make things interesting.

Need a jump? A tow? Stuck in a ditch? They’ve probably seen worse.

Meanwhile, flip through this week’s Business & Classifieds section to meet more of the businesses that keep Middle Pointe moving—from lawyers and chiropractors to furniture stores, diners, tax experts, and everything in between.

📰 Support local.
🏡 Shop local.
😂 Laugh local.

The Middle Pointe Gazette — where every business has a story.

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