MANSFIELD — Adam Porter ran for a seat once, twice, and on his third try earned a seat on the Madison Local School board of education. After unsuccessful runs in 2019 and 2021, Porter was elected Tuesday night. Incumbents Amy Walker and Mary Kotterman were also re-elected to their seats. Walker received 2,255 votes, according […]
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Madison school voters reject proposed income tax
MADISON TOWNSHIP — More than 55 percent of voters rejected a new, 1.5-percent income tax for Madison Local Schools at the polls on Tuesday. There were 1,868 votes cast in favor of the measure and 2,312 against it, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. “While I am disappointed in […]
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4 candidates vie for 3 seats on Madison Local Schools board of education
MADISON TOWNSHIP — There will be at least one new face on the Madison Local Schools board of education next year. Three seats are up for grabs in the November election, with two incumbents and two challengers on the ballot. School board members Mary Kotterman and Amy Walker are running to retain their seats. Tim Wigton, […]
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Taxing decision: Schools warn Richland County commissioners about potential cuts
About 70 to 80 people, representing entities in the county that receive property tax funds, filled the county building’s lower level.
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Madison Local Schools asks voters to approve 1.5 percent earned income tax
MANSFIELD — Residents of the Madison Local School District will decide the fate of a new 1.5 percent earned income tax at the ballot box this November. If approved, collection of the income tax would begin in tax year 2026, with collection starting in 2027. The school board voted earlier this year to stop collecting a […]
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Madison Local Schools retains 3.5 star rating on Ohio School Report Card
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The most recent round of Ohio School Report Cards showed Madison Local Schools retained its overall rating of 3.5 stars districtwide. Meanwhile, Madison’s career tech program retained five-star status for the third year in a row. Every year, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce rates public schools and districts on six […]
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Madison school board approves levy resolution, administrator contracts
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison Local Schools Board of Education approved two resolutions Wednesday night to begin the process of putting a tax levy on the November ballot. Those included: If approved, the proposed earned income tax would replace the 7.5 mill property tax voters narrowly approved in 2023. The new tax would only be on […]
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Federal funding freeze leaves Richland County schools in limbo
MANSFIELD — Just two days into a new fiscal year, Holly Christie opened her email to find out nearly $500,000 her school district was expecting from the federal government wasn’t coming — at least not yet. Public schools were expecting to receive grant award notifications for federal Title funds at the beginning of July. Instead, the U.S. […]
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Madison’s Jacelynn Barley heads to national SkillsUSA competition
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Jacelynn Barely didn’t always have such high expectations for herself. Now she’s speaking on a national stage. “If you would have talked to me sophomore year, I didn’t think I was going to graduate. I was at such a low point in my life,” said Barley, a recent graduate of Madison Comprehensive […]
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Madison treasurer: Health insurance costs ‘bankrupting’ school district
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Rising health insurance costs are propelling Madison Local Schools towards deficit spending, district officials said Wednesday. Treasurer Bradd Stevens unveiled the district’s new five-year forecast, which projected deficit spending and negative fund balance by the end of the 2026-2027 school year. The forecast predicts that without intervention, the district will end the 2026-2027 […]