MADISON TOWNSHIP — Two teenage boys caused a commotion Thursday after entering a school they didn’t attend through a side door. Staff at Madison Comprehensive High School became aware of the pair at around 12:35 p.m., according to a notice sent out by the district. “They were student-age, but they were not our students,” Supt. Rob […]
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Madison board recognizes outgoing teacher Carrie Hughes
MADISON TOWNSHIP — When Carrie Hughes was a beginning teacher in Hemet, California, Macintosh computers were the latest new technology making their way into schools. “Being out West, Apple computers came into the schools around 1982,” she said. “A lot of people thought they were just going to be a passing fancy.” Computers turned out […]
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Richland County schools receive mass email bomb threat
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A number of school districts in Richland County received an emailed bomb threat on Sunday afternoon, according to Maj. Joe Masi, public information officer at the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. The email stated a “terrorist organization had planted explosives in American school buildings set to detonate (Sunday) afternoon at 2 p.m. in […]
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Madison treasurer offers rosier financial forecast after school levy passes
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Local Schools will need to continue reducing expenditures, administrators said Wednesday. But the district is in a far better place financially than it was a month ago thanks to the narrow passage of a new operating levy. The Madison Local Schools board of education met in a special session on Wednesday […]
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Madison levy passes, but recount needed
MADISON — Voters in the Madison Local school district have passed the first new operating levy since 1997. The five-year, 7.5 mill levy passed 3,673 to 3,640, according to final, official vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. Elections director Matt Finfgeld announced the results during meeting Friday, when the board met to certify […]
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Madison levy passes by razor thin margin, recount looms
MANSFIELD — It appears voters in the Madison Local School District have passed a new operating levy, though the slim margin will likely trigger an automatic recount. Madison’s 7.5 mill, 5-year operating levy passed by just 11 votes, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. Residents voted 3,612 to […]
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Madison releases list of students earning academic honors
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Comprehensive High School has released its list of students earning academic honors in the first grading period. All A’s SENIORS Alivia Ash, Isaiah Atwell, Joshua Atwell, Bayleigh Auflick, Layla Azmoun, Natalee Back, Hannah Ball, Olivia Barley, Tyler Batcheller, Madison Berry, Karsyn Blust, Colin Carroll, Jillian Conard, Brookelyn Coulter, Callie Cyrus, Chloe […]
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Letter to the Editor: Support Madison Schools
Madison Local Schools has placed a levy for additional operating funds on the Nov. 7 ballot. Our schools are the heart of the Madison community, and the district has continued to operate on the same local tax dollars since 1997 (26 years). In order to do so, many cost- cutting measures have been implemented. One […]
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Madison Schools has 7.5 mill operating levy on Nov. ballot
MADISON TWP — Voters in the Madison Local School District will see a slightly different operating levy on the ballot Nov. 7. After residents voted down an 8-mill continuing levy in May, the district’s board of education adjusted its proposal, putting a 7.5 mill, 5-year levy up for consideration. If passed, the levy will generate approximately […]
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Madison supt. predicts $4 million in cuts if November levy fails
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Drastic cuts are in store if a new operating levy doesn’t pass this fall, administrators at Madison Local Schools warned this week. During a work session Tuesday with the board of education, Madison Supt. Rob Peterson and Treasurer Bradd Stevens shared a list of $4 million in proposed cuts for the 2024-2025 […]