Madison Daily Leader

01/08/2026

Say what you mean and mean what you say. It seems like such a simple concept, doesn't it? Well, it should be, unless you live in the let's-sugar-coat-it-and-beat-around-the-bush Midwest; or you purposefully speak in utter obscurity and vagueness to …

Say what you mean and mean what you say. It seems like such a simple concept, doesn't it? Well, it should be, unless you live in the let's-sugar-coat-it-and-beat-around-the-bush Midwest; or

01/08/2026

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01/08/2026

Childhood is full of wonders — and repetition. All children have at least one story, book or song that they come back to over and over and over again. I have known many a parent in the truly terrifying phase of watching "Frozen" every single night, …

Childhood is full of wonders — and repetition. All children have at least one story, book or song that they come back to over and over and over again. I

01/07/2026

Estelline/Hendricks took a lopsided victory over Chester on Jan. 6.

01/07/2026

The Lady Bulldogs took a disappointing 50-41 defeat to Arlington during home basketball action Jan. 6.

01/07/2026

The Madison Public Library, located on E. Center Street downtown, continues to demonstrate the value of community.

01/06/2026

The unofficial results of the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District's Jan. 5 recount of its reorganization election on Dec. 16, 2025 are as follows:

362 votes for reorganization - 367 votes against reorganization.

In the election, a vote against reorganization was a vote against district dissolution.

The recount results are set to be officially canvassed at the district's Jan. 12 meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Rutland Media Center.

01/06/2026

To serve a community, one must know the community, said Systems Librarian Melanie Argo.

01/06/2026

The Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School Board members unanimously voted to remain the ORR Raiders for the 2026 football season during a special meeting and parent question-and-answer session on Jan. 5 in Rutland.

01/06/2026

The Lake County commissioners voted to retain Adam Leighton as the chairperson and Deb Reinicke as the vice-chair during its regular Jan. 6 meeting.

01/06/2026

In a memorandum decision released Jan. 5, Judge Kent A. Shelton ruled against the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District in the latest update from the district's ongoing court case.

01/05/2026

The Madison Lady Bulldogs wrestling team came through with a fifth-place finish at the McCook Central/Montrose tournament on Jan. 2.