Madison Daily Leader

10/30/2025

On the surface, literacy has a simple definition — the ability to read and write. And yet, this description fails to encompass its true importance and power.

10/30/2025

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10/30/2025

As a child, you could often find me leaping on a trampoline, running wild through a shelterbelt or hiking past my parents on a steep slope. As a teenager, my interests shifted, leaving less time for volleyball camps and more for writing and reading

As a child, you could often find me leaping on a trampoline, running wild through a shelterbelt or hiking past my parents on a steep slope. As a teenager, my

10/29/2025

The Hawks volleyball squad has ended the regular season with a 20-6 record and the third seed going into regions.

10/29/2025

The Chester volleyball team toppled Arlington and Bridgewater-Emery over back-to-back days of action on Oct. 27 and 28.

10/28/2025

Over $14 million in food assistance benefits will not be distributed in South Dakota this November unless the government shutdown ends. The Lake County Food Pantry and Feeding South Dakota are trying to find ways to fill that gap.

Over $14 million in food assistance benefits will not be distributed in South Dakota this November unless the government shutdown ends. The Lake County Food Pantry and Feeding South Dakota

10/28/2025

The election date for the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District's dissolution vote has been officially set, with the announcement coming at the board's special meeting on Oct. 27.

10/28/2025

The Howard FFA team will be busy as bees as its members and adviser travel to the 98th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, which lasts from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.

The Howard FFA team will be busy as bees as its members and adviser travel to the 98th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, which lasts from Oct. 29

10/28/2025

The city of Madison is in good condition with its water and power resources.

10/27/2025

The Madison Daily Leader's Second Annual Best of Lake County competition came to an end on Oct. 22.

10/27/2025

Henry Veenhof, the Madison Bulldogs' sophomore quarterback, was named the Most Valuable Player during an Oct. 23 football game against Milbank.

10/27/2025

Athletes from the Chester Area, Colman-Egan and Howard schools competed at the Class B State Cross Country Meet at Broadland Creek Golf Course on Oct. 25.