The Madison City Commission will hear a funding request from the executive director of the Lake Area Improvement Corporation when it meets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday at City Hall.
City commissioners reviewed an extension on Monday that Madison received to complete the process in requesting federal aid for flood-damage repairs to two city bridges.
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The staff at the Madison Central School District announced by email on Wednesday afternoon that they were notified about a student or staff member at Madison High School who had tested positive for having the COVID-19 virus.
The COVID-19 vaccine is being administered by Madison Regional Health System as weekly allotments are being received. That number can vary from 50 to 200, according to Kathy Hansen, director of quality, safety and emergency preparedness.
Madison firefighters responded Tuesday morning to a report of a residential fire in a neighborhood in the southwest part of the city.
City commissioners on Monday approved a change to Madison's 2021 salary and wage plan for municipal employees. The plan added a city administrator to the listing of payroll assignments for full-time department head positions.
The Lake County Commission postponed making a decision on a resolution which would have added speed limits to weight limits for trucks on identified county roads during the spring thaw.
On Tuesday at 9:06 a.m., the Lake County Sheriff's Office responded to a rollover crash on SD-19, a half-mile south of its intersection with 242nd Street.
The city commissioners received an update on Monday about the status of coronavirus-related leave for municipal employees after a Dec. 31 federal deadline affected compensation for taking time away from work.
Staff with the Madison Central School District sent an email to families on Monday afternoon announcing that a student or staff member at Madison High School and a student or staff member at Madison Middle School have tested positive for COVID-19.
"If you're happy and you know it clap your hands," a popular children's song encourages. However, Beth Knuths, the executive director of the Madison Regional Health Foundation, has another idea.
A one-act play can pack a wallop of a message, especially when in the hands of an experienced director and a group of students who want to continue the school's tradition of excellence.
Madison's city commissioners acknowledged a report submitted by a Sioux Falls engineering firm that provides background information for a northwest Madison street improvement project currently scheduled to start in 2022.
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The Madison City Commission will consider hearing the second reading of changes to appropriations related to the city's 2020 budget when it meets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at City Hall.
CybHER is providing seven Dakota State University students with scholarships this spring, courtesy of a new sponsor, Peraton.
The Lake County Commission will begin to again receive quarterly reports on Tuesday at a regular meeting scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the commission meeting room of the Lake County Courthouse.
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Let's be careful out there. These are the watchwords for anyone who wants to venture onto South Dakota's icy lakes.
For the third time, Dakota State University professor of art Alan Montgomery is embarking on a tour of the mythical nation of Sufferlandria to raise funds for Parkinson's research.
Madison officials have hired Sonya Wilt of Madison to serve as the city's new finance officer, to start her position on Tuesday.
Jesus was, according to tradition, a carpenter until, with his baptism, his identity was revealed and he embarked upon the ministry for which he was born. Millennia later, people continue to gather to hear the good news he proclaimed, investing both time and money in caring for the places in…
A Colton man has been identified as the person who died on Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash southeast of Madison.
The technology-focused College of Education at Dakota State University now has a feature that is "old school," a slate board from the original Kennedy Hall.
The Madison City Commission approved on Monday the sale of a city-owned street sweeper to the city of Freeman, selling the piece of equipment for $60,000.
At first, they didn't know what to do.
RAPID CITY -- Patrick Pardy of Howard was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the South Dakota Army National Guard during a ceremony at Camp Rapid on Saturday.
The staff at the Madison Central School District reported on Friday afternoon that health officials had notified them of a positive COVID-19 diagnosis for one person at the high school.
State and local law enforcement officers reported on Saturday that a senior male received fatal injuries from a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Friday afternoon.
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Eric Hortness, executive of the Greater Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, commended a local business for recognizing a scam and providing his office with information to disseminate.
As violence erupted in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, one Madison couple had better things to think about -- a newborn daughter.
City commissioners on Monday approved a revised set of rates and charges for utility water services charged by the city of Madison. These include an increased monthly surcharge that will help pay for water system improvements currently planned and under way in Madison, offset by a lower base…
The Lake County Commission supported the efforts of County Highway Superintendent Nels Nelson to preserve county roads by using more easily enforceable road limits during the spring thaw.
Some Dakota State University students acted as Santa's helpers this season, adapting a ride-on electric car for a child in Aberdeen.
The staff with the Madison Central School District announced on Monday afternoon that a new case of COVID-19 was diagnosed within the public school system.
For the second time in two years, St. John Lutheran Church in Madison is reopening the Community Clothing Room in January. Beginning Jan. 7, the Clothing Room will be open weekly on Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Madison City Commission approved on Monday a proposal to set April 13 as the date of Madison’s next municipal election.
The Lake County Commission will be holding its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday morning after commissioners take the oath of office in the Lake County courtroom. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the commission meeting room of the Lake County Courthouse.
The city commissioners have approved contracts with Rapid City and Roseville, Minn., companies to provide chemicals during 2021 that will help technicians operate Madison's water treatment plant.
The Madison City Commission will consider holding the second readings of two ordinances, dealing with municipal water rates and taxes, when they meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday at City Hall.
"No one has ever become poor by giving," words attributed to Anne Frank.
Sometimes the little things are the greatest blessings. For Retha Thrun, it's coffee in the morning -- and time to think.
The city commissioners heard the first reading of changes to Madison's 2020 municipal budget that will revise some money earlier appropriated for different uses.
Most people are more than a little tired of 2020. With the number of new COVID-19 cases in South Dakota dropping after a rough fall and vaccines on the horizon, some may boldly choose to celebrate New Year's Eve as they have in years past.
During the darkest months of the year, students, staff and faculty members at Dakota State University are being invited to let their light shine.
