Madison County News

Thursday's bridge collapse in Washington State may have you wondering how safe the bridges are that you travel across every day here in Ohio.

Madison County Common Pleas Judge Robert D. Nichols is expected to rule in coming days on whether or not officers went too far in confiscating suspected drug evidence from a London man during a traffic stop last winter.

Madison County engineer David Brand will enter into negotiations with commissioners for the position he also holds as county sanitary engineer.

A Cleveland-area man was sentenced on Friday to nine months in prison for possessing 4 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop last year on Interstate 70.

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Charles E. Kuhn, 35, 6515 Neil Road, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Madison County Common Pleas Court to the drug trafficking charge as part of a plea deal.

Earl Ballenger presents a copy of his latest book to Edna McHugh, a volunteer librarian at the Madison County Historical Society.

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The Madison County commissioners put the county engineer on notice last summer. They thought he was being paid too much for the dual role he fills.

By Devin Hamilton, The Madison PressWhen you spend five years with people, places and things that make you smile, that make you humble, that make you proud, that and more is what comes with the job of a publisher.

Currently, Licking County residents pay $2 per $1,000 of transaction. Commissioners will authorize increasing that fee to $4 as early as Thursday, to take effect next month, Commissioner Tim Bubb said yesterday.

Representatives of Tom Raper RVs were joined by Madison County, Ohio, County Commissioners David Dhume and Paul Gross on May 11 at the Tom Raper RVs Columbus dealership for a ribbon cutting ceremony, which signaled the opening of a large sales lot adjacent to the existing dealership.

Teresa Horstman says her father-in-law, Bob Horstman, who had lived his life with dignity, did not get his money's worth at a nursing home.

When you spend five years with people, places and things that make you smile, that make you humble, that make you proud, that and more is what comes with the job of a publisher.

Robin Smith-Jones was building her future when she was struck from behind by an eastbound semi Wednesday morning on I-70. Smith-Jones was enroute to Nationwide Beauty Academy on Hilliard-Rome Road when her 2007 Pontiac Vibe was struck from behind and died as a result of her injuries.

London voters choose Rodney A. Lauer, Roger T. Morris and Jason Schwaderer in the Republican Party primary race for council at large positions, according to unofficial results from the Madison County Board of Elections Tuesday night.

Despite the efforts by the Madison-Plains Local Schools administration and the district's impact committee to educate voters on the need for a replacement permanent improvement levy, voters soundly rejected the measure.

On Tuesday, the Madison County Sheriff's Office identified the Columbus man as a suspect in the home invasion robbery of Choctaw Lake resident Alan Homewood.

Five appears to have been the magic number for the city of London, where voters approved an income-tax increase to benefit the fire department, with 59 percent saying yes, according to final, unofficial results from the Madison County Board of Elections.

Had a major disaster struck West Jefferson on Thursday night, the kids at Norwood Elementary would have been prepared.