By Fran Odyniec For The Madison Press Remember when Harry Hathaway ran a harness shop at 52 S. Main St. in London? Remember when M.M. Creath’s Grocery, run by Murray M. Creath and his son, Murray M. Jr., occupied the site where B&J Optical now is located at 16 S. Main St. in London? [...]
FROM THE PUBLISHER: 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. I have experienced those emotions as publisher of The Madison Press, The Plain City Advocate, The Tribune, and [...]
By Rob Treynor Assistant Editor Many Madison County residents will decide whether they want to raise taxes or not. Polls will be open today from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a special election. Numerous offices and issues will be on the various ballots throughout the county. In LONDON: • A municipal income [...]
For The Madison Press As part of national “Drug Take-Back Day,” the Madison County Sheriff’s Office will accept unused or expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the sheriff’s office operations center at the corner of Garfield Avenue and Elm Street in London. “Our goal is to reduce [...]
Nomination forms for the American Red Cross of Madison County Board Hometown Hero event, sponsorship opportunities, and tickets are available from any Madison County Red Cross Board member, Local Executive Director Dave Sharp by phone at (740) 845-9939 or by e-mail at dave.sharp@redcross.org. Deadline for the nominations is Friday, April 26. Forms are publicly available [...]
By JEFF GATES Looking beyond disabilities and toward improving their community. On March 29, a gathering of close to 80 individuals and their supporters converged upon MATCO Activity Center in London for the First Annual Madison County Self-Advocate Conference for individuals with disabilities. The event was co-sponsored by local self-advocacy groups People First and [...]
By Dean Shipley Staff Writer On Monday, Madison County commissioners and Julia Cumming, director of the soil and water district, did more than talk about money to burn. Commissioners approved spending $750 or 50 percent of the cost of conducting a prairie burn on sites along the Prairie Grass bike trail. The soil and [...]
By Gregg Rettig Editor Sean Hughes said he has mixed emotions about leaving the Madison County Chamber of Commerce. He said he enjoyed his time as the chamber’s executive director and director of economic development since he was appointed Aug. 6, 2006. However, he also is looking forward to the opportunity of serving as [...]
