Madison Daily Leader

12/25/2025

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12/25/2025

I love Spotify Wrapped season.

12/24/2025

For any local writers looking to engage in a friendly community, Madison Writers Inc is open for all.

12/24/2025

South Dakota Highway Patrol announced sobriety checkpoints in 16 counties in January.

12/23/2025

Judge Kent. A Shelton said a decision in the lawsuit against the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District will be given soon after a motions hearing at the Lake County Courthouse on Dec. 23.

Judge Kent. A Shelton said a decision in the lawsuit against the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District will be given soon after a motions hearing at the Lake County Courthouse on Dec.

12/23/2025

A private investigator and psychiatric evaluation were granted for defendant Elias Zee Stubbe, a Howard man charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nichole Malfero.

12/23/2025

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12/23/2025

Groups in Lake County and nearby areas received thousands of dollars in grants from Sioux Valley Energy's Operation Round Up, according to a Dec. 22 press release.

12/23/2025

A narrow defeat of a ballot issue to dissolve the Oldham Ramona School District has left residents, students, faculty, administrators and others thinking “Now what?”

12/22/2025

Sometimes a wrong number isn't an innocent mistake. Sometimes, a dating profile connects you to an imagined person. Sometimes, these seemingly innocuous occurrences leave you thousands of dollars lighter.

12/22/2025

Two local groups are keeping the community fed for the holidays.

12/22/2025

A petition to recount the results of the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District's Dec. 16 reorganization vote has officially been submitted.