Accomplice Sought, Exemptions Nixed, Veteran Remembered Top Local News

Phys Ed Exemptions for Athletes Nixed by Madison BOE

Some Madison Board of Education members who initially favored the idea of letting high school athletes take study hall instead of physical education so the students could have more time to rest and do schoolwork changed their minds after exploring the issue further.

A woman wearing pink gloves was an accomplice to a man with a gun who tried to rob a money transfer store on Cook Avenue, Madison police said.

Field Upgrades by Madison Little League Approved

Dodge and Rosedale fields could have a new look come Opening Day on April 20.

Madison Firefighters Train on Ridgedale Ave.

Training exercises were conducted at a residence owned by Richard Romano, who previously has given firefighters access to soon-to-be-demolished buildings to practice sawing holes in roofs, breaking windows and doors, and running hose lines.

WWII Vet Was to Lead Parade But Never Knew It

There were plans for Wilfred Burkitt to lead the annual Memorial Day Parade in Madison this year even though parade organizers knew the Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient, who died last week at age 95, would have resisted the recognition.

Boost Your Business and Taste of Madison

The Taste of Madison 2013 is now offering corporate sponsorship opportunities that will simultaneously improve Madison and local businesses, organizers have announced.

State Aid Up $1 for Madison Schools?

Lower proposed debt service aid actually means a net loss of more than $23,000 in state funding over the previous year, Board of Education president Lisa Ellis said.

Morris Habitat for Humanity Gala Raises Funds for Families in Need

The Meadow Wood Manor in Randolph was the site of Morris Habitat for Humanity’s 8th Annual Hearts & Hammer’s Gala and officials from Madison were in attendance.