Madison News

Los Compadres Mexican Restaurants chain not only is surviving the present economy but also it is thriving and expanding.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- George Wilson III is concerned about his left jab. An amateur boxer, Wilson, 21, checks in at a trim 170 pounds, but his left fist includes just one finger because of a birth defect.

A California company that has operated the Ashtabula County Transportation System for several years will be back behind the wheel in 2010, County Commissioners agreed at Thursday's regular meeting.

"Nutcracker" dances across the stage at the Ashtabula Arts Center for another two weeks and if you work it right, you can get in at half price.

On a night of firsts, a legend was deepened. Jefferson opened its sparkling new Falcon Gymnasium on Saturday night with a first-game 43-30 girls basketball victory against visiting Madison.

Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. The fresh scent of an evergreen tree, the sparkle of lights and the memories of family: After Thanksgiving, the holiday season begins.

Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened at about 10:15am Saturday morning in the 6000 block of Madison Road.

The Ashtabula Police Department swore two more men into the organization Wednesday.

Hundreds of children forgot the cold and the long wait along Main Avenue Friday night as they gave a joyful welcome to Santa Claus on the jolly gentlemen's first visit of the season to Ashtabula.

Jeff Smith, awake in bed, was haunted by the picture he saw hours before while reading the newspaper over breakfast.

MADISON TWP., Ohio -- A man is recovering after he fell from scaffolding at a Butler County high school on Wednesday.

FRAUD | MONDAY At 9:45 a.m., in the 300 block of East Madison Street in Madison Township, a man said someone set up an Internet account in his name.

After provisional and absentee ballots were counted, Z. Ann Rowe gained more votes in the City Council race than her nearest opponent and has secured the fourth position, according to the Butler County Board of Elections.

Ohio Wineries provids perfect packages for a girls' only weekend. Just because the days are getting shorter, doesn't mean the weekends have to do the same.

Driving home on Route 20 early Tuesday morning, a Madison Township woman was followed into a dark parking lot by a man who struck her vehicle with his truck and fled the scene, Madison township Police Chief Leonard DelCalzo said.

Auditions for "Forbidden Broadway" will be Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Come prepared with a vocal selection and a monologue of about 90 seconds plus a list of conflicts.

Men are stupid and women are crazy. And the reason women are so crazy is because men are so stupid.

BILL WEST / Star Beacon photo illustration THIS HALLWAY in the Ohio Cottage building on Middle Ridge Road in Madison Township is said to be frequented by ghosts.

A spill of a commercial grade flooring material in an elevator shaft has been determined to be the cause of a noxious odor that led to the precautionary evacuation of dozens of residents from an assisted living facility.

A chemical spill at a Northeast Ohio assisted living facility caused the evacuation of its staff and residents.