Johnny Casey is the Madison County communities reporter for The Citizen Times and The News-Record & Sentinel. He can be reached at 828-210-6074 or jcasey@citizentimes.com.

MADISON (WKOW) — Staff at Public Health Madison & Dane County will start testing water quality at area beaches after Memorial Day weekend. Jennifer Braun, an environmental health scientist with PHMDC, ...

Madison board members claim substantive, undisclosed changes were made to the agreement after their initial approval. Both districts had anticipated saving $150,000 each through the shared positions.

Madison County's current health director is Tammy Cody. In the May 13 meeting, Hensley wondered whether, under the current format, if the county would be held liable if a suit was brought against ...

The staff member would spend most of his or her work time serving whichever district covers the bulk of its salary. "I understand the allure of cost savings through shared services. However, with ...