WARNING: WE JUST GOT A NON-ELECTED COUNTY JUDGE For the next four years and five months, we, the voters of Madison County, will have a non-elected, non-campaigned, non-townhalled, non-vetted Madison County Judge; the highest elected official for Madison County who will have effectively been elected by only five voters: four County Commissioners who voted to put him in office as a temporary fill for five months to complete the remaining term of our recently deceased Judge Tony Leago… and Clark, voting for himself one time in November. With no Democrat or Independent opponent on the ballot, Clark only requires 1 vote, from himself, to be our Madison County Judge for the following 4 years.

BY THE EDITORS AT ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION LEAD STORY - TRIGGER WARNING One TikTok user described her Walt Disney World experience on July 30 as “torture” after the It’s a Small World ride got stuck for over an hour, the New York Post reported. “They didn’t realize for like 45 minutes, everyone was on a boat so we sat there for about an hour stuck with the song on repeat!!” @hazeysmom22 wrote.

LEAD STORY -- OH, THE HUMILIATION Bianca Chambers wasn't going to leave the sleuthing to the Detroit police after her Mercedes Benz was stolen. Using social media tips, she tracked her car all over the city, but each time she'd call 911, police would be too late to nab the thief.

LEAD STORY - GOALS BThe trail to the top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado is some 13 miles long, and the peak itself tops out at more than 14,000 feet -- making it a challenging hike for anyone. But for Bob Salem, 53, the journey is nuttily complicated: He’s pushing a peanut up the mountain using his “nose”: customized headgear made of a CPAP mask with a black plastic serving spoon attached to it, NPR reported.

LEAD STORY - EWWWWW! Big Ben, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace ... now tourists can add Wet Wipe Island to their lists of mustsee attractions in England’s capital.