The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Holton Community Theatre performed “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” this past weekend at the HHS auditorium.
Colby Harris, 11, of Mayetta, was found dead at his home shortly after noon Friday after an apparent explosion occurred there shortly before noon, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.
Mayetta boy dies in fireworks mishap
  A Friday accident in­volving fireworks and other minor explosive devices at a rural Mayetta residence resulted in the death of an 11-year-old Mayetta boy, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.
Sixteen-year-old Sophia Mellenbruch of the Lucky Stars 4-H Club quickly guided her horse around one of the barrels in the barrel-racing event held as part of Saturday’s Jackson County 4-H Fair horse show. Mellenbruch finished the barrel race in 19.827 seconds, which was good enough for a second-place finish. More Jackson County Fair events are coming up this week and next. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Jackson County Fair ready to kick into high gear
Saturday’s Jackson County Fair horse show was marked by a hot day — and in the coming days, the fair competition’s going to get even hotter.
This spring, Dr. Ed Kester opened Kester Animal Clinic in Hoyt along Kansas Highway 214 in the former Hoyt Animal Practice building. Kester is a Hoyt native, and he specializes in small and large animals. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Kester takes over Hoyt Animal Practice clinic
  Lifelong Hoyt resident Dr. Ed Kester recently opened Kester Animal Clinic in Hoyt.
Ray Foster (center) has been named grand marshal of the Jackson County Fair Parade on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Shown with Foster are his son, Scott Foster (left) and his grandson, Jordan Foster.
Foster to serve as grand marshal of fair parade
Ray Foster says he’s been supporting the young men and women of 4-H “forever, so to speak.”
Colby Harris, 11, of Mayetta, was found dead at his home shortly after noon Friday after an apparent explosion occurred there shortly before noon, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.
Sixteen-year-old Sophia Mellenbruch of the Lucky Stars 4-H Club quickly guided her horse around one of the barrels in the barrel-racing event held as part of Saturday’s Jackson County 4-H Fair horse show. Mellenbruch finished the barrel race in 19.827 seconds, which was good enough for a second-place finish. More Jackson County Fair events are coming up this week and next. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
This spring, Dr. Ed Kester opened Kester Animal Clinic in Hoyt along Kansas Highway 214 in the former Hoyt Animal Practice building. Kester is a Hoyt native, and he specializes in small and large animals. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Ray Foster (center) has been named grand marshal of the Jackson County Fair Parade on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Shown with Foster are his son, Scott Foster (left) and his grandson, Jordan Foster.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Holton Community Theatre performed “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” this past weekend at the HHS auditorium. The musical centers around the rowdy Herdman children played by (shown from left) Shayne Dorris, Reece Purling, Madeline Heineken and Darby Ireland. Director Shannon Wittmer estimated...

Bausch coming home as rodeo entertainer

This weekend’s Jackson County Fair Rodeo will be a homecoming for featured entertainer Brian Bausch, a native of rural Mayetta, who now travels the world performing his cowboy show.  Bausch is the son of Richard and Helen Bausch, who operate a cow-calf operation in the southern part of the county...

Most traffic counts up on highways in county

Apart from a decline in commercial traffic on Kansas Highway 16 west of Holton, overall traffic on Jackson County’s highways was on the increase in 2016, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. KDOT’s Bureau of Transportation Planning, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of...

County purchases three motor graders

Three new motor graders have been purchased for Jackson County’s road and bridge department, it has been reported. During Monday’s Jackson County Commission meeting, the commissioners approved the purchase of three new John Deere motor graders at a total cost of $658,000 from Murphy Tractor of...

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Holton Community Theatre performed “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” this past weekend at the HHS auditorium.

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K-State Fan Appreciation Day Set for Aug. 12
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fans can get their first look at the 2017 K-State Football team on Saturday, Aug. 12, as the program hosts its annual Fan Appreciation Day at Bill Snyder Family Stadium....

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