Congressman Steve Watkins (at left in photo above) paid a special visit to Holton Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon to discuss “smart savings” with fourth-grade students at the school. Watkins teamed up with Denison State Bank to demonstrate the benefits of saving money for a rainy day. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Top stories in the April 22 edition
Top stories in the Monday, April 22 edition of The Holton Recorder:
A “virtual student” robot that attends classes for Jackson Heights sophomore Alex Edwards, shown at left, made a recent presentation in Brad Alley’s world history class at JHHS. The robot is controlled remotely by Edwards and allows him to have a presence in school while he recuperates at home from heart transplant surgery. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Top stories in the April 8, 2019 edition
Top stories in the Monday, April 8 edition of The Holton Recorder include:
Toward the end of his Thursday night presentation at the Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society’s Founders Day program, Kansas folklore expert and author Jim Hoy pulled out his guitar to illustrate the path that an old English folk song took to become the cowboy standard “Streets Of Laredo.” The program marked 40 years since the historical society's inception. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Top Stories in the April 1 Recorder
Top stories in the Monday, April 1 edition of The Holton Recorder include:
Ari Hunniford (right), fund-raising campaign director for Holton Community Hospital’s proposed $17.6-million expansion project, talked with Tim Morris (center) about the expansion project while Morris’ wife, Sandra, browsed a set of plans that detailed the hospital’s plans for construction of a new rural health clinic during an informal public social at The Hot Spot on Friday. More community meetings about the hospital’s expansion plan are proposed for April. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Top Stories in our March 25 edition
Top stories in the Monday, March 25, 2019 edition of The Holton Recorder include:
Jackson Heights High School student Ed Mandala (second from left) and Holton High School student Aaran McAllister (right) recently met with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (seated) to discuss the “Safe 75 Initiative,” a student-led effort to encourage safety improvements along U.S. Highway 75 between Holton and the Kansas-Nebraska state line. With the students is JHHS Student Council adviser Katie Morris. (Submitted photo)
Top stories in the Wednesday, March 20 edition
Here are some of the top stories in the Wednesday, March 20 Holton Recorder:
The new Beck Bookman Library logo was revealed last Wednesday at Cecil K’s Hometown Market. Amy Austin, library director, is shown at right along with daughter Tessa, at left, with the new logo, which features a cat sitting under a tree. More than 40 entries were submitted in the contest, and the winner of the contest has chosen to remain anonymous, it was reported. (Submitted photo)
Top Stories in the Monday, March 18 edition
Top stories in the Monday, March 18 edition of the Holton Recorder include:
Congressman Steve Watkins (at left in photo above) paid a special visit to Holton Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon to discuss “smart savings” with fourth-grade students at the school. Watkins teamed up with Denison State Bank to demonstrate the benefits of saving money for a rainy day. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
A “virtual student” robot that attends classes for Jackson Heights sophomore Alex Edwards, shown at left, made a recent presentation in Brad Alley’s world history class at JHHS. The robot is controlled remotely by Edwards and allows him to have a presence in school while he recuperates at home from heart transplant surgery. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Toward the end of his Thursday night presentation at the Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society’s Founders Day program, Kansas folklore expert and author Jim Hoy pulled out his guitar to illustrate the path that an old English folk song took to become the cowboy standard “Streets Of Laredo.” The program marked 40 years since the historical society's inception. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Ari Hunniford (right), fund-raising campaign director for Holton Community Hospital’s proposed $17.6-million expansion project, talked with Tim Morris (center) about the expansion project while Morris’ wife, Sandra, browsed a set of plans that detailed the hospital’s plans for construction of a new rural health clinic during an informal public social at The Hot Spot on Friday. More community meetings about the hospital’s expansion plan are proposed for April. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Jackson Heights High School student Ed Mandala (second from left) and Holton High School student Aaran McAllister (right) recently met with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (seated) to discuss the “Safe 75 Initiative,” a student-led effort to encourage safety improvements along U.S. Highway 75 between Holton and the Kansas-Nebraska state line. With the students is JHHS Student Council adviser Katie Morris. (Submitted photo)
The new Beck Bookman Library logo was revealed last Wednesday at Cecil K’s Hometown Market. Amy Austin, library director, is shown at right along with daughter Tessa, at left, with the new logo, which features a cat sitting under a tree. More than 40 entries were submitted in the contest, and the winner of the contest has chosen to remain anonymous, it was reported. (Submitted photo)

Scenes from the Holton Easter Egg Hunt

The Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce hosted an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20, in the Jackson County Courtyard.

St. Benedict to host ESU a cappella choir and chorale on Sunday

The St. Marys Church at St. Benedict will host the Emporia State University A Cappella Choir and the Emporia Chorale at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28th. The ESU A Cappella Choir, the auditioned mixed choir, and the Emporia Chorale, Emporia's community chorus, will be in concert performing Gabriel...
Congressman Steve Watkins (at left in photo above) paid a special visit to Holton Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon to discuss “smart savings” with fourth-grade students at the school. Watkins teamed up with Denison State Bank to demonstrate the benefits of saving money for a rainy day. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Top stories in the April 22 edition

Top stories in the Monday, April 22 edition of The Holton Recorder: • Holton’s middle and high schools have been selected to take part in the fourth phase of the Kansans Can School Redesign Project. Find out what that means in today’s edition; also, learn more about an informational meeting...

Royal Valley High School Track and Field School Records

The longest standing girls track and field record at Royal Valley High School is the 200-meter dash record of 26.40 seconds set by Jolene Bausch in 1974 – just two years after RVHS was established. The current state record time in the event is 24.20 The longest standing boys track and field record...

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Scenes from the Holton Easter Egg Hunt

The Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce hosted an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20, in the Jackson County Courtyard.

Sports

Royal Valley High School Track and Field School Records
The longest standing girls track and field record at Royal Valley High School is the 200-meter dash record of 26.40 seconds set by Jolene Bausch in 1974 – just two years after RVHS was...

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