Keeping Kansas taxes low remains a hot topic for both Jackson County residents and the legislators they elect to serve them in Topeka, but as Saturday’s legislative forum at the Jackson County Courthouse demonstrated, so does keeping Kansas a state where conservatism remains the dominant force in...
With Holton City Manager Kerwin McKee’s announcement of his upcoming retirement, the Holton City Commission will be looking for someone to fill his position.
During the commission’s regular meeting last night — held a day later than normal due to the Presidents Day observance on Monday — McKee, who...
An Auburn man has been arrested and formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with a May 2021 traffic accident that resulted in the death of a Topeka woman, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse reported.
Robert Eugene Love Jr., 44, was arrested on Sunday on a Jackson County warrant for...
Lawmakers representing Jackson County in the Kansas Legislature will visit Holton next week to update constituents on what’s going on this year in the State Capitol, it has been reported.
The Holton Recorder will host a “Legislative Forum” from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the...
About 200 people attended the 18th annual Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame banquet last Saturday, which honored two individuals and two couples who have made an impact in Jackson County.
This year’s event was held at the Prairie Band Casino banquet hall, and inductees...
The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday and The Holton Recorder’s Super Football Pick’em Contest is under way.
Whoever correctly predicts the final score and winner of the game will receive a one-night stay for two at Prairie Band Casino and Resor...
For many years, students in school districts across the country have been trained on what to do in emergency situations, such as a fire or a tornado. Many of those students are also being trained — or, as it is in the Holton school district, will soon be trained — on how to deal with the presence...
When Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick steps down from her post at the end of March, longtime assistant clerk Kristie Richter will step in to take her place.
“I’m a little nervous, but I’m excited,” said Richter, who has worked in the county clerk’s office in the Jackson County Courthouse for more...
Maggi Emert, a seventh-grade student at Holton Middle School, won the Jackson County Spelling Bee yesterday afternoon after correctly spelling the word “pistons.”
Emert, who the daughter of Jennifer Emert of Holton, took runner-up at last year’s county spelling bee. She said coming back and winning...
The Jackson County Commissioners continue to research regulations regarding commercial solar projects in an effort to “do what’s best for the entire county,” according to Commissioner Keith Kelly.
Commissioners Kelly, along with Commissioners Dan Brenner and Mark Pruett, addressed several members...