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Robert Dieckmann
Robert Dieckmann, 68, Holton, is running unopposed for position three on the Holton City Commission during the Nov. 7 election.  Dieckmann was appointed to the board on December 2006. After finishing that term, he was elected to two additional terms.   “I am retired and have the time to give to...
Twila White
Twila White, 56, Holton, is running for re-election to position five on the Holton City Commission in the Nov. 7 general election. White is running unopposed as she seeks her second four-year term to the commission. “Being a member of the Holton City Commission for the past four years has been a...
In previous years, the Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Educa­tion has sought to keep its fleet of school buses as up-to-date as possi­ble, although District Superintendent and Elementary Principal Adrianne Walsh noted that the district has bought three new buses in the past six years. On Monday,...
Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner will be at the Jackson County Courthouse from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to answer questions about unclaimed property and savings programs overseen by his office.
Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner is on his tour of Kansas’ 105 counties to promote many of the programs and services administered by the state treasurer’s office, includ­ing the state’s Unclaimed Property Division, it has been reported. The tour will stop in Jackson County on Tuesday, when...
Holton Community Theatre will present the melodrama “The Treasure Of Shiver River” Oct. 14, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 at Penny’s on the west side of the Holton Square. Cast members include (from left) Tom Brown, Carolyn Cochren, Shannon Wittmer, Justin Fluke, Dyann Parks, Chris Heineken, Mallory Jacobs,...
The Holton school board is planning to seek bids for several different projects related to the new elementary school, following the announcement that remaining school bond issue funds for the new school totaled approximately $489,614.80 “Because former superintendent Dennis Stones did such a good...
All the members of the Holton High School football team are showing support for Down Syndrome Awareness Month with a special blue and yellow sticker on their helmets. Shown above is sophomore kicker Paul Kuffner (No. 35).
October is being recognized as Down Syndrome Awareness Month by family members and friends of those affected by the genetic disorder — including Holton High School’s football team, which is noting the month with a special blue and yellow sticker on team members’ helmets. “I don’t think Coach (...
Seven-year-old Aiden Schumaker of Whiting pretended to “drive” a John Deere 8245R tractor on Saturday morning at Banner Creek Reservoir. “This is a lot nicer than my dad’s tractor,” Aiden said of his father, Emmett Schumaker. The tractor was provided by Hiawatha Implement and was one of several...
Recommendations from the Kansas State Department of Education on how to get high school students more "school-ready, work-ready and life-ready" are not sitting well with the Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education. During the board's regular monthly meeting on Monday, board members met with...
The Royal Valley Board of Education received an update on the district’s technology plan and approved upgrades to the lights at the high school parking lot during its meeting Monday evening. At the start of the meeting, board members met with Mark Haefke, district tech coordinator, who highlighted...

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