At Monday evening’s Holton school board meeting, Allen Arnold was elected president of the board for the 2016-17 year, the purchase of new science textbooks districtwide was approved and an update on the construction of the new elementary school was given.
Allen was elected president of the board...
The Jackson County Commissioners are looking for the best way to continue to supply water to the new road and bridge shop located three miles north of Holton.
The shop, which previously served as Forrester Truck Parts & Repair, currently receives water through a well on the property.
During...
The first Royal Valley Board of Education meeting with new Superintendent Aaric Davis at the helm was business as usual, as the board approved health insurance plans for employees and reviewed the final budget report for the 2015-2016 school year.
A teacher salary negotiations meeting with...
Jackson County employee Mixie Schafer, 32, has been promoted to director of the county’s noxious weed and environmental services department, it has been reported.
Schafer has served as the administrative assistant in the department for about three years. She replaces former director Dan Robinson...
An old bell that dates back more than 125 years — back to the days of the horse races at the S.K. Linscott farm southwest of Holton in the 1890s — is the focal point of a Holton youth’s Eagle Scout project.
After researching the bell and its significance in Holton’s history, Kyle Figge, 14, a...
To continue to foster an open dialogue between local law enforcement and the public, Jackson County residents are invited to attend one of several upcoming monthly community meetings scheduled in the county.
Sergeant Heath Delany of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has organized several...
More than two years ago, Walmart announced plans to build a new store at the southern edge of Holton that would be nearly twice the size of its current store, which has been open in the city since 1981.
On Wednesday, after those more than two years of planning and construction, the Holton area...