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From left, Holton High School seniors Josh Bjelland, Madison Beightel, Samantha Beauchamp, Javier Batista-Alvarez and Mason Barta listened to classmate Alexandria Bontrager give her graduation speech during Saturday’s commencement exercises in the HHS main gymnasium.
As Holton High School graduate Abigail Heitzman noted at the outset of her commencement speech, graduation day is “one of those special days on which we are allowed to reminisce, weepy-eyed, while we treasure up all the lessons these hallways and classrooms taught us.” Minutes later, Heitzman,...
The last day of school means no more homework and tests, but it also means the end of reliable meals for parents who might struggle to feed their children.  A recent Jackson Heights High School graduate is partnering with several organizations to make sure local school-aged children do not go...
On Memorial Day, members of Bernie Deghand American Legion Post 423 in Mayetta will be visiting cemeteries in Jackson County to salute the county’s fallen military men and women. The recently created American Legion post was named for MSgt. Bernard Lee “Bernie” Deghand of Mayetta, a 35th Infantry...
The filing deadline for residents who are seeking election to local, state or federal offices in the 2016 elections is noon on Wednesday, June 1, it has been reported.  The state’s primary election has been set for Aug. 2, and potential candidates have one week left to file.    Candidates can file...
Concerns that the Holton Municipal Swimming Pool is still leaking will be alleviated by the time it opens for the summer 2016 season on Saturday, Holton Parks and Recreation Director Mike Reichle said this week. The pool, which had been plagued by water leakage last summer and had apparently sprung...
Attempted second-degree murder charges have been dropped against the Topeka man who reportedly fired on motorists from his car on New Year’s Eve 2014 in southern Jackson County, but he may still face some prison time on criminal firearms charges, Jackson County District Court Judge Norbert Marek...
  Every Memorial Day week­end, high school alumni from Holton and the surrounding area get to­gether for their annual celebration of their “glory days” — and all of northeastern Kan­sas is invited to join in the fun. The annual Glory Days cele­bra­tion is set to take over Holton’s Town Square with...
Veterans’ groups from Holton and Mayetta have announced their schedules for visiting Jackson County’s cemeteries on Memorial Day 2016 to salute the county’s fallen military men and women. Holton VFW Post 1367 and American Legion Post 44 will make the rounds on Monday, May 30, as will the recently-...
  Holton Community Hospital will  be hosting a health fair on Saturday, May 28, during Glory Days around the Holton Square. The event includes a 5K run, a bike rodeo and several “stations” around the Square with a variety of activities for adults and children. The 5K run and one-mile walk will...
  Netawaka city water customers are facing a boil water advisory for at least the next two months, ac­cording to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which issued the advisory on Thursday. KDHE officials said the city’s public water supply has been placed under advisory because of a...

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