In recent months, members of the Holton City Commission have expressed interest in building a road that would connect Gilliland Drive, located west of Holton Community Hospital, to the Holton Industrial Park.
Construction of the road was proposed with the idea that getting truck traffic off U.S....
As of July 1 of last year, Jackson County’s overall population had fallen by more than 125 in the previous 12-month period, according to population estimates released in recent days by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Jackson County, which had an official 2010 census of 13,462 residents, listed a July 1...
A delegation of Kansas sorghum producers, including Holton resident Sarah Sexton-Bowser, recently traveled to China March 12-19 to promote coarse grains, assess current trends in the market and assist with rolling out the 2015-2016 corn and sorghum harvest quality reports.
The trip was supported...
A “bark park” for Holton-area dogs could be open at Countryside Park as soon as this fall, the Holton City Commission learned on Monday.
Members of the city’s Dog Park Committee met with the city commission to discuss plans for the dog park, to be built near the soccer fields at Countryside...
Since the formation of Royal Valley and the consolidation of the Hoyt and Mayetta high schools in the fall of 1971, this district has only had five superintendents.
After a special meeting set for Wednesday evening, that number will be six, and a new chapter in the school’s history will begin....
Holton voters picked Mike Meerpohl to continue to represent them in city government on Tuesday, the final municipal election to be held in the spring.
Meerpohl, seeking election to position two on the Holton City Commission, received a total of 142 votes in Tuesday’s election, beating former city...
A Soldier resident recently convicted of child sex crimes by a Jackson County District Court jury is now in jail, Jackson County Tim Morse said Tuesday.
Sheriff’s officers arrested Anthony W. Bowers, 49, that morning at the Jackson County Courthouse after his probation in a domestic violence...
Jackson County Arts is hosting a Story Book Art Walk and Western Art Exhibit at the Hutchins Building on the west side of the Holton Square from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 9.
The story, “Cowboys And Cowgirls At Play: A Day In Their Life,” was written by Holton author Carol Totten and is...
KANZA Mental Health & Guidance Center served 282 additional clients within its four-county service area last year, according to the organization’s annual report.
David Elsbury, CEO of KANZA, outlined the report at a recent Jackson County Commission meeting and highlighted the fact that the...
After interviewing three candidates for the Royal Valley superintendent position, the USD 337 Board of Education on Friday (following a special meeting that day) reportedly gave board president Pat Tuck the authority to negotiate a contract with the candidate identified as the “top candidate.’’...