With only days to go before this year’s Community Christmas Dinner, set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the EUM Family Life Center, dinner organizers are seeking donations of a few more food items — particularly one that was popular at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner.
“I haven’t gotten any of...
Jennifer Ingels is the new postmaster of the Holton Post Office.
“I enjoy serving my community, and I like to give back,” Ingels said.
Ingels started serving as postmaster on Nov. 28. During the month of November, she was interim postmaster, also known as the officer-in-charge, at the St. Marys...
A group of local military veterans seeking to build a new monument in Holton’s Linscott Park has begun to receive donations needed for construction of the monument, which will honor military personnel in the county who have received the Purple Heart medal.
“Donations for the Purple Heart...
Even though the new, concrete-surfaced road that runs through Holton’s industrial park has been open for about a month, Holton city officials and others involved with the industrial park are excited about the prospect of the road beckoning new industry into the park.
Four lots varying in size from...
Construction of the new Holton Elementary School for grades pre-K through 5 has reached the point now that owner and construction contingency funds, held back intentionally to cover any foreseen geographic problems, can now be released to build the new school the way it was originally designed.
The...
A Topeka teen has been ordered by a judge in Jackson County District Court to pay more than $109 million to the family of a Holton boy who reportedly suffered permanent brain damage and other debilitating injuries as the result of an April 2014 incident, it was reported.
District Court Judge Janice...
The recently-renovated Jackson Heights Middle and High School football stadium has been named in honor of a longtime district coach, athletic director and physical education teacher, according to action taken Monday night by the Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education.
Late in the board’s...
Royal Valley Board of Education members are exploring a variety of avenues to curb drug use in the district, such as increasing the use of drug-sniffing dogs at the schools.
Board members spent a portion of their meeting Monday evening reviewing the district’s current drug policies in both the...
Wade Schneider was recently named the new chief of police for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department.
A native of Oskaloosa, Schneider began working as an officer for the Tribe in 2000. He was promoted to shift sergeant in 2001 and then detective in 2006. He was named assistant chief...
As a young man, Erich Campbell of Holton said that when he grew up, he wanted to become one of two things — a soldier or a police officer.
“I’ve finished my soldier’s career, and now, I’m just too old to be a cop,” he said.
On Friday, Campbell was appointed to serve in the world of law enforcement...