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Columbus Day will be observed on Monday as an official federal holiday, and government offices, including the post office, and banks, will be closed. The Holton Recorder office will be open Monday with regular business hours.  Due to the holiday, the postal delivery of the Monday edition of The...
Bella (center), a Yorkshire terrier, has found a place in the early childhood special education class at Jackson Heights Elementary School, along with students (from left) Kaleb Dierking, Maggie Wichman, Emma Bellinghausen, Owen Shughart, Brandin Fritz and London Edwards.	(Photo by Brian Sanders)
  Anyone walking into Kay Smith’s early childhood special education class at Jackson Heights Elementary School for the first time might be greeted by a growl from one member of the class — at least until that member sniffs the new person out, much to the delight of everyone else in the class. That...
  A group of Holton High School alumni is asking fellow Wildcat graduates to honor a three-time HHS teacher, coach and guidance counselor who helped shape their lives by making financial contribu­tions to the Holton High School Alumni Association’s scholarship fund. When Lyle Welch, who had served...
  Two motorists, including a Holton man, died on Jackson County roads over this past weekend, according to reports from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol. First, Phyllis S. Martin, 59, of  Berryton, was killed in a two-vehicle traffic accident oc­curing at 8:05 a.m....
  The Second Judicial District Nominating Commission has an­nounced that it is seeking candi­dates to fill the vacancy on the bench left by the recent death of Jackson County District Court Judge Micheal A. Ireland, it was reported. Judge candidates have until noon Wednesday, Oct. 14 to submit...
A “Silver Alert” has been issued for Joan M. Rebar, 70, a rural Mayetta resident who has reportedly been missing since Sept. 25, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.
  A “Silver Alert” has been issued for a rural Mayetta resident who has reportedly been missing since Friday, Sept. 25, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said. Joan M. Rebar, 70, a resident of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Res­ervation, was reportedly last seen in the Meriden area that day, Morse said...
Father Merianand Mendem, a native of India, is settling in as the new pastor of Jackson County’s Catholic churches. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
  Father Merianand Mendem, a native of India, is settling in as the new pastor of Jackson County’s Catholic churches – St. Dominic in Holton, St. Francis Xavier in Mayetta and Our Lady of the Snows on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. Although he’s been serving Jackson County Catholic...
When Tiffany Kuglin of Holton, shown above, is not managing the Lifecare Fitness Center, she puts her competitive spirit to work on the Northeast Kansas Stock Garden Tractor Pullers' circuit. At the Whiting Fire Festival competition last weekend, Kuglin and her machine, owned by Charles Call of...
Archbishop Charles Chaput, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, hosted Pope Francis on Saturday and Sunday during the pope’s visit to Philadelphia, it was reported.   Chaput, who was named to lead the Archdiocese of Philadelphia four years ago, served as the pope’s host as he traveled to...
Six individuals or teams have signed up so far to compete in next weekend’s chili and soup cook-off here, and more cooks are sought for the friendly competition. The cook-off, which will raise funds for the Holton Fire Department, has been set from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, on the...

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