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Note: This is the 19th story in a series about doctors in our community. Dr. Ronald Lee Cobb, 72, provides individual and group psychotherapy in Jackson County for residents recovering from substance abuse and other problems relating to that abuse.  Dr. Cobb is a native of Santa Barbara, Calif. and...
If Mike Peroo could give the City of Holton a grade based on its finances, that grade would be an “A.” The Overland Park-based financial auditor, in presenting the Holton City Commission with its annual audit report during the commission’s Monday meeting, said he based that grade on the city’s...
Just before Saturday’s Jackson County Fair horse show came to a premature close due to rain, horse show judge Tossie Kirkham (second from right) met with younger showmanship contestants and gave them helpful hints on how to improve their performance. The rest of the horse show will be held starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 25 at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex, weather permitting. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
  Saturday’s Jackson County Fair horse show ended earlier than ex­pected due to rain making the Northeast Kansas Heritage Com­plex horse arena too muddy, but some portions of the show were still able to get off without a hitch. Jackson County 4-H Program Manager Cara Robinson noted that about half...
  The Jackson County 4-H Fair parade has been scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, which is half an hour earlier than previous years. The reason for the time change is to allow 4-H members more time to head to the new fairgrounds after the parade for the start of the talent show and then...
  With the construction of the new Holton sign under way on the southwest corner of the Jackson County Courtyard, the county commissioners are considering adding one more detail to the sign – the words “Jackson County.” All three commissioners – Janet Zwonitzer, Bill Elmer and Rob Ladner – agreed...
  Ask a lot of people where Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, is lo­cated, and they might shrug and say they’re not sure how you’d get to either the city or the country. But there’s a group of 10 Jack­son Heights High School students who can tell you where both are — they visited the South...
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-minivan crash Saturday evening at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and 190th Road south of Holton, and six people from Nebraska and Iowa were taken to a Topeka hospital for treatment of injuries received in the accident, which remains under investigation. (Photo by David Powls)
  Six people from Nebraska and Iowa were sent to a Topeka hospital for treatment after being injured in a two-minivan crash Saturday evening south of Holton, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said. The accident, which occurred at about 6:45 p.m. that evening at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75...
Burn permit holders in Jackson County will be required to obtain a new permit before the end of the year, according to a resolution approved by the Jackson County Commissioners Monday.  The new permits will now expire every two years, and the fines for burning without a permit, or during a time...
Should random drug testing be implemented at Royal Valley to deter illegal drug use among students? That’s the question school board members and Superintendent John Rundle hope to discuss among administrators, staff, students, site councils and community members this year as they determine whether...
Wyatt Asbury drove a horse-drawn cart led by "Mr. Pat" in the Soldier Fair parade on Saturday to promote 4-H with his family. 

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