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The 75th annual meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Holton, 1401 W. Fourth St., it has been reported.
Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with the program set to begin at 7 p.m. Musical entertainment will...
Republican Craig Bowser of Holton recently launched a campaign for the District One seat in the Kansas Senate, it has been reported.
Dennis Pyle of Hiawatha, who recently ran as an Independent for governor, has served as the state senator for District One since 2005.
The district includes Atchison...
Starting Sunday, Jan. 1, Kansans will be paying a little less for groceries as the state tax rate on food drops from 6.5 percent to four percent.
During the 2022 Legislative session, Kansas lawmakers passed House Bill 2106, which amends current law related to sales tax on food.
The “Axe The Food...
Even though most Holton-area residents have been concerned with how to stay warm in recent days, Holton Parks and Recreation Director Mike Reichle and the Jackson County Community Foundation are hoping some will give Holton’s municipal swimming pool some thought this winter.
The recently-...
Passing down the family business from one generation to another sometimes makes for an uneasy transition.
Just ask Jacob Yingst (pictured at right), who, about six years ago, joined the tax preparation business near Whiting that his grandfather, Gary Schlaegel, had built over half a century,...
On a 4-3 vote, members of the USD 113 Board of Education agreed during their Dec. 12 meeting to hold a public hearing in February to consider closing the Wetmore Academic Center.
The board passed a resolution to hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Wetmore Academic Center...
Two Holton High School students who want to challenge themselves academically are taking part in the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) early college program at Fort Hays State University.
Tuley Gilliland and Griffin Davies are both finishing up their high school course requirements...
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” That was the question that Holton Elementary School first-grader Kyle Pritchett (shown above, second from right), as Santa Claus, asked of “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” during his class’ performance of the song at its...
At an agenda-filled meeting here Monday evening, the Holton school board tackled several school topics, including the possibility of having the school district provide a daycare center for young children of teachers and other district staff members. The board also announced several upcoming...
As an elementary school counselor, Mallory Jacobs likens what she does to “building a bridge” between the students at her school and their homes and communities.
“I always tell people that I’m kind of like a cheerleader,” says Jacobs, a Holton native who serves as the lead elementary counselor at...
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