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Holton’s historic Hotel Josephine, once referred to as “the longest continuously operating hotel west of the Mississippi,” is now on the Register of Historic Kansas Places — and could soon be a part of the National Register of Historic Places, it has been reported.
The hotel, which was built in...
Trevor Ashcraft, a 2007 graduate of Holton High School, has been named the new superintendent for Holton USD 336, effective with the 2024-2025 school year.
During a special board of education meeting last Wednesday, the board voted 7-0 to offer Ashcraft a two-year contract with benefits to serve as...
How Kansas legislators are spending their constituents’ tax money — and how the state is generating that money — were topics for the four legislators representing different parts of Jackson County at a legislative forum held Saturday at the Jackson County Courthouse.
About 40 area residents were...
Jackson Heights High School students who graduate in the spring of 2028 will be required to complete 24 hours of course credits, compared with this year’s Cobra graduates who have to complete 27 credit hours before collecting their diplomas.
At Monday’s Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education...
A pitch was made for a new multi-purpose room for the Holton school district Monday evening at the Holton school board meeting.
With the growth and success of the girls wrestling sport at both the middle school and high school levels, there is a growing need for more practice facilities in the...
Lower-than-expected insurance rates for Holton city employees will not only mean lower monthly insurance premiums this year for them — they’ll also be getting a one-time bonus thanks to the Holton City Commission.
On a 4-1 vote during the city’s commission’s regular meeting on Monday, commissioners...
Instead of holding a caucus to select a presidential candidate for each political party, a presidential preference primary election will be held on March 19 in Kansas, it has been reported.
In a “preference” primary, vote totals are used to allocate party delegates to candidates at the national...
The Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Hall of Fame banquet last Saturday at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort. Those inducted into the Hall of Fame this year are shown above and include (clockwise from top left) Suzette McCord-Rogers, Dave Snyder, Rusty Douglas and...
A Hoyt woman and a local firefighter were transported to area hospitals after an early morning fire destroyed a home at 104 Highland Ave. on Monday, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse reported.
At 6:20 a.m. that day, a neighbor called 911 to report the fire at the home, which was owned by Cara Evans...
Expanding a portion of U.S. Highway 75 north of Holton to four lanes has been deemed a “high priority” project by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), it has been reported.
Preliminary engineering work is set to begin on creating a four-lane expressway north of Holton to Kansas Highway...
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