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Fourteen years ago, Kristi Roush entered Holton Community Hospital as a student studying radiology at Washburn University.  Today, she is the director of ancillary services at the hospital and was recently honored by the Kansas Hospital Association with the Health Care Worker of the Year award. “I...
Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Oct. 27.   1. Aeschliman Construction: Purdue at Nebraska 2. Denison State Bank: UMass at Army 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Air Force at Colorado State 4. Bergsten Insurance: Oklahoma at KU 5....
Mediation meetings between representatives of Jackson Heights, Prairie Hills and two other school districts regarding the possible transfer of land from Prairie Hills into the other three districts are “likely” to begin next week, Jackson Heights Superintendent Jim Howard told the USD 335 Board of...
A resolution to donate a telescope to the Banner Creek Science Center and to name it the Mike Ford Memorial Telecope was approved on a 6-0 vote of the Holton school board here Monday evening. Ford, who was a current member of the school board when he died recently, was a local educator for 22 years...
The Royal Valley Board of Education took action Monday evening to replace the 30-plus year old intercom system at the high school. On a 6-0 vote, the board approved the purchase and installation of a Telecenter U (TCU) intercom system at a cost of $111,305.97 from SWC of Kansas City. This is the...
The Slipke family of rural Netawaka — shown from left, Phyllis, Brooke, April and Alan — are active with the North Jackson Jets 4-H club. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Making 4-H a family tradition has been a priority from the get-go, say Alan and Phyllis Slipke of rural Netawaka, whose daughters, Brooke and April, are keeping that tradition alive. “Both of my parents were in 4-H,” said Phyllis Slipke, who is starting her eighth year as a club leader with the...
Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Oct. 20.   1. Aeschliman Construction: Jefferson West at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Perry-Lecompton at Royal Valley 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Jackson Heights at Onaga 4. Bergsten Insurance:...
Representatives from Giant Communications recently presented a $10,000 check to Holton Community Hospital as part of the hospital’s “We Are Strong Together” initiative, which is raising awareness about cancer and suicide. The campaign is a partnership between the hospital and Willcott Brewing...
The City of Holton now officially has its first female city manager. Teresa Riley, 59, who has worked for the City of Holton for three decades and has been serving as interim city manager following the retirement of Kerwin McKee in April, was named Holton’s new city manager at Monday’s Holton City...
The annual Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest event on Saturday, Oct. 14, promises something for everyone, including the 24th-annual Chili Cook-Off and scarecrow decorating contest, a hot-pepper eating contest and plenty of arts and crafts vendors and food — and a partial solar...

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