Tuesday, April 7, will be Election Day, and local registered voters are encouraged to cast their votes for city council, school board and Meadowlark Extension District #7 representatives.

Royal Valley High School junior Janelle Marney (second from right) discussed the variety of plants being grown at the school’s new greenhouse with second-grade students (from left) Alexandria Keste

Sitting on Omaha Beach at Normandy, France, on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, former Jackson Heights superintendent Paul Becker said he found himself alone and contemplating

A unique ministry is coming to Jackson County in two weeks that will feature freestyle motor-cross, hip-hop dancing and other sports stunts and feats of strength.

It’s often said that “laughter is the best medicine” — and that’s the kind of prescription that Dr. Vance Lassey is happy to write.

Several egg hunts for kids are being planned for Easter weekend in Jackson County.

Holton Parks and Recreation director Mike Reichle (left) thanked Holton resident Jan Hodge on Friday morning after she turned on the new memorial fountain at Elkhorn Lake in Holton’s Rafters Park.

Holton High School students Tel Wittmer (left) and Tristan Parks battled it out Saturday evening on the HHS auditorium stage as “arch-enemies” during the annual USO Tribute Show.