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Jackson Heights will host this year’s Jackson County Spelling Bee at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, where 12 area students will compete for the county title.
Jackson Heights will host this year’s Jackson County Spelling Bee at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, where 12 area students will compete for the county title.
The annual meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Holton, 307 Montana Ave., it has been announced.
Leonard M. Thomas Jr., Nish KA Wah Suck, 65, of Horton, passed on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.
Cecil Ray “Wab-no-sah” Mzhickteno, 57, Mayetta, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
Barbara Ann Coker May, 87, of Holton, formerly of Meriden, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
Eighty years ago, a young doctor from Powhattan opened a medical practice in Holton, and he was joined three months later by his younger brother, also a doctor.
Transportation issues dominated discussions at the Royal Valley Board of Education meeting on Monday evening.
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) continues to issue changes to its policy manual to bring schools more into line with the Every Student Succeeds Act, but on Monday, members
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