This Sunday, the Jackson County Community Band will give its first performance of the summer — a patriotic show with the 35th Infantry Division Band in honor of Flag Day.

The golf program at Royal Valley High School was saved from the chopping block Monday after board of education members voted to keep the sport while considering budget reductions for the

Heavy rains in recent days have washed out ditch after ditch in Jackson County and, in at least one case, created a “sinkhole.”

The Jackson County Commissioners are selling several tracts of land in the county that were acquired by the county through recent tax sales.

Besides the rumbling of thunder and rain slapping the pavement, the rhythmic buzzing of the 17-year cicada is also being heard throughout the area this spring.

Richard D. Gantz left this life on May 26, 2015, surrounded by fam­ily.