USD 335 school board members and administrators turned ceremonial dirt for the construction of two new school building additions. Shown from left in the photo above are board members Michelle Schierling, Neal Keeler, David Holliday and David Allen, superintendent and elementary principal Jim Howard, middle and high school principal Kevin Vanderbilt and board members Kallie Kirk, Michelle Cochran and Mitch Bagby. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
"We’re finally cooking with some gas out there.”
WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Sept. 25-27 1. Aeschliman Construction: Holton at Atchison 2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at Valley Heights 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Royal Valley at Pleasant Ridge
WEEK 3 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Sept. 18-20   1. Aeschliman Construction: Holton at Baldwin 2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at Horton
HOLTON/JACKSON COUNTY-WIDE GARAGE SALES Friday-Saturday, September 18-19, 2026  
Grammy-winning Holton native Jim Seeley is shown playing at an August 2025 concert at Holton Community Theatre. Seeley will return to HCT on Saturday, Oct. 24 for a fund-raising concert. (Recorder file photo)
In August of last year, Grammy Award-winning Holton native Jim Seeley returned to his hometown for a fund-raising jazz concert at Holton Community Theatre that saw a good crowd on hand for an exhibition of his trumpet prowess.
USD 335 school board members and administrators turned ceremonial dirt for the construction of two new school building additions. Shown from left in the photo above are board members Michelle Schierling, Neal Keeler, David Holliday and David Allen, superintendent and elementary principal Jim Howard, middle and high school principal Kevin Vanderbilt and board members Kallie Kirk, Michelle Cochran and Mitch Bagby. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Lucas White (shown above) recently transported a 1941 Möller Opus pipe organ from Philadelphia, Pa. to the Circleville United Methodist Church. The organ includes 198 pipes self-contained in an eight-foot cabinet.
Grammy-winning Holton native Jim Seeley is shown playing at an August 2025 concert at Holton Community Theatre. Seeley will return to HCT on Saturday, Oct. 24 for a fund-raising concert. (Recorder file photo)
WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Oct. 2-4   1. Aeschliman Construction: Jeff West at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Wabaunsee at Jackson Heights 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Rossville at Royal Valley 4. Bergsten Insurance: McLouth at ACCHS 5. Bumper To Bumper: Middle Tennessee at KU 6. Jayhawk TV &...
USD 335 school board members and administrators turned ceremonial dirt for the construction of two new school building additions. Shown from left in the photo above are board members Michelle Schierling, Neal Keeler, David Holliday and David Allen, superintendent and elementary principal Jim Howard, middle and high school principal Kevin Vanderbilt and board members Kallie Kirk, Michelle Cochran and Mitch Bagby. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
"We’re finally cooking with some gas out there.” That was Jackson Heights USD 335 Superintendent Jim Howard’s assessment of the progress being made on the new school building additions at Monday’s Jackson Heights Board of Education meeting, following the ceremonial turning of dirt on the new...
On a 3-0 vote, the Jackson County Commissioners approved the 2027 county budget on Monday using a mill rate lower than the one published earlier this month. The 2027 budget will be funded by 71.553 mills, which is 1.136 mills more than the 70.417 mills used to fund the current budget. The...
Members of the Holton Community Hospital Foundation are preparing for the Fabulous Foundation Gala set for Oct. 3 at Prairie Band Casino & Resort. Proceeds from the evening will help fund new emergency medical equipment, a laboratory microscope and other needs to strengthen patient care at the...

Sports

Holton High School head football coach Brooks Barta is getting ready for his 31st season of Wildcat football, looking to improve on a 2025 season that saw the Wildcats reach the sectional round of...

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