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WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Oct. 23-25 1. Aeschliman Construction: Hiawatha at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Valley Falls at Jackson Heights 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Riverside at Royal Valley

Holton High School seniors Eli Hines (at left) and Marley Gilliland (at right) were crowned king and queen of the Wildcat homecoming event, which saw the HHS football team defeated by visiting Jefferson West. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Homecoming royalty crowned at county's high schools

All three Jackson County high schools celebrated fall football homecoming events on Friday night, Oct. 2, each featuring the crowning of a king and queen to reign over the night’s festivities. (Use arrows to move between photos.)

Football PIck'em Contest: Week #7

WEEK 7 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Oct. 16-18 1. Aeschliman Construction: Silver Lake at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Centralia at Jackson Heights 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Royal Valley at Sabetha

Manhattan-based country singer Katie May will perform during this Saturday's Fall Fest.

Fall Fest is Saturday

Football PIck'em Contest: Week #6

WEEK 6 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Oct. 9-11 1. Aeschliman Construction: Holton at Nemaha Central 2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at Onaga 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Horton at Royal Valley

Shown from left to right are Jackson Heights FFA members Jackson Jager, Rylie Strawn, Zoe Turner and Corbin Latham, enjoying the new “putt-putt” golf course that was built using funds donated by the family of Marvin and Melvena Ingels. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

FFA programs provide update on Ingels family donation

In March of 2023, the family of the late Marvin and Melvena Ingels, third-generation farmers who owned land in the Netawaka and Whiting area, made donations of more than $330,000 to each of the FFA programs at two Jackson County high schools — Hol

Football PIck'em Contest: Week #8

WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026 Oct. 23-25 1. Aeschliman Construction: Hiawatha at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Valley Falls at Jackson Heights 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Riverside at Royal Valley 4. Bergsten Insurance: ACCHS at Doniphan West 5. Bumper To Bumper: Baylor at KU 6. Jayhawk TV &...

Holton native Taley Brown has opened a new salon, Blonde & Co., on the south side of the Holton Square.

Brown opens Blonde & Co

At just 20 years old, Taley Brown has already turned a passion for cosmetology into her own business, opening Blonde & Co. on the south side of the Holton Square. A grand opening for the new salon, located at 105 W. Fourth St., was last month. Brown, a 2024 graduate of Holton High School, began...

Holton Recorder to enhance its services

Readers have spoken and we’re listening. As a result, some enhanced news and advertising services will be offered by The Holton Recorder in the near future. The Recorder plans to launch a Facebook social media site that will further document the daily news gathering and news photography work of The...

County commission looking at hiring energy consultant

The Jackson County Commission is considering hiring an energy consultant to review proposed commercial solar regulations and help commissioners navigate potential negotiations over the Jeffrey Solar Project proposed near Delia. Commissioners met Monday with Oleg Alba, founder of Wichita-based...

Football PIck'em Contest: Week #8

Brown opens Blonde & Co

Holton Recorder to enhance its services

County commission looking at hiring energy consultant

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