About 100 people attended the revenue neutral rate and budget hearings for Jackson County recently at the Courthouse. Shown seated at the front of the room are (from left) Jackson County Deputy Clerk Mary Theis, Jackson County Clerk Kristie Richter, Commissioners Keith Kelly, Dan Brenner and Mark Pruett and Scot Loyd of Loyd Group of Galva, who prepared the budget. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
County budget hearings draw big crowd
Generating more economic development and increasing the county’s retail sales tax were just two of several suggestions made by members of the public last Thursday evening to reduce property taxes at the county level. 
Members of the Royal Valley Junior Cheerleading team rode on a float in the Pride of Hoyt Days Parade, held this past Saturday in Hoyt. Royal Valley students were represented on a number of floats in this year’s parade, led by grand marshal Shelia Clark Murray. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Riding in the Pride of Hoyt Days parade
Members of the Royal Valley Junior Cheerleading team rode on a float in the Pride of Hoyt Days Parade, held this past Saturday in Hoyt.
More than 500 people attended the fourth annual National Night Out event here hosted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Holton Police Department, it was reported. Here, Shawn Walker (in front) and Todd Hurt (behind) of the sheriff’s office are shown grilling bratwursts and hot dogs for the event that was held on the Jackson County Courtyard. (Photo by David Powls)
Cooking up dinner for National Night Out
More than 500 people attended the fourth annual National Night Out event here hosted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Holton Police Department, it was reported.
In the photo above, Jackson County native Clyde Cozad (at right) is shown with former Hickman Mills High School basketball standout Kathleen Kunkler (at left) after Cozad and the Hickman Mills teams from 1977 to 1980 were inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
About 100 people attended the revenue neutral rate and budget hearings for Jackson County recently at the Courthouse. Shown seated at the front of the room are (from left) Jackson County Deputy Clerk Mary Theis, Jackson County Clerk Kristie Richter, Commissioners Keith Kelly, Dan Brenner and Mark Pruett and Scot Loyd of Loyd Group of Galva, who prepared the budget. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Members of the Royal Valley Junior Cheerleading team rode on a float in the Pride of Hoyt Days Parade, held this past Saturday in Hoyt. Royal Valley students were represented on a number of floats in this year’s parade, led by grand marshal Shelia Clark Murray. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
In the photo above, Holton students are shown loading up on a district school bus outside the front of the Holton Community Theatre, which served as the former Central Elementary School. With classes resuming this past week, local residents will note the locations of several bus stops in town for both Holton and Jackson Heights students.
More than 500 people attended the fourth annual National Night Out event here hosted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Holton Police Department, it was reported. Here, Shawn Walker (in front) and Todd Hurt (behind) of the sheriff’s office are shown grilling bratwursts and hot dogs for the event that was held on the Jackson County Courtyard. (Photo by David Powls)
In the photo above, Jackson County native Clyde Cozad (at right) is shown with former Hickman Mills High School basketball standout Kathleen Kunkler (at left) after Cozad and the Hickman Mills teams from 1977 to 1980 were inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Cozad, teams selected for Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

When administrators at Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City, Mo. were looking for someone to coach the first season of girls basketball at the school in the fall of 1975, only one hand went up. That hand belonged to Jackson County native Clyde Cozad, who went on to lead the team to three state...

Community Health Needs Assessment under way

Holton Community Hospital and other local healthcare providers are working together over the next few months to update Jackson County’s 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), it has been reported. Local healthcare leaders are seeking input from community members regarding the healthcare...

Delia Days set for Sept. 14 & 15

This Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, residents of Delia in southwestern Jackson County invite everyone in the area to join in the celebration of their community at the annual Delia Days event, to be held on the former Delia Grade School grounds. This year’s event will include a community...

FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK 2

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Sept. 13:   1. Holton at Riley County 2. Royal Valley at Jefferson West 3. Maur Hill at Jackson Heights 4. Riverside at ACCHS 5. Arizona at KSU 6. UNLV at KU 7. Oregon at Oregon State 8. Georgia at Kentucky 9...

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19 K-State alumni in the NFL this year
With the 2024 NFL season ready to begin, 19 former Kansas State University football players have been placed on active rosters, practice squads or injured reserve lists as the 32 organizations set...

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