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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

Holton native Sean Binkley recently won the Master 6 featherweight blue belt division at the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)

Holton native Binkley earns jiu jitsu championship

Sean Binkley of Topeka, a Holton native and member of the Holton High School Class of 1988, is now a world champion in jiu-jitsu.

Holton High School e-sports coach Dillon Kathrens (at left) recently received a $5,044.72 donation from Giant Communications general manager Austin Taylor (at right) for the e-sports program at HHS. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Donation from Giant benefits e-sports team at HHS

Holton High School’s library is a busy place after the regular school day — not the kind of busy involving students checking out books, but the kind involving students connecting with students from other schools across the country, getting ready f

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)

Jackson Heights board breaks ground on building additions

"We’re finally cooking with some gas out there.”

Football PIck'em Contest: Week #4

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

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 4. Bergsten Insurance: ACCHS at Maur Hill-Mt. Academy 5. Bumper To Bumper: KU at Utah 6. Jayhawk TV &...

Mayetta Days on Oct. 3 to celebrate town's 140th birthday

The 33rd annual Mayetta Days celebration will take place next Saturday, Oct. 3, and will include a variety of family-friendly activities, including a car and motorcycle show, a homemade bread contest, a street dance and a parade. This year also marks the town’s 140th birthday, according to event...

Calls resume for Holton comprehensive plan update

The last time the City of Holton paid for an update to its comprehensive land use plan, it cost the city about $40,000, Holton City Manager Teresa Riley noted at the Holton City Commission’s regular meeting on Monday. An update to the existing plan — which was approved by the city commission and...

Football PIck'em Contest: Week #6

Mayetta Days on Oct. 3 to celebrate town's 140th birthday

Calls resume for Holton comprehensive plan update

FFA programs provide update on Ingels family donation

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