Members of the Jackson County Historical & Geological Society hosted Holton Elementary School fourth-grade students at different locations around the Holton Square last Friday for a living history lesson. In the first-floor meeting room the Jackson County Courthouse, Ginnie Schirmer and Pat Gould provided hands on weaving and spinning demonstrations. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Members of the Jackson County Historical & Geological Society hosted Holton Elementary School fourth-grade students at different locations around the Holton Square last Friday for a living history lesson.
Shown from left to right, are Netawaka Family Fitness Center assistant manager Mary Williams, fitness center manager Scott Steffes and Danica Haverkamp, clinic manager for Rehab Visions, which leases space at the fitness center. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
“A place like this does not exist anywhere else in the country, un­der the circumstances.”
A special celebration is being planned on April 26 to note the 100th year of the Trinity Lutheran Church congregation. The current church building, which is shown above at 401 Cheyenne Dr. in Holton, was completed in 1991.
Members of the Jackson County Historical & Geological Society hosted Holton Elementary School fourth-grade students at different locations around the Holton Square last Friday for a living history lesson. In the first-floor meeting room the Jackson County Courthouse, Ginnie Schirmer and Pat Gould provided hands on weaving and spinning demonstrations. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Shown from left to right, are Netawaka Family Fitness Center assistant manager Mary Williams, fitness center manager Scott Steffes and Danica Haverkamp, clinic manager for Rehab Visions, which leases space at the fitness center. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Marshall Barrington (at left) and Theresa SparrowSmith are shown above sitting on the front porch of their 148-year-old Victorian home that they call “Isabelle,” at 425 Wisconsin Ave. in Holton as restoration work continues. The couple is rebuilding the historic property from the ground up with plans to preserve its original character.
A town hall meeting with the Jackson County Commissioners drew more than 250 people to Evangel Church last Wednesday evening. The commissioners, which include Linda Gerhardt, Mark Pruett and Keith Kelly, fielded questions from the public on a variety of topics, including the county budget, roads and alternative energy.
Candidates are filing now for the Nov. 3 general election, which will include several federal, state and local races.   The deadline to file for the election is noon on Monday, June 1, and local candidates must file at the Jackson County Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Jackson County...
For more than a century, Holton-area owners of Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and other vehicles in the General Motors family could buy their vehicles and have them serviced south of Holton’s Town Square, first at Haubold Chevrolet, then at Clark Chevrolet and most recently at Doug Richert Chevrolet-Buick....
A Holton High School Class of 1978 alum who went on to win Grammy Awards for his work in jazz music has been named this year’s HHS Alumnus of the Year, it has been reported. Jim Seeley, a trumpet and flugelhorn player who’s also a composer-arranger and educator, will be honored during the HHS...
A special celebration is being planned on April 26 to note the 100th year of the Trinity Lutheran Church congregation. The current church building, which is shown above at 401 Cheyenne Dr. in Holton, was completed in 1991.
On Sunday, April 26, the congregation at Trinity Lutheran Church in Holton will hold a centennial celebration for the church, which began as a spin-off congregation from a Netawaka church and grew from there. Church spokesperson Coltara Segenhagen said the centennial celebration is being held a...

Sports

The Holton Wildcat Cheer team took third place in the state at the Class 4A Spirit Showcase. Members of the team are shown above and include (front row, from left) Mya Marten, Amanda Taylor, Briar Page, Kaylin Segenhagen, (second row, from left)  Marisa Meyer, Jaelynn Cottrill, Taya Turner, Lilly Naylor, Zoe Schuetz, Lola Snavely, Ava Clayton, (back row, from left) coach Jessica Snyder, Katie Purcell, Julie Wellman, Emma Newbury, Kayde Taylor, Maggi Emert, Kamara Norwood and coach Jennifer Taylor.
The Holton High School Spirit Squad, which includes the cheer and dance teams, excelled at the recent Class 4A Spirit Showcase organized by the Kansas State High School Activities Association....

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