Holton High School’s graduating Class of 1976 led the way in Saturday morning’s Alumni Parade, part of the Glory Days festivities on Holton’s Town Square. Class members (from left) Pete DeVader, Steve Fernkopf, Dennis White, David Haber and Tom Brown could be seen leading the way in Revolutionary War-styled gear. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Class of '76 leads Holton alumni parade at Glory Days
Holton High School’s graduating Class of 1976 led the way in Saturday morning’s Alumni Parade, part of the Glory Days festivities on Holton’s Town Square.
Holton Elementary School preschool teacher Kelli Thompson has recently retired after a 37-year teaching career, including 35 years in the Holton school district. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Thompson retiring after 37 years in education
For 35 years, Kelli Thompson has helped shape the lives of elementary students in Holton classrooms.
Kyrianna Hielscher, a 2022 graduate of Holton High School, is shown above with some of the cosplay costumes she created and were on display during last Friday’s Jackson County Art Walk. Hielscher’s costumes, as well as several drawings and paintings, were featured at More Than Lemons on the east side of the Square during the event. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Jackson County Art Walk features HHS grad
Kyrianna Hielscher, a 2022 graduate of Holton High School, is shown above with some of the cosplay costumes she created and were on display during last Friday’s Jackson County Art Walk.
Elementary and middle-school-age children in Holton got their day off to a different start on May 12, meeting at the Fifth Street and Iowa Avenue for doughnuts and juice before walking and biking to school together. The gathering of more than 40 youngsters was held there in celebration of “Bike To School Day,” a collaboration of Holton Middle School’s KAY (Kansas Association for Youth) program and the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes To School program. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Holton kids celebrate "Bike To School Day"
Elementary and middle-school-age children in Holton got their day off to a different start on Tuesday morning, meeting at the intersection of Fifth Street and Iowa Avenue for doughnuts and juice before walking and biking to school together.
R&R Entertainment, which is owned and operated by Richard Iverson (at left) and Ryan Matzke (at right), offers a variety of inflatable waterslides, obstacle courses and bounce houses for community and private events.
Holton High School’s graduating Class of 1976 led the way in Saturday morning’s Alumni Parade, part of the Glory Days festivities on Holton’s Town Square. Class members (from left) Pete DeVader, Steve Fernkopf, Dennis White, David Haber and Tom Brown could be seen leading the way in Revolutionary War-styled gear. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Holton Elementary School preschool teacher Kelli Thompson has recently retired after a 37-year teaching career, including 35 years in the Holton school district. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Kyrianna Hielscher, a 2022 graduate of Holton High School, is shown above with some of the cosplay costumes she created and were on display during last Friday’s Jackson County Art Walk. Hielscher’s costumes, as well as several drawings and paintings, were featured at More Than Lemons on the east side of the Square during the event. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Elementary and middle-school-age children in Holton got their day off to a different start on May 12, meeting at the Fifth Street and Iowa Avenue for doughnuts and juice before walking and biking to school together. The gathering of more than 40 youngsters was held there in celebration of “Bike To School Day,” a collaboration of Holton Middle School’s KAY (Kansas Association for Youth) program and the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes To School program. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Veteran banners available for online viewing

All the banners in Holton's Patriotic Banner Project are available for viewing online at any time in the Image Galleries section. Banners are on public display on utility poles in Holton between Memorial Day and July 4. Direct links to banner display pages may be found below: Phase I (A-C) Phase I...

Ballot set for election

The ballot for the Aug. 4 primary election has been finalized following Monday’s filing deadline. Locally, Democrat incumbent Mark A. Pruett and Republican Doug Fisher have both filed for the first district seat on the Jackson County Commission.  The first district includes Netawaka, Whiting,...

Pickin' Party is this week

At this time of year, visitors to the Prairie Lake grounds northeast of Holton are likely to find a few more campers and trailers than normal — and with the 32nd-annual Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party coming up next week, this year will be no exception. “It’s a beautiful place,” said Joleen Thorpe, one...
R&R Entertainment, which is owned and operated by Richard Iverson (at left) and Ryan Matzke (at right), offers a variety of inflatable waterslides, obstacle courses and bounce houses for community and private events.

R&R Entertainment offers family fun with inflatables

From Glory Days to backyard birthday parties, R&R Entertainment has quickly become a familiar part of family fun in Jackson County, bringing inflatable slides, obstacle courses and bounce houses to events across the region. Now in its third year of business, the Holton-based company offers...

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Veteran banners available for online viewing

All the banners in Holton's Patriotic Banner Project are available for viewing online at any time in the Image Galleries section.

Sports

Cobras fall in regional softball semifinals
By Brian Sanders A four-run rally in the sixth inning wasn’t enough to keep postseason hopes alive for Jackson Heights High School’s ninth-seeded Cobra varsity softball team, which saw...

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