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Attention Holton High School alumni: Did one of your classmates make a big difference in the world after graduating from HHS? Would you like to see them honored as your alma mater’s Alumnus of the Year at this year’s HHS Alumni Banquet? If so, or if you’ve got an idea that might benefit this year’s...
Members of the Mayetta Pioneer Days Association presented the late Judy Darnell with the inaugural Elizabeth Lunger Woman of Vision Award last Saturday at Mayetta City Hall. Members of Darnell’s family were present to accept the award in her honor and included her daughter Sharon Anderson (seated), (standing, from left) her son Alan Anderson, her husband Eldon Darnell, her brother Charles “Chuck” Jacobson and her sister Shirley Jacobson. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Members of the Mayetta Pioneer Day Association honored the late Judy Darnell with the inaugural Elizabeth Lunger Woman of Vision Award during a ceremony last Saturday afternoon at Mayetta City Hall.  Jude Gentry, a member of the association, said that the award is named after Lunger, who founded...
New early childhood structure and fees for the next school year were approved on a 5-2 vote of the Holton school board here on Monday evening. Currently, and primarily as a service to school employees and teaching staff, the district offers full-day care to 4 p.m. on school days for 14 infants and...
Two years ago, the estate of a Jackson County farming couple left the FFA chapter at Jackson Heights High School a donation of more than $330,000 to be used for purposes that benefit the chapter. But as JHHS agricultural education teacher and FFA adviser Paul Lierz told the Jackson Heights USD 335...
Jackson Heights High School junior Madison Lawson first joined her school’s FCCLA chapter as a seventh-grade student, drawn to the organization by its focus on family relationships. “I was actually one of the first middle schoolers in our chapter,” Lawson said. “The family orientation drew me in —...
Candidates have started to file for the Nov. 5 general election, which will include positions on area school boards, city councils and the Meadowlark Extension District board, it has been reported. Incumbent Kelli Lambrecht of Hoyt has filed for re-election to position five on the Royal Valley...
Dr. Joel Hutchins, who served the Holton community for more than 35 years in more ways than just providing expert medical care, once said the best part of being a doctor was the joy he got from fostering the doctor-patient relationships with the people he served. “I love being a doctor. I love the...
HOLTON/JACKSON COUNTY-WIDE GARAGE SALES Friday-Saturday, April 25-26, 2025   Download the pdf file of this form (located below this text) and print it out, then fill it out and bring it to our office at 109 W. Fourth St., Holton, KS with $13 to cover advertising costs. This will place your...
Kansas Sen. Craig Bowser of Holton, shown at left, talked with Mike Carpenter of Holton after the Feb. 22 legislative forum, where about 80 local residents gathered at the Jackson County Courthouse in Holton to hear from Bowser, Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Sean Willcott and Rep. Ron Ellis. The forum was hosted by The Holton Recorder. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Tax cuts, special education funding and judicial reform were just some of the topics covered by local lawmakers during a legislative forum held Saturday morning at the Jackson County Courthouse meeting room.  About 80 area residents were present to hear updates from Kansas Reps. Ron Ellis, Sean...
Delbert Boling and Shawn Henderson have resigned from the Jackson County Planning Commission as members of the board continue to discuss potential regulations for commercial solar projects in the county. In October, the Jackson County Commission approved a resolution to add two new positions to the...

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