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HOLTON/JACKSON COUNTY-WIDE GARAGE SALES
Friday-Saturday, September 18-19, 2026
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Following a public hearing last week on exceeding the revenue neutral rate for the 2027 budget, the Jackson County Commissioners are proposing a 1.595-mill rate increase to fund next year’s county budget.
The commissioners recently approved a motion to publish a proposed county budget for next year...
The proposed new budget for Holton USD 336 includes a 56.263 mill levy, which is slightly less than the current mill levy, according to the district’s public notice published in The Recorder's Sept. 2 edition.
The proposed new budget is expected to generate $3,853,973 in local taxes, which is a...
On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and 13, residents of Delia in southwestern Jackson County are inviting everyone in the area to help celebrate their community pride at the 18th-annual Delia Days event, to be held on the former Delia Grade School grounds, according to Linda Dohrman of the Delia...
In August of last year, Grammy Award-winning Holton native Jim Seeley returned to his hometown for a fund-raising jazz concert at Holton Community Theatre that saw a good crowd on hand for an exhibition of his trumpet prowess.
Seeley will be back again in October for a similar concert, a fund-...
Sept. 12, 2001
Headlines read:
* Attack called “Second Pearl Harbor”
* Fuel supply panic felt here
* Relative of local family has close call
* Community mourns, seeks ways to help out
WEEK 2 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2026
Sept. 11-13
1. Aeschliman Construction: Royal Valley at Holton
2. Denison State Bank: McLouth at Jackson Heights
3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Pleasant Ridge at ACCHS
4. Bergsten Insurance: Missouri at KU
5. Bumper To Bumper: Washington State at KSU
6. Jayhawk TV &...
A former Jackson County resident who served in the Kansas National Guard during World War II is one of three veterans of the 35th Infantry Division who will be inducted into the 35th Division Hall of Fame, it has been reported.
Col. Richard E. “Dick” Eckert, who served in the Pacific theater during...
Food banks across the country are feeling the pinch due to sizable demands that are coinciding with tightening food assistance eligibility and rising grocery prices.
The Jackson County Ministerial Alliance’s New Hope Food Pantry is no exception to the national rule, and food pantry leaders are...
Opening a liquor store “wasn’t on the radar, really,” for Dennis Edmonds, who works full-time in the City of Holton’s water and wastewater department.
“I just kind of found out about the opportunity through the grapevine and just checked into it,” said Edmonds, a city employee for almost 15 years...
