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Many Holton electric power customers who live west of the city limits will be subject to a power outage on Wednesday, June 18 for primary voltage conversion work, it has been reported.
Holton City Clerk Michelle Raaf said that weather permitting, the work will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday and continue...
It’s budget time again for the City of Holton, and on Monday evening, the heads of the city’s infrastructure departments presented their budget requests for fiscal year 2026 to the Holton City Commission, most department heads asking for minor budget increases to keep their departments running...
Filings for city and school government positions up for grabs in this year’s general election have been finalized, according to information provided by the Jackson County Clerk’s Office, which noted that the filing deadline, which was noon on Monday, had passed.
A total of 24 Jackson County...
From Thursday through Saturday, June 12 through 14, musicians of the “old-time country, bluegrass and gospel” persuasion will visit Prairie Lake for the 31st-annual Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party, the flagship event of the Kansas Prairie Pickers Association.
It’ll be the event’s first year without two...
Population estimates remain steady or unchanged here, with slight increases noted in several towns in the county, according to new estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The new Vintage 2024 estimates, which were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on May 15, mark the difference in...
On Saturday mornings between mid-April and mid-October, you can find Donna McNicholas of Holton unloading produce, house plants and herbs from the back of her pickup truck on the east side of Holton’s Town Square.
And McNicholas is not alone — a handful of others come to the east side of the...
The hunt is on for glass orbs in Jackson County!
The glass orb scavenger hunt, “Seek. Find. Keep.” is back for a fourth year, and more than 125 unique orbs will be hidden here at public parks and trails this summer.
The first 42 orbs, which are each about the size of an orange, were hidden...
Schools in Jackson County may be closed for the summer, but the kitchen at Holton Elementary School will remain open to help keep school-age children throughout the county fed during summer vacation.
This year, however, Holton’s three “grab-and-go” meal distribution sites, which will be open...
Holton USD 336 will host a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, at the Holton Middle School Library for the purpose of explaining the school budgeting process to school patrons. An advertisement published in The Holton Recorder on June 4 asked patrons to “give input on the budget and...
It’s been 70 years since Gerald Faust graduated from Holton High School, and he’s looking forward to coming back to his old alma mater this weekend for the annual Glory Days celebration and visit with a few of his old classmates.
“Our class has diminished a little bit, and I’ve heard there’s only...
