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Jackson County voters in the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary election opted to discontinue a countywide sales tax and voted with the majority of Kansas voters in rejecting a constitutional amendment that would change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are chosen, according to unofficial election results...
A change in Holton’s zoning regulations allowing single-story business owners on Holton’s Town Square to split their buildings between commercial and residential use received the Holton City Commission’s approval on Aug. 3, albeit on a split vote after concerns were raised over the cost of...
For the third year in a row, Holton’s proposed city budget for the next fiscal year will put the city’s property tax levy at the state-mandated “revenue neutral rate,” it has been reported.
The city’s proposed 2027 budget — a public hearing on which will be held at the start of the next Holton City...
The Royal Valley Board of Education is proposing a slight mill rate decrease to fund the district’s budget for the 2026-27 school year.
The board is proposing a budget funded by 44.999 mills, which is a decrease of .245 mills from last year’s rate of 45.244 mills.
“The leadership team at Royal...
What started out in the summer of 2022 as an HVAC upgrade and a leaky roof patch at the Veterans Club in Holton has turned into a complete overhaul of the building, according to Dave Powelson.
“It’s been a long journey,” said Powelson, quartermaster of Holton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1367. “...
The Jackson County Register of Deeds Office has announced the implementation of AVID, a new land records management system from Fidlar Technologies of Davenport, Iowa, into the office, according to Jackson County Register of Deeds Jerica Holt.
Jackson County worked with Fidlar Technologies to...
The Holton Recorder is excited to announce the newspaper has been selected to participate in a prestigious national initiative focused on the future of community journalism in rural America.
Over the coming weeks, Holton Recorder staff, readers, advertisers and community members will work together...
Voters in Jackson County will go to the polls on Aug. 4 to decide whether to renew the county’s .4 percent special retailers’ sales tax that was first approved 22 years ago in 2004.
The county’s current special sales tax expires on March 31, 2027, and if the tax is renewed for another seven years...
The 2026-27 school year will soon begin, and Jackson County’s three school districts are preparing to welcome students back after summer vacation.
All three school districts — Jackson Heights USD 335, Holton USD 336 and Royal Valley USD 337 — have placed advertisements in the July 22 print edition...
Visitors to Holton’s Countryside Park have the option to stop at “exercise stations” along the park’s concrete fitness path, making use of outdoor gym equipment to enhance their walk.
At Monday evening’s Holton City Commission meetingat Holton City Hall, Holton City Manager Teresa Riley brought up...
