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Plans to renovate and convert a house in Holton into a duplex sparked conversation among members of the Holton City Commission about what property owners are — or could be — doing to solve the problem of available rental housing in the city. During the commission’s regular meeting on Monday,...
Jackson County Arts will host a free “Summer Of Love” themed art walk from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27, around the Holton Square, it has been reported. The art walk will include a juried art show, art by local artists on display at area businesses, a photo booth, ’80 music and more,...
Retired Holton attorney J. Richard Lake is shown with the “Atticus Finch Commitment To Justice Award,” presented by six attorneys and the daughter of a seventh who interned with Lake while students at Washburn University School of Law. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Seven Washburn University School of Law graduates who went on to successful careers in law all got their start as interns for Holton attorney J. Richard “Dick” Lake, and all of them are listed on a new award honoring Lake’s commitment to his profession that now hangs at the Jackson County...
Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, which is a government health insurance program for low-income Americans, would have a devastating effect on rural hospitals, like Holton Community Hospital, according to Carrie Saia, HCH CEO. “We can’t sustain serving our community the way we are with additional...
UPDATE: Survey work will continue in this area on Wednesday, June 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to weather on Tuesday. The Kansas Department of Transportation will perform survey work near the U.S. Highway 75 roadway on Tuesday, June 24, leading to lane reductions on U.S. 75 in Jackson County north...
July Jubilee is just around the corner, and the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for some “red, white and boom” for the 18th-annual event, to be held Saturday, June 28 at the Banner Creek Reservoir grounds. “We want everyone to come out and enjoy this family-friendly event...
Changes in plans for classroom expansions in the Jackson Heights school district may keep the expansion project within the $5 million price range that members of the USD 335 Board of Education have set as a goal, but there are still some adjustments to make before the plan goes out to district...
It takes several volunteers each week to prepare and serve breakfast at the Veterans Club in Holton. The weekly breakfast is held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Saturday for a free-will donation. Those shown above serving during a recent breakfast include (from left) Tim Reino, Sandy Barrow, Pat Fontaine, Susie Kramer, Nancy Fontaine, Terri Gray, Sharon Spiker, Louise Wall, Linda Carroll and Dave Powelson.
Three years ago, a group of local veterans traveled to Concordia for an American Legion-sponsored “leadership college” and came back with plans for a breakfast that’s since become a Saturday morning staple in Holton. Today, more than 120 on average visit the Veterans Club in Holton from 7 a.m. to...
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...

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