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The Thursday, Oct. 24 storm that brought high winds to Jackson County, tearing limbs from trees and knocking out power to parts of northeastern Kansas, knocked down a barn west of Holton that had belonged to a Jackson County family for six generations.
A two-and-a-half-story red barn on property...
The Jackson County Commissioners have allocated $1,500 in special county alcohol tax funds to the Jackson County Ministerial Alliance Christmas Bureau as organizers of the event prepare for this weekend’s “Thoughtful Giving Day.”
Joyce Immenschuh, secretary for the JCMA, requested county funds to...
As a student in Holton High School, self-described “nerdy kid” Zach Elliott said he had a hard time finding a place where he could “fit in.” Mike Ford and his science classes — particularly his space science class — gave Elliott what he was looking for.
“When I was in Mr. Ford’s class, I definitely...
Holton’s historic municipal swimming pool has been a part of the community for more than 85 years, but changes to the pool — specifically, limestone work at the bath house and new equipment to keep pool water clean and pool levels steady — are needed to keep it around for even longer.
That’s what...
The Jackson County Community Foundation’s fourth-annual “Thoughtful Giving Day” is set for Sunday, Nov. 10, with a goal of raising at least $35,000 for local non-profits, said Carly Fletcher, a member of the JCCF board of directors.
“It’s important for us to show up and show our non-profits that we...
Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day, and 12 percent of the county’s registered voters have already cast their vote in person for national state and local offices, it has been reported.
The Jackson County Clerk’s Office has reported that, by Tuesday morning, 1,140 of the county’s 9,428 registered...
This year’s corn harvest in Jackson County, according to Dennis Holliday, agronomy manager at Jackson Farmers in Holton, is “one of the best we’ve ever had, I think, on average,” while the soybean harvest is also comparable to last year’s harvest.
Holliday said he and his crew at the Jackson...
Northern Shawnee County resident Rosella Michelson Hupp has been looking forward to turning 100 for quite some time, according to her son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Hupp of Mayetta, who threw her a big party last year when more of the family could be there.
But as Rosella’s 100th actual...
Tami Shoemaker has been working as a hairstylist for 35 years, the last 15 as the owner of The New York Hair Affair in Holton, and she offers one piece of advice for those who want to follow a similar path.
“Customer service first. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Always be honest and...
Pink is not one of the favorite colors of Derek Smith, principal at Jackson Heights Middle and High School.
But after students at JHHS threw down the gauntlet and challenged Smith to “go pink” in honor of a JHHS graduate who’s currently fighting cancer, he agreed to have his hair and beard colored...
