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An EF-1 tornado touched down in Jackson County on Monday evening as part of the storms that caused varying degrees of damage all over north-central and northeastern Kansas, causing significant damage to a farm west of Holton, while other damage from the storm in the county was most likely caused by...
Glory Days are here again!
The annual alumni event is set for next Saturday, May 23, and will feature a classic car show, alumni parade, class reunions, food and product vendors and the Holton High School alumni banquet.
Alumni from Holton and the surrounding communities are invited to take part in...
Eight years ago, Holton community members put together a five-kilometer run and two-mile walk to honor three members of the Holton community who shared a passion for running and to raise funds for a new community building at Banner Creek Reservoir.
This year, the eighth-annual Ron and Scott Strader...
Voters in Jackson County will go to the polls Aug. 4 to decide whether to renew the county’s 0.4 percent special retailers’ sales tax.
The sales tax expires at the end of this year, and Jackson County commissioners originally proposed asking voters to approve a 0.5 percent retailers’ sales tax...
Bobbi Horr has been keeping a big secret.
The Holton native, who graduates from The University of Kansas this weekend, recently unveiled on social media that she’s been one of several students suiting up as Baby Jay, the Jayhawk’s pint-sized mascot, for the past three years.
During her time as Baby...
A total of 75 area students submitted essays for The Holton Recorder’s 19th annual Mother’s Day youth essay contest. This year’s theme was “Why My Mother Is The Best.”
Students at Jackson Heights, Holton and Royal Valley schools submitted essays, and one essay from each school district was selected...
Construction on the new building additions at Jackson Heights’ two school buildings is projected to begin on June 1, according to Jackson Heights USD 335 Superintendent Jim Howard.
The USD 335 Board of Education noted the projected start date during a special board meeting held April 21 with...
Members of the Holton Planning Commission recently fine-tuned a proposed change in Holton’s zoning regulations that would allow first-floor residential spaces at the back of single-story buildings around Holton’s Town Square.
For business owners around the Square who are interested in modifying the...
On Tuesday morning, May 12, school-age children in Holton are invited to ride their bikes, skateboards or rollerblades — or just walk — to school as part of a statewide celebration of “the joys of active commuting while building a sense of community, safety and school spirit,” it has been reported...
The decision to close Doug Richert Chevrolet-Buick just south of Holton’s Town Square earlier this month wasn’t made by Richert or by Cable-Dahmer Automotive Group, which purchased the automotive inventory at the dealership that had for decades been known as Clark Chevrolet and is now selling that...
