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Another successful Community Christmas Dinner is in the books, according to event organizer Tammy Elliott.
“The event went off without a hitch, thanks to an amazing pool of volunteers,” Elliott said. “We had more volunteers than ever, which made it go so smoothly.”
About 275 Christmas meals were...
For the better part of four decades, Ginger Lloyd has been known to Holton-area residents as the owner of Ginger Snips Salon of Beauty, one of the area’s premier hair care destinations.
But Lloyd’s service to the Holton community goes well beyond just trimming hair, a practice that dates back to...
Earlier this year, Holton Water and Wastewater Superintendent Dennis Ashcraft marked 40 years of employment with the City of Holton, and since then, his priority has been making sure that Holton city customers, as well as customers of Public Wholesale Water Supply District 18, have safe drinking...
Just as they’ve done for the past five years, Holton’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1367 is getting ready to blast its way into the new year, and everybody’s invited to join the fun.
The VFW post will host its sixth-annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Banner...
A draft of proposed zoning regulations for commercial solar projects in Jackson County has been sent to members of the county planning commission for review.
While the Jackson County Commissioners may still have a few minor changes to add to the draft regulations, the commissioners – Dan Brenner,...
When Karen Welliever was named Holton High School’s Alumna of the Year in 2019, she had this to say about her service to the Holton community: “I just do things. I don’t do them for the glory. I do them because I want to, and because I enjoy doing it.”
Welliever, who’s been named to the 20th round...
The halls of the former Wetmore Attendance Center may no longer ring with the sounds of students going from class to class, but there’s still plenty of life left in the old school building, thanks to the Cardinal Community Foundation.
The foundation, formed in the wake of Prairie Hills USD 113’s...
Representatives from NextEra Energy Resources, LLC were here in Holton recently to share their views on the economic benefits of a commercial solar project in Jackson County.
Jeffrey Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra, is proposing a solar energy project near Delia called the Jeffrey Solar project...
The Kansas Legislature will convene on Jan. 13 and newly-elected lawmaker Sean Willcott of Holton, who will represent Kansas House District 62, met with the Jackson County Commissioners on Monday to discuss the upcoming session.
The District 62 seat represents the cities of Circleville, Denison,...
In May, the transfer of about 90 square miles of land — including the community of Wetmore — from Prairie Hills USD 113 to Jackson Heights USD 335 was finalized by the Kansas State Board of Education, and with the growth of the Jackson Heights district comes the need to change the boundaries of the...
