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City utilities available to some homes outside Holton

When new homes are built inside Holton’s city limits, the owners of those homes can easily get a connection to the city’s water, sewer and electric utilities by contacting Holton City Hall. But if new homes are built outside the city limits, they may still be able to access city water and sewer...

County commission laments loss of LAVTR funds

The Jackson County Commissioners are working to spread the word about the loss of state tax funds that should be going to counties and cities throughout the state to help lower property taxes. Since 2004, all counties and cities in the state have stopped receiving a portion of sales tax dollars...

Football Pick'em Contest Week 6

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Oct. 6. 1. Aeschliman Construction: Rossville at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Troy at Jackson Heights 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Hayden at Royal Valley 4. Bergsten Insurance: Maur Hill at ACCHS...

City OKs new food truck fees, regulations

Food trucks have been an ongoing topic for the Holton City Commission in recent months — specifically, whether food vendors visiting Holton should be required to pay license fees for selling their wares. On Monday, commissioners voted to work a licensing fee schedule for food trucks into the city’s...

Ford worked tirelessly for Banner Creek Science Center

The Holton community is mourning the loss of a longtime educator who brought the stars closer to Jackson County. Mike Ford, 69, who taught in the Holton school district for 22 years and was instrumental in the creation of the Banner Creek Science Center and Observatory west of Holton, died last...

“Donuts With Grown-ups’’

Holton Elementary School hosted a “Donuts With Grown-ups’’ event for parents, grandparents and other supportive adults of students in grades kindergarten, first and second grades from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 at the school. The fun event was well-received and well-attended. The photo...

Football Pick'em Contest Week 5

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Sept. 29. 1. Aeschliman Construction: Royal Valley at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at Centralia 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: ACCHS at Pleasant Ridge 4. Bergsten Insurance: Georgia...

Parents ask 336 board to "develop high Wildcat standards"

Two parents of Holton High School students met with the Holton school board here Monday evening to ask the board to take bold action now to stop a culture in the schools that tolerates racist remarks being made and disrespect toward any non-white students. Amy Austin said her multi-racial daughter...

Shown from left to right are Knowee Potts, Mshewe Hale, Kiwe Miller and Panno Wahwassuck, standing in front of a mural celebrating the culture of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, painted on the east wall of the former Delia Grade School building this summer by Rossville High School art teacher Garrett Larson. Potts and Miller are depicted in the mural as dancers, while Hale is depicted as a member of a Potawatomi drum group. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Delia school mural celebrates Potawatomi culture

On the east wall of the former Delia Grade School in southwestern Jackson County is a painted mural that features a depiction of two young members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Knowee Potts and Kiwe Miller, performing a Native American dance — a mural that was recently completed by...

Commissioners, committee discuss solar panel regulations

The Jackson County Commissioners met with a citizens’ advisory committee on Monday afternoon to discuss potential zoning regulations regarding commercial solar projects in the county. Appointed by the county commission, the committee includes area residents David Brown, Chris Johnson, Bill Conley...