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Local reactions to the completed 2020 U.S. Census have varied as some parts of Jackson County — and the county as a whole — have seen population declines in the past 10 years while others have seen modest increases.
“We’re glad to see that we have grown a little bit,” Holton City Manager Kerwin...
China Restaurant in Holton is under new ownership.
Qing Fa Lin, who has worked in the restaurant industry for 14 years, and his family arrived in Holton in early August to take over the restaurant, which had been owned and operated by Jessica Li and Eason Yang for the past five years.
Previously,...
A mask mandate for all students and staff that took effect on Monday, Aug. 23, at Royal Valley is continuing after a 6-0 vote by the USD 337 Board of Education during their meeting on that same Monday.
More than 45 district patrons attended the board meeting at the district office in Mayetta that...
Bailey and Daniel Parker of rural Mayetta have opened 1886, a new restaurant in downtown Mayetta that features meats from area farmers.
The Parkers opened 1886 last week after purchasing the building at 108 E. Main St. at the end of May. The building, which housed the former Whistle Stop Café,...
A single-engine airplane was forced to make an emergency landing on U.S. Highway 75 near Mayetta on Saturday night after the plane’s engine failed, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.
Sheriff Morse said a 1991 model Beechcraft Bonanza V35 airplane was en route from Topeka, where the two...
In the past three years, four home health agencies in northeastern Kansas have closed their doors, depriving those who benefit from the services those agencies provided.
That’s according to Jon Reed, chief operating officer of Fredonia-based Hometown Health Care, which has opened a new office on...
According to new data released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau, Jackson County’s population is down by 230 since the last census 10 years ago.
The bureau also reported that 80 of Kansas’ 105 counties, including some of Jackson County’s neighbors, saw a decline in population since the last census...
Holton native Kurt Zibell is the new director of Banner Creek Reservoir.
Zibell, who graduated from HHS in 2009, began working as the director at the start of the month. He replaces Lu Griffiths, who died earlier this year.
Zibell graduated from Washburn University in 2013 with a degree in public...
The proposed county budget for next year includes a 1.12-mill decrease and raises for all full-time county employees.
With an $4.5 million increase in county valuation, the decrease in the county mill levy will still generate an additional $181,252 in county taxes next year.
The proposed mill rate...
A Friday night utility terrain vehicle rollover accident near Denison resulted in the death of a rural Holton man, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.
Aaron Jack Minde, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident — reportedly the second fatality accident of 2021 on Jackson County roads...
