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The Holton Community Theatre will ring in the holiday season with a spirited and family-friendly staging of Ken Ludwig’s “Twas The Night Before Christmas,” opening Dec. 19.
The play follows Emily, a determined young girl, and her friend Amos the mouse, as they join forces with Calliope, a...
More than $5,300 in funds will be distributed to Holton residents in need of a little help paying their utility bills during the winter months, thanks to a City of Holton-administered fund established more than a century ago.
The Sitzler Fund, established by the estate of Holton resident Louise...
Kansas state assessment test scores in Jackson County’s three school districts increased from the 2024-25 school year to 2025-26, but there is still improvement to be made to keep up with the rest of the state in many areas, according to information provided by the school districts.
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Santa Claus is coming to town!
The jolly old elf will be visiting Holton on the next three Thursdays (Dec. 4, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18) at Santa’s Workshop, located on the southeast corner of the Jackson County Courtyard next to the Courtyard gazebo, to hear Christmas wish lists from kids of all ages....
Starting Jan. 1, the new quarter-percent sales tax in support of Holton Community Hospital will go into effect.
The quarter-percent sales tax was approved by Jackson County voters at the Nov. 4 general election and will be effective for 10 years, generating revenue to support the hospital’s...
On Sunday, Dec. 7, Americans will pause to note 84 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the attack that drew the U.S. into World War II, and Holton’s veterans groups will gather to remember one of Holton’s own who died in the attack.
Holton’s American Legion Mary L. Bair Post 44 and Veterans...
Holton’s Town Square is home to Dennis and Joni White in more ways than one.
The north side is where you’ll find the building that houses White Law Office and Title Abstract Company on the ground floor, while the upstairs loft apartment is what the Whites call home. But their affinity for the...
Renovations to the science classrooms at Royal Valley Middle School in Mayetta are moving forward after the USD 337 Board of Education approved a contract with HTK Architects of Topeka to facilitate the project.
At the board’s meeting last Wednesday evening, board members approved a $28,480...
Students in area school districts are preparing for several Christmas and winter music concerts that will be held in the next three weeks prior to the holiday break.
Local concerts include:
* Tuesday, Dec. 2: Holton Elementary School kindergarten students will perform their Christmas concert at 6 p...
