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The new quarter-percent sales tax approved by voters to support Holton Community Hospital will go into effect next Wednesday, April 1, for all Jackson County businesses.
The county’s new tax rate will be 1.65 percent. The state sales tax rate is 6.5 percent.
The city of Holton levies an additional...
Property rights, tribal relations and alternative energy dominated discussions at a town hall meeting last Wednesday with the Jackson County Commission.
The event drew more than 250 people to Evangel Church in Holton where commissioners – Linda Gerhardt, Mark Pruett and Keith Kelly – answered...
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic six years ago, schools in Jackson County and across Kansas turned to “virtual learning” as a way to make sure their students received their classwork while schools were shuttered to prevent the spread of a potentially deadly virus.
After the first year of...
Two interviews were conducted on Monday morning for a new zoning administrator for Jackson County.
The Jackson County commissioners met in executive twice for 30 minutes each to conduct interviews with Steven Duryea and Justen Selley for the position.
No action was taken back in open session...
An Effingham man died as the result of a Sunday, March 8 accident involving two UTVs in Jefferson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.
Nicholas Brull, 20, a 2024 graduate of Atchison County Community High School, was identified yesterday (Tuesday) by the KHP as the victim of the accident,...
For the first time in 17 years, Holton’s basic electricity rates are going to go up.
During the Holton City Commission’s regular meeting on Monday, commissioners voted unanimously to raise the city’s electricity rates over the next two years in accordance with a recent Kansas Municipal Energy...
For 125 years, Denison State Bank has remained a constant in an ever-changing banking industry – rooted in the community and committed to its customers.
Denison State Bank was chartered on Feb. 18, 1901, in Denison with $7,000 in capital stock and $37,000 in total assets.
The bank was robbed...
After 27 years with GNBank, including the last 24 as community bank president, Ken Glennon has retired, closing out a 41-year career in banking focused on customer relationships and community involvement.
A public open house and reception was held in his honor last Friday to celebrate the new...
In her more than 37 years of experience in banking, including the last 12 1/2 years as president and chief executive officer of The Farmers State Bank in Holton, Tonya Barta has done her part to give her bank customers confidence that their money is being handled wisely at the local level.
With her...
The City of Holton’s annual street plan for 2026 includes curb and brick restoration on part of the 500 block of Kansas Avenue, according to Holton Street Superintendent Greg Tanking, who presented the plan to the Holton City Commission on Monday.
Commissioners voiced their approval for the street...
