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Royal Valley board OKs replacement of HS intercom system

The Royal Valley Board of Education took action Monday evening to replace the 30-plus year old intercom system at the high school. On a 6-0 vote, the board approved the purchase and installation of a Telecenter U (TCU) intercom system at a cost of $111,305.97 from SWC of Kansas City. This is the...

The Slipke family of rural Netawaka — shown from left, Phyllis, Brooke, April and Alan — are active with the North Jackson Jets 4-H club. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Slipkes make 4-H a family tradition

Making 4-H a family tradition has been a priority from the get-go, say Alan and Phyllis Slipke of rural Netawaka, whose daughters, Brooke and April, are keeping that tradition alive. “Both of my parents were in 4-H,” said Phyllis Slipke, who is starting her eighth year as a club leader with the...

Football Pick'Em Contest Week 8

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Oct. 20. 1. Aeschliman Construction: Jefferson West at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Perry-Lecompton at Royal Valley 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Jackson Heights at Onaga 4. Bergsten Insurance:...

Giant donates $10,000 to Holton Community Hospital

Representatives from Giant Communications recently presented a $10,000 check to Holton Community Hospital as part of the hospital’s “We Are Strong Together” initiative, which is raising awareness about cancer and suicide. The campaign is a partnership between the hospital and Willcott Brewing...

Riley named city manager

The City of Holton now officially has its first female city manager. Teresa Riley, 59, who has worked for the City of Holton for three decades and has been serving as interim city manager following the retirement of Kerwin McKee in April, was named Holton’s new city manager at Monday’s Holton City...

Fall Fest is Saturday

The annual Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest event on Saturday, Oct. 14, promises something for everyone, including the 24th-annual Chili Cook-Off and scarecrow decorating contest, a hot-pepper eating contest and plenty of arts and crafts vendors and food — and a partial solar...

HOF Honorees Announced

The Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Class of 2024 has been announced. This year’s honorees include: • Mike Reichle, Holton’s Parks and Recreation Department director. • Suzette McCord-Rogers, a champion of the arts and tourism in Jackson County. • Dave Snyder, a volunteer who...

Holton Community Theatre to present "Silent Sky"

The true story of female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and the challenges she overcame in the early 1900s is being told in Holton Community Theatre’s fall production of “Silent Sky.” “She was one of the first women astronomers, and she was the first to realize that you can measure how far or close a...

Football Pick'Em Contest Week 7

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Oct. 13. 1. Aeschliman Construction: Holton at Hayden 2. Denison State Bank: Royal Valley at Jefferson West 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: ACCHS at Jackson Heights 4. Bergsten Insurance: Georgia at...

County employee pay hikes top 15 percent

Full-time Jackson County employees will receive a $1 an hour cost of living raise plus an additional 15 percent increase, both effective Jan. 1, it has been reported. During a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, the commissioners approved a motion to give all full-time employees an additional...