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With the water pool level at Banner Creek Reservoir down five feet below normal, the City of Holton should take a close look at protecting the concrete spillway at Prairie Lake in case the city should need to use that lake as an emergency supply of water.
That’s what Holton Mayor Tim Morris told...
Two of the youngest competitors came out on top during the Jackson County Spelling Bee last week, which was hosted by Jackson Heights.
Holton fifth-grader Owen Morris won the spelling bee after successfully spelling the word “insufferable.” Paige Holthaus, a fifth-grader at Jackson Heights, took...
HOLTON/JACKSON COUNTY-WIDE GARAGE SALES
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Holton Community Theatre staged “Lend Me A Tenor” last weekend. The cast is shown above and included (from left) Aaron Cook, Linda Boyd, Brenda Harter, Carrie Holliday, Travis Henry, John Livingston, Julie Hesed, and Christian Johanning.
The last three available lots at the Holton Industrial Park have a new owner.
At last night’s Holton City Commission meeting — held a day later than normal due to the Presidents Day holiday observance on Monday — commissioners approved the sale of three lots, totaling 8.7 acres, to J.R. and Christi...
Holton’s historic Hotel Josephine, once referred to as “the longest continuously operating hotel west of the Mississippi,” is now on the Register of Historic Kansas Places — and could soon be a part of the National Register of Historic Places, it has been reported.
The hotel, which was built in...
Trevor Ashcraft, a 2007 graduate of Holton High School, has been named the new superintendent for Holton USD 336, effective with the 2024-2025 school year.
During a special board of education meeting last Wednesday, the board voted 7-0 to offer Ashcraft a two-year contract with benefits to serve as...
How Kansas legislators are spending their constituents’ tax money — and how the state is generating that money — were topics for the four legislators representing different parts of Jackson County at a legislative forum held Saturday at the Jackson County Courthouse.
About 40 area residents were...
Jackson Heights High School students who graduate in the spring of 2028 will be required to complete 24 hours of course credits, compared with this year’s Cobra graduates who have to complete 27 credit hours before collecting their diplomas.
At Monday’s Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education...
A pitch was made for a new multi-purpose room for the Holton school district Monday evening at the Holton school board meeting.
With the growth and success of the girls wrestling sport at both the middle school and high school levels, there is a growing need for more practice facilities in the...
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