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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...
With a payment of $206,319.25 to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding the City of Holton’s sewer plant, the city is now officially out of debt.
During the Holton City Commission’s Tuesday, Feb. 17 regular meeting, Holton City Manager Teresa Riley noted the payment to KDHE...
Property tax cuts, artificial intelligence and a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected were just some of the topics covered by state lawmakers during a legislative forum held Saturday morning at the Jackson County Courthouse.
About 50...
Last April, the Kansas State High School Activities Association voted to set up a winter sports platform and sanction a state championship for esports — organized, competitive, multi-player video gaming — if 24 schools would sign up for the activity.
Three of those schools were in Jackson County,...
It’s been about 17 years since the City of Holton has increased its municipal electric rates, and now a Kansas Municipal Energy Agency study is recommending that the city raise those rates in order to ensure it has enough money to keep the utility financially viable for the rest of the decade....
Jackson County Attorney Bethany Lee is seeking funding for an additional attorney for her office in 2027 to help manage the office’s growing caseload.
At a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, Lee reported that she needs a third full-time attorney in her office to keep up with the number of...
The Royal Valley Board of Education approved $40,551 in new student technology purchases and received updates on district technology improvements during its Feb. 11 meeting.
Trevor Krogman, district technology director, reported that the district can now provide 10-gigabyte capabilities across its...
Royal Valley sixth-grader Eli Tecumseh will represent Jackson County at the Sunflower State Spelling Bee next month.
The Jackson County Spelling Bee was held Wednesday morning at Royal Valley Middle School and only included the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth-grade class winners from Royal Valley...
In the summer of 2024, Holton resident Terry Weldin announced the formation of a new Lions Club that would serve Jackson County, six years after the Holton Lions Club disbanded, the new club getting some assistance from Lions in Sabetha.
On Saturday, Feb. 21, the new Jackson County Lions Club will...
