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More than 900 Jackson County residents were written in as candidates for city, school board and Meadowlark Extension Board positions during the general election last week.
A total of 20 provisional ballots were cast and will be reviewed when the Jackson County Commissioners canvas the results of...
Rod and Shannon Wittmer of Holton have their backgrounds in education, and it’s important to them to use and share the lessons they’ve learned along the way, particularly when it comes to getting involved in the community and passing that passion for involvement to the next generation.
“In my...
The Jackson County Commissioners want to let TerraPower, LLC and Evergy leaders know that, as they seek a location for a new nuclear power plant in the state, Jackson County is open for business.
At Monday’s Jackson County Commission meeting, the commissioners signed a resolution supporting the...
After years of planning and dealing with persistent communication challenges, Jackson County reached a major milestone last week, it was reported, when the county’s long-awaited 800 MHz public safety tower officially went on the air — a project Sheriff Tim Morse says will dramatically improve radio...
For the 40th-annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, organizer Janice Schweigen is looking for more donations of certain food items than last year, one reason being that those involved in making the dinner don’t want to run out of food.
“Last year, we started with seven gallons each of corn and green...
The lives of Pat and Nancy Fontaine of Holton have always had some connection to the military, both of them being veterans of the U.S. Marine Corps, and in recent years they’ve been active in promoting the lives and work of their fellow veterans, holding flags at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75...
The Jackson County Community Foundation is getting ready for its fifth-annual “Thoughtful Giving Day,” offering area residents an opportunity to make tax-deductible donations to benefit 44 non-profit Jackson County organization funds that benefit from the JCCF — and to see those donations matched...
The Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 includes a military couple who have organized activities in support of local veterans, a local nurse who was key in the Banner Creek Event Center fund-raising effort, two local educators instrumental in the founding of...
Plans to expand U.S. Highway 75 to four lanes between Holton and the highway’s intersection with Kansas Highway 20 in Brown County will be the subject of a Kansas Department of Transportation-hosted open house to be held at Jackson Heights High School, it has been reported.
Information on KDOT’s U....
Fall is one of the best times of the year to check your home for any unwanted leaks, whether those leaks are in the roof or the siding, allowing rain, snow and cold wind to put a damper on the winter months.
Trevor Eastland of Holton stands ready to help area homeowners find and seal those leaks.
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