News
The Kansas Association of School Boards has been tapped by the Holton USD 336 Board of Education to assist the school district in seeking a new superintendent of schools, it was reported.
During a recent special board meeting, board members reviewed the proposals from KASB and the McPherson and...
Due to a drop in the county’s valuation in the past few months, the recently passed mill levy for the county will collect $17,698 fewer taxes than planned for next year, it has been reported.
During a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick reported that the...
Democrat Hillary Clinton beat Republican Donald Trump by a vote of 105 to 86 for U.S. president in a mock election held Tuesday afternoon at Royal Valley Middle School in Hoyt.
Republican incumbent Jerry Moran, seeking re-election to his U.S. Senate seat, also won at the Royal Valley Middle...
Four Jackson County officials are running unopposed during the Nov. 8 general election.
They include Republicans Shawna Miller (county attorney), Kathy Mick (county clerk) and Linda Gerhardt (treasurer) and Democrat Tammy Moulden (register of deeds).
Shawna Miller
Miller, 40, has served as the...
Kansas voters headed to the poll on Nov. 8 will be asked whether they want to retain several judges on the Kansas Supreme Court, the Kansas Court of Appeals and District Court.
Judges up for retention include:
• Carol A. Beier, 58, of Topeka for position one on the Kansas Supreme Court. Beier was...
A former detective with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has filed suit in federal court alleging that he was wrongly fired by Sheriff Tim Morse for his involvement in the Jacob Ewing case — a charge that Morse said is “a complete lie.”
Al Dunn, who worked for the sheriff’s office from 2000...
Jackson County voters who want to skip the long lines on Election Day still have several opportunities to vote in advance.
Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick said advance voting will remain open in her office on the second floor of the Jackson County Courthouse daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Advance...
Following preliminary discussions on the selection of an organization to conduct a search for soon-to-be-retiring District Superintendent Dennis Stones, the Holton USD 336 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday with the intent of choosing who will conduct the search.
The...
A new store offering secondhand items, antiques and groceries has opened in Circleville.
Phat Matt’s Marketplace, which is owned by Matt and Mary Woltje, opened in September in the former Circleville Marketplace building at 201 Lincoln St.
“I came in here to look at some shelving, and when I...
A Holton man accused of several sex-related charges involving six different women entered not-guilty pleas to all the charges on Thursday in Jackson County District Court.
Following a preliminary hearing on the sixth sex-related case filed against Jacob C. Ewing, 21, in district court, Topeka...
