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No one stood up and spoke on behalf of presidential candidates Donald Trump (Republican) or Hillary Clinton (Democrat) here Monday evening, but the Jackson County Republican Party’s political forum was nonetheless very informative regarding some state and county races.
About 70 people were in...
Finding the joy and cheer during the hustle and bustle of the holidays isn’t always easy, but the Holton Community Theatre’s fall production of “Last Stop Till Christmas” proves it is possible with a little help.
Two performances of the play, which is written by Pat Cook, will be held Dec. 3 and 4...
Jackson County’s school district administrators are among those waiting for the Kansas Supreme Court to rule on the adequacy portion of a lawsuit challenging the way the Kansas Legislature funds schools — and noting that this year’s enrollment numbers could either help them or hurt them next year....
Jackson County’s gravel roads need more crowning, according to Norm Bowers, road engineer for the Kansas Association of Counties.
Bowers was invited to the county on Monday to view the roads in order for the Jackson County Commissioners to get an “outsider’s view” of the condition of the county...
Editor’s note: This is the 32nd in a series of stories about past and present Jackson County residents who earned the Purple Heart Medal, which is awarded to military personnel wounded or killed in the line of duty.
The names of those profiled in these stories will be among those placed on a...
Supporters of the Purple Heart memorial monument project will now have to wait until this coming spring to see the monument to Jackson County’s Purple Heart Medal recipients unveiled in Linscott Park, it was reported.
Mike McManigal of Holton’s American Legion Riders Post 44 said this week that the...
Six business and community leaders from Jackson County have been named to join the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, according to Chamber Administrative Assistant Beth McManigal.
Inductees for 2017 include Drs. Ernest and Roy Moser, founders of the Holton Community...
An open house and ribbon cutting ceremony was held Sunday afternoon to dedicate the new Holton Elementary School.
“I want to thank the community on behalf of the board and the students for your forward thinking and providing such a facility to educate our children and, hopefully, draw other...
Members of the Royal Valley Board of Education said Friday that political endorsements made by two members of the board for a state senator up for re-election do not reflect the opinion of the board as a whole.
During a special meeting Friday evening, members of the board clarified the board’s...
Do you think it should be a constitutional right for Kansans to hunt, fish and trap in the state?
Kansas voters are being asked just that on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Besides voting for local, state and public offices, registered voters will also cast their vote on a constitutional amendment that would...
