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The annual Christmas Parade of Lights around the Holton Town Square has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of December – Dec. 3, it has been announced.
More details about the annual Christmas Parade will be announced in upcoming editions of The Holton Recorder.
All churches, clubs...
Registered voters in Holton Wards 1, 2 and 3 will cast their votes during the Nov. 8 general election at the First Baptist Church in Holton, 504 Juniper Dr., it was reported.
This is a new polling location for these voters, who previously voted at the Vets Club, it was reported.
The change in...
As a young woman growing up in the north central Kansas community of Stockton, there was one aspect of participating in 4-H that Cindy Broxterman hated.
“When I started 4-H, I did not like getting up in front of people,” she said. “I would not be happy with my mom when she made me do Fashion...
Fans of homecooked chili and the Banner Creek Science Center and Observatory raised $1,590.50 during Saturday’s 16th-annual Chili Cook-Off, held in conjunction with Fall Fest, it was reported.
A total of 19 different varieties of chili were served during the cook-off, held on Holton’s Town Square,...
Incumbent Republican Jerry Moran, 62, of Manhattan is seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate in the general election. Moran is running against Democrat Patrick Wiesner.
Moran was first elected to the Senate in November 2010. In 1988, Moran ran for public office for the first time, winning a seat...
Democrat Patrick Wiesner, 60, of Lawrence is seeking election to the U.S Senate and is facing incumbent Republican Jerry Moran in the Nov. 8 general election.
Libertarian candidate Robert. D. Garrard of Edgerton will also be included on the ballot.
Wiesner is a tax lawyer who grew up on a farm...
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was notified recently by the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and Attorney General Derek Schmidt that it has received the Federal Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
The sheriff’s office will be awarded $72,520, and the funds will be...
There will be at least 19 different kinds of chili to sample at the annual chili cook-off set for this Saturday around the Holton Town Square from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., it has been reported.
Those interested in signing up for the competition have until Friday at noon to contact The Holton Recorder...
Fall is in the air on Holton’s Town Square!
This Saturday, the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will host Fall Fest 2016 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Square and the Jackson County Courtyard. This year’s event will feature several fall-themed activities including food and crafts vendors, a...
With some interior painting and electrical wiring left to do before the new press box at the Jackson Heights High School football field is complete, Larry Amon, who spearheaded the project that saw the construction of a new press box and concession stand, is pleased with what he’s seen so far.
“It’...
