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So far, just five teams have signed up for this year’s Jackson County Relay For Life, which is scheduled for Saturday evening, Oct. 15, inside Jackson Heights High School at the gym.
A total of $2,957 has been raised so far by team members for the annual event, which is being shortened this year. ...
Holton’s water and sewer personnel are currently “babysitting” a problem with a sewer interceptor line that is “problematic” and will need to be repaired before cold weather sets in, but the Holton City Commission learned on Monday that a solution for repairing the line may not be simple.
During...
The Jackson County Commissioners are working with Developmental Services of Jackson County to provide some job opportunities for individuals with disabilities at the county recycling center.
At a recent commission meeting, the commissioners met with Mixie Schafer, noxious weed and environmental...
Edward Lutz, 63, Holton, is seeking election to the Second District Jackson County Commission seat.
Lutz is not affiliated with a political party and will face incumbent Republican Janet Zwonitzer on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
Lutz graduated from Mayetta High School and attended Kansas...
Incumbent Republican Janet Zwonitzer, 61, Holton, is seeking re-election to the Second District Jackson County Commission seat.
Zwonitzer is running against Ed Lutz during the Nov. 8 general election. Lutz is not affiliated with a political party.
Zwonitzer was first elected to the county...
The Great Saturday Sampler Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 around Holton’s Town Square and will be held in conjunction with the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Fest activities planned for the same day.
So far, a total of 17 local chili cooks plan to participate...
It’s been almost a year since a group of local military veterans and their supporters started a fund-raising drive in hopes of putting up a local monument to honor Jackson County’s Purple Heart Medal recipients.
Now, ground work for the placement of a monument is under way, with a tentative...
A social worker was in serious, but stable condition, Friday after she was attacked by a dog in rural Delia on Friday afternoon, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.
The woman, whose name has not yet been released, was attacked by a Presa Canario dog at 10810 J. Road in rural Delia on...
An American nurse and missionary, who saved the lives of thousands of Armenian children during the Armenian genocide, is finally being recognized for her lifesaving efforts thanks to three eighth-grade students at Royal Valley Middle School.
A documentary by students Luke Boyden, Colin Everts and...
A Tuesday evening incident that saw a passenger car drive through the front of the new Casey’s General Store in Holton was “purely accidental,” according to Holton Police Chief Gale Gakle.
No one inside the convenience store was injured in the accident, which occurred at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at...
