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The former chief of the Kickapoo Tribal Volunteer Fire Department and a former volunteer firefighter have been indicted on federal charges of intentionally setting fires their department was paid by the federal government to fight, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said Wednesday.
Former chief...
By Ali Holcomb
The Childs family of Netawaka and Holton will appear on the TV game show Family Feud next week.
“My son-in-law always says, ‘Put the Childs girls in front of a microphone and watch out,’” said Beth (Childs) Pagel. “You’ll never know what will happen, and we proved it.”
Beth, her...
Traffic concerns along 10th Street near Holton High School have spurred a group of Holton citizens to seek more traffic control in that area.
On Monday, the Holton City Commission instructed Holton Street Superintendent Greg Tanking to put a stop sign at the intersection of 10th and Pennsylvania...
For more than six decades, Robert Brown has provided organ music for services at Holton’s First United Methodist Church, and for more than half a century, Brown has directed the church’s chancel choir.
Now, because of “health and stress,” Brown has decided to step down from both posts.
“I’ve been a...
An “educational initiatives” program has been formed to support the Banner Creek Science Center and honor the “passion for education” of the late Tom Davies of Holton, it has been reported.
Davies’ family and the science center’s board of directors have formed an ongoing program known as the Tom...
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has pledged its support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as it protests the Dakota Access Pipeline, it has been reported.
Throughout the past several weeks, members of the PBPN have collected donations, sent tribal members to North Dakota to stand in protest of...
No pre-trial motions have been filed for the upcoming trial of a Holton resident accused of attempted first-degree murder, rape and six other charges, although the rape charge will have to be handled differently, Jackson County District Judge Norbert Marek noted on Friday.
The trial of Manuel...
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, a Democrat, is seeking re-election this fall during the general election.
Morse, 49, is running against Republican Bob McNicholas for the seat.
Morse was appointed sheriff in April 2011 and was elected to the position in November 2012.
Prior to his initial...
Republican Bob McNicholas, 59, of Netawaka is running for Jackson County Sheriff in the Nov. 8 general election against incumbent Democrat Tim Morse.
McNicholas also ran for sheriff in the 2012 general election.
McNicholas was born in Fort Bragg, N.C. and has lived in Jackson County for 30 years...
Participation in fall athletics and activities at Royal Valley remains steady in most grade levels, the Royal Valley Board of Education learned Monday evening.
Jeff Gustin, athletic director, presented a summary report of fall participation in grades seven through 12 during the meeting.
Forty-...
