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The question of whether what allegedly happened between Jacob Ewing and a Holton woman in January of 2015 was “Fifty Shades of Grey or 50 shades of illegal” would be best answered by a jury, Jackson County District Court Judge Norbert Marek said during a preliminary hearing for Ewing on Wednesday...
Following a 41-0 loss at Seneca last Friday, the Royal Valley Panthers (0-2) are preparing to host Riverside (2-0) for homecoming Friday.
“The team just has to continue to get better,’’ said head coach Jake Lott this morning. “We played a very good Nemaha Central team and had opportunities to make...
Editor’s note: This is the 28th 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 placed on a special monument...
The date for the ribbon-cutting and public open house at the new Holton Elementary School, originally planned for Sunday, Sept. 18, is now being re-scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 23.
Following a progress report report from Nabholz representative Michael Feamster and construction foreman David Lassiter...
By Brian Sanders
A longtime fixture in the Holton school district and a key player in its expansions during his quarter-century with USD 336 has died, it was reported.
Ron Folk, 74, who served as building principal over two Holton schools, watching over the building of one school and the renovation...
The Royal Valley Board of Education held a state candidate forum on Monday in order to start a dialogue regarding education that board members hope will continue once the candidates are elected to the state Senate or House of Representatives.
Prior to the regular meeting, the board met at 6 p.m....
By Brian Sanders
Every year, members of the Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education review and update a list of the district’s goals and priorities for both the near and the not-so-near future.
But this year, there is one group of people whose comments could have some effects on those goals and...
A condensed version of the Jackson County Relay For Life will be held 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, inside Jackson Heights High School at the gym, it has been reported.
The Jackson County Relay For Life was originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, but due to a lack of volunteers, it was...
Construction of a new, pressurized-sand water treatment plant for the City of Holton and spillway repairs at two city-owned lakes would likely be costly, an engineer told the Holton City Commission last Tuesday.
“Whatever you do, you’re going to have to spend some money,” Don Hellar, an engineer...
Republican Senator Dennis Pyle, 55, Hiawatha, is running for re-election to represent the First District in the Kansas Senate this general election.
Pyle has served in this role for 11 years since 2005, and he will face Democrat Jerry Henry on the Nov. 8 ballot.
“I am running for the same reason...
