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Holton High School senior Ian McAsey ended his summer of travel in a field in Poland surrounded by three million people from all over the world participating in mass led by Pope Francis.
The special mass was part of World Youth Day, a religious pilgrimage that takes place every three years to help...
Gabby Keeley, a 2005 graduate of Jackson Heights, says she always wanted to be in the movies.
Now she is.
Gabrielle Kieffaber, as she was known growing up in the Soldier area, is the daughter of Walt and Frida Kieffaber.
She said yesterday she was cast as an actress with a small part in the newly-...
Editor’s note: This is the 26th 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 American Hospital Association, in partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association, awarded Carrie Saia, CEO of Holton Community Hospital, with the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award.
As the 2016 Grassroots Champion from Kansas, Saia was recognized for her exceptional...
Attention chili cooks and all lovers of good chili!
The Great Saturday Sampler Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 around the Holton Town Square and will be held in conjunction with the Chamber’s Fall Fest activities planned for the same day.
The local chili cook-off has been a fun,...
No new nominations have been received so far for the 12th round of Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, according to Chamber Administrative Assistant Beth McManigal.
However, McManigal noted that there are 30 applications for Hall of Fame induction left over from...
Incumbent Randy Garber, 65, of Sabetha is running unopposed for the District 62nd seat in the Kansas House of Representative during the Nov. 8 general election. Garber is a Republican, who has served in the House since 2011.
The 62nd District represents Jackson County townships north of 286th...
An Ozawkie man originally charged with attempted second-degree murder in connection with an alleged shooting incident in Holton last fall has pleaded no contest to a pair of reduced charges on Friday in Jackson County District Court.
During a Friday afternoon hearing, Joshua J. Myers, 24,...
An Atchison man charged with attempted second-degree murder of a Jackson County deputy during a March 2015 chase through three counties may enter a plea on reduced charges, it was reported in Jackson County District Court.
Friday’s arraignment hearing for Ryan M. Brownfield, 25, who has also...
The Jackson County Commissioners are proposing a 3.783 mill increase for the 2017 budget in order to continue to provide the same county services throughout the next five years under the new state tax lid.
The commission is proposing a 77.622 mill levy for the next fiscal year, compared to 73.839...
