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  Holton’s Nazarene church has changed names and leadership recently. Kevin Kneisley has been serving as the pastor of New Life Church of the Nazarene in Holton for several months and will be officially installed as pastor on Sunday, Nov. 1. “I prayed about taking over the church, and I believe...
  Holton Police Chief Gale Gakle recently welcomed a donation from a retired Jackson County Correc­tions officer from Holton for the purchase of three “body cameras” to be worn by on-duty police offi­cers. “It’s an item that will be very beneficial to us. It will bring out the truth, whatever that...
  The trial of a Netawaka man charged with picking up a package reportedly containing four pounds of mari­juana at the Whiting post office in May is scheduled to begin Tuesday, but the defendant told a judge in Jackson County District Court on Friday that he is still at­tempting to hire new legal...
Members of the Holton High School band led the school’s homecoming parade around the Square Friday afternoon. In the front row, pictured are trumpet players Michael Nelson (left) and Grant Cawby (right). Shown behind Nelson’s right shoulder are Jessica Hanson on trumpet and then Lauren Levendusky...
County officials throughout the region assembled here Friday for the annual meeting of the Northeast Kansas County Officials Association.  Hosted by Jackson County Commissioners Bill Elmer, Rob Ladner and Janet Zwonitzer, the meeting was held at Penny’s on the west side of the Holton Square, and...
Those attending this Saturday’s chili and soup cook-off will not go hungry, as 15 entries have already been confirmed for the friendly competition. The cook-off is being held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day, and cooks will be set up in front of businesses around the town Square. The event is a fund...
A UPS truck and trailers rolled into the ditch following a two-vehicle accident this morning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Columbine Drive near Holton Community Hospital. The truck's driver, Daryl Compton of Topeka, as well as the other vehicle's driver, Paul Krogman of Holton, were injured in the accident, and U.S. 75 north of Holton was shut down for more than an hour as a result of the accident.
U.S. Highway 75 north of Holton was closed for more than an hour this morning after a two-vehicle, two-injury accident that occurred at the entrance to Holton Community Hospital. Paul B. Krogman, 83, of Holton, and Daryl L. Compton, 62, of Topeka, both received injuries in the accident, which...
If a proposed bill in the Kansas Legislature  — one that Jackson County school leaders say is a “waste of time and effort” — is approved during the next Legislative session, several who serve on the county’s school boards would have to resign their positions. House Bill 2345, a bill legislators...
Construction of senior housing duplexes at the Prairie View complex is progressing nicely, and there may be the possibility for construction of one or two more duplexes in that area once the complex is complete, Homestead Affordable Housing president and CEO Tom Bishop told the Holton City...

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