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Ed Lutz of Holton and John Coleman of Denison have both filed by petition for positions on the Jackson County Commission, it has been reported.
Both Lutz and Coleman are unaffiliated with any political party, it was reported.
Lutz has filed for the second district commission seat, and Coleman has...
“Cruise Night” is set for Friday, Aug. 5, and the event will feature cars, a live band and food around the Holton Square.
Sponsored by the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, “Cruise Night” will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Car enthusiasts with antique or unique cars, trucks...
The state’s primary election is Tuesday, and polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. that day in order for Jackson County voters to cast their vote in several races.
Only a small number of candidates will be facing opponents in the election.
On the Republican ballot, incumbent U.S....
“Run, run, run, as fast as you can… You can’t catch me, I’m the Stinky Cheese Man!”
Many who read the above line are likely to scratch their heads and say, “Wait, I thought that had something to do with gingerbread.” But it’s part of a collection of “fractured fairy tales” to be presented this...
Vivian Venneberg of Holton says she’s happy to have led “a quiet life,” and at 100 years of age, she still takes things one day at a time.
“That’s all you can do,” said Venneberg, who became a centenarian on Thursday.
But as her caretakers at Medicalodges Jackson County noted, Venneberg still...
A new trial date has been set in Jackson County District Court for a Mayetta resident charged with first-degree murder in connection with a November 2015 stabbing incident on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation.
District Court Judge Norbert Marek on Friday scheduled a five-day trial for...
A trial that was to have begun on Tuesday for a Hoyt resident accused of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 14 has been delayed due to medical issues with his attorney, it was reported in Jackson County District Court.
Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller said that after a telephone...
A Hoyt volunteer firefighter was killed and another firefighter injured in a Wednesday afternoon accident that occurred while the two firemen were on their way to participate in the Jackson County Fair Parade in Holton.
Captain Michael L. Schultz, 47, of Hoyt, a member of the Hoyt Fire...
The Jackson County 4-H Fair is in full swing and several livestock grand champions have already been named.
Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick told county department heads Monday to look at their department’s needs for the next five years when preparing their 2017 department budget requests as officials brace for the upcoming state-imposed tax lid.
During a department head meeting Monday, Mick, along with...
