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The U.S. flag was held aloft by a Holton Fire Department ladder truck and a morning wind during a short 9/11 remembrance ceremony held Friday on Holton's Town Square. The ceremony honored those who lost their lives — including emergency workers such as police, firefighters and EMTs — in the...
Kansas’ Second Judicial District — which includes Jackson County — has yet to announce when applications will be accepted for the replacement of two judges in the district. Meanwhile, “senior judges,” or retired judges who step up to help in case of a sudden vacancy on the bench, are working with...
Jackson County Senior Services Director Cheryl Hamlin knows better than anyone that the Jackson County Senior Center at Holton is more than just a meal site for area residents.  “This place means more to these people than anyone is ever going to know because it isn’t just about the meal,” Hamlin...
Northeast Kansans are invited to this year’s Jackson County Barn Tour, which will focus on buffalo, barns and brome located on and near the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation.  Sponsored by the Jackson County Historical Society, the same tour will be held on both Saturday, Oct. 3, and...
This coming Saturday, Sept. 19, will mark the 20th occurrence of Wetmore’s Spring Creek Festival, an annual event originally designed to keep the fall homecoming tradition at Wetmore High School alive after its football program ended more than a quarter of a century ago. However, the return of...
Two of these Royal Valley High School seniors shown above will be chosen as homecoming king and queen before the school’s football game against Santa Fe Trail on Friday. Queen candidates are (front row, from left) Kaytlyn Gooderl, Anna Johnson and Macy Putnam. King candidates are (from left) Arrow...
For those who find themselves in a situation where they have to take care of a family member or a friend with Alzheimer’s or another potentially fatal disease, finding the right guidance may not be easy first. In Jackson County, Zennie McClintock wants to provide that guidance — as well as the...
Gail Schmitz, a part-time employee with Beck-Bookman Library in Holton, added some paperbacks to the stacks of books available to purchase during the library's fall book sale. The sale runs throughout the week and also includes movies, audio books and puzzles. 
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Holton native and Grammy Award winner Jim Seeley will once again return to Holton this Saturday to headline an evening of jazz, blues and good food and beverage in the fourth-annual Jazz and Blues on the Square event. The annual event — part of the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s...
Jennifer Godfrey and Jennifer Ingels, both of Holton, have stepped up and volunteered to serve as the co-directors of this year’s Jackson County Ministerial Alliance Christmas Bureau. “We just want people to know that the Christmas Bureau is back on again for this year,” Godfrey said.  Godfrey said...

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