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  A 23-year-old St. Marys man died as the result of a one-vehicle accident Wednesday evening on 134th Road on the Prairie Band Potawatomi reservation, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. that day, KHP reports that Artak Nicholas McCarthy was traveling westbound on 134th...
Congresswoman and Holton native Lynn Jenkins (right) stopped on Thursday at Holton’s Medical Pharmacy to visit with pharmacist Joe Gilliland (left) and his wife, Carrie, and discuss health care concerns during Jenkins’ two-day tour of hospitals and health care centers in eastern Kansas. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
  Providing Kansans in rural areas with adequate access to good health care services remains a high prior­ity for Lynn Jenkins, the Con­gresswoman and Holton native said during a Thursday afternoon visit to Medical Pharmacy. While Jenkins said it was “in­spirational to see the great work being done...
Holton USD 336 Superintendent Dennis Stones (second from right in above photo) welcomed kids such as second-grader Kendra Dallas (left) and kindergartner Logan Dallas to the start of a new year at Colorado Elementary School in Holton Wednesday morning. Colorado and Central elementary schools are now in their final year, set to be replaced next year by the new Holton Elementary School, which is under construction just west of Colorado School.
Wednesday the first day of the 2015-16 school year in the Holton, Jackson Heights and Royal Valley school districts.
The Jackson County Commissioners have approved a new one-year contract with Jackson County EMS for ambulance services. The new county contract represents a $65,000 increase over the previous one. At a special meeting Tuesday, the commissioners signed off on the new contract, which will begin Jan. 1...
On Sunday, Aug. 30, officials from Onaga-based Community HealthCare System will cut the ribbon that opens the doors to the newly-expanded Community Hospital Onaga, a facility that CHCS Director Eric Bjelland says is “really exciting.” Nearly 60 years after the existing Community Hospital Onaga...
With road reconstruction work getting ready to start at the Holton Industrial Park, there’s no better time than now to use the prospect of new roads in enticing new businesses to put down stakes there, Holton City Commissioner Erich Campbell said Monday. During the city commission’s regular meeting...
Noxious weed concerns on several properties in Jackson County are being addressed as now is the prime time to spray for these invasive species, according to Dan Robinson, noxious weed director and solid waste manager for Jackson County.  During a recent commission meeting, Robinson outlined the...
Four local youths were injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident in Pottawatomie County late Sunday evening, it has been reported. According to Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat, at 11:17 p.m. that day, Jacob W. Bryan, 19, of rural Havensville was traveling north on Conestoga Road near Daisy...
  The recently-concluded 2015 Jackson County Fair — the 90th such event in the county’s history — marked the first time that all fair events were held at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex, and many involved with the fair said the transition from the old fair­grounds in Holton to the fair’s new...
Irene Cowger (shown above) was one of several people recognized for their support and fund-raising efforts at the recent dedication of the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex. Cowger donated a quilt that was sold through a drawing in 2009. She is a previous 4-H member and 4-H leader and served as grand marshal of the Jackson County 4-H Parade in 2006. (Photo by David Powls)
  Among the government officials, businesses and 4-H families honored during the recent dedication of the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex, stood 99-year-old Irene Cowger. Cowger has been a lifelong supporter of the Jackson County Fair and continues to participate in the open class competitions....

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