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Building a brighter future for Jackson County is on the agenda for three “Community Conversations” to be held later this month, it has been reported.
These conversations are part of United Way of Greater Topeka’s volunteer visioning process and will help guide future investments in the county,...
Rodney Miller of Holton is shown above tilling at the community garden Tuesday morning at Holton’s Countryside Park. There are 15 separate garden plots being used by community members this summer, it was reported.
Governor Sam Brownback is calling Kansas lawmakers back to Topeka for a special session to avoid a threat by the Kansas Supreme Court to close public schools July 1.
The special session is needed to remedy the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Kansas’ funding formula for public schools is...
Holton’s Burger King restaurant is undergoing an inside-and-out makeover as the restaurant prepares to celebrate two decades in town, it was reported.
“We have been at this location for almost 20 years, and it is time for a major facelift. Our guests can expect a fresh new exterior look and a new...
Recent heavy rains in the Holton area have caused structural damage to the spillway at Holton’s Elkhorn Lake, prompting Holton city officials to close the road across the dam at its west and east ends, it was reported.
Holton City Manager Bret Bauer on Monday told members of the Holton City...
Visitors to Holton Community Hospital and Prairie Lake will be alerted by a storm siren when threatening weather approaches, while storm siren coverage in the city will be more thorough, thanks to action by the Holton City Commission.
During their regular meeting on Monday, commissioners approved...
On the first Tuesday of every month – before the sun even comes up – a line of cars begins to form in the parking lot at Countryside Park in Holton.
That line grows and snakes around the parking lot until 9:30 a.m. when free food through Harvesters, a Community Food Network, is distributed by a...
Wayne Vandewater first got into the restaurant business as a college student in Indiana, working as a cook at a White Castle fast-food restaurant.
“It just kind of got into my blood,” said Vandewater, a 35-year veteran of the food service industry, on Friday.
Today, Vandewater and his wife,...
The third annual Quilts In The Courtyard event will be held 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11.
The event, which is held around the Holton Square, will include the display of more than 300 colorful quilts, a variety of vendors, demonstrations and a special presentation on barn quilts.
Most of the...
Last year’s Jackson County Fair — the first to be held mainly at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex south of Holton — made a “pretty smooth” transition to its new home, according to Cara Robinson, 4-H program manager for Jackson County.
With preparations being made for the 91st annual fair,...
