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Proposed changes to student and staff handbooks for the 2025-26 school year were outlined during a recent Royal Valley Board of Education meeting.
The building principals at all three schools - Justin Moore (RVES), Keith Glotzbach (RVMS) and Cassie Geis (RVHS) - presented the proposed new...
Holton USD 336’s new athletic director will be doing some work remotely during his first year with the district, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be managing all high school sports and other activities from a distance, Holton superintendent Trevor Ashcraft said.
Bowe Behymer, who was hired by the USD...
Holton Municipal Swimming Pool lifeguard Anna Schierling (shown above at right) helped Carston Barnett (center) learn how to float on his back in the pool in the “tad-pole” level of swimming lessons at the pool last Friday while Atalie Askren (upper left) and Austyn Schumaker (upper right) waited...
Teachers and administrators in the Holton school district will receive a 4.4-percent raise for the 2025-26 school year, according to action taken by the USD 336 Board of Education during a special meeting on Thursday, June 19 that district superintendent Trevor Ashcraft said “went well.”
Board...
Teachers in the Royal Valley school district will receive a 3.96 percent salary increase next year as part of new salary negotiations approved Monday night during the Royal Valley Board of Education meeting, and the starting salary for new teachers will be increased to $50,000 a year.
“The USD 337...
Grammy Award-winning Holton native Jim Seeley will be returning to his home town in August for a night of jazz at a benefit concert at Holton Community Theatre, it has been reported.
Seeley, a 1978 graduate of Holton High School and the son of the late Dr. James and Anita Seeley, will bring the...
The Board of Directors of Sabetha Community Hospital has announced the appointment of Garrett Colglazier of Holton as the hospital’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective Aug. 1, 2025.
Colglazier, who currently serves as Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Dr. James Longabaugh, DO, who announced...
Westbound I-70 through downtown Topeka will temporarily close this weekend while crews make traffic control and lane shift readjustments on the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Polk-Quincy Viaduct project.
Conditions permitting, westbound I-70 will be closed to through traffic from 10th Avenue...
Plans to renovate and convert a house in Holton into a duplex sparked conversation among members of the Holton City Commission about what property owners are — or could be — doing to solve the problem of available rental housing in the city.
During the commission’s regular meeting on Monday,...
Jackson County Arts will host a free “Summer Of Love” themed art walk from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27, around the Holton Square, it has been reported.
The art walk will include a juried art show, art by local artists on display at area businesses, a photo booth, ’80 music and more,...
