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Last year, Holton USD 336’s summer meals program served about 400 young people per day, according to district food service director Wilma Shupe.
This past June, as Shupe reported, the daily average of children served by Holton’s summer meal program went up by more than 100 to more than 500 meals,...
On a 6-1 vote, with board member Judy May voting in opposition, the Holton school board approved new health care insurance group rates from Blue Cross/Blue Shield for classified staff. Rates were increased 12.75 percent this year for the group plan (an average of $67 per month increase) that spans...
A temporary closure of westbound I-70 in downtown Topeka is scheduled to occur this weekend while the Kansas Department of Transportation completes pavement patching work on the Polk-Quincy Viaduct, it was reported.
Conditions permitting, westbound I-70 will be closed to through traffic from...
More than 400 people enjoyed a meal of barbecued pork sandwiches, barbecued beans, chips and water provided by GNBank as part of its annual community appreciation dinner last Friday evening on the east side of the Jackson County Courthouse courtyard. In the photo above, GNBank employees (from left...
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) has been named as one of 18 agencies and organizations across Kansas that will receive a share of $10.4 million in funds for critical broadband initiatives through the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Connect Kansans (ADOPT) grant program, it has been...
On a 2-1 vote, the Jackson County Commissioners on Monday rescinded a “right of entry” resolution that was intended to allow county employees and contractors to enter onto private property, without permission, to inspect the exteriors of the properties when a violation was suspected.
Commissioners...
The Jackson County Commissioners are proposing a 2.202 mill rate decrease for the county’s 2026 budget in order to remain revenue neutral, it has been reported.
The commissioners approved a motion on Monday to publish a proposed county budget for next year funded by 70.458 mills, which is down from...
Most city governments in Jackson County are looking to keep their property tax levy rates at or below the revenue neutral rate assigned to their cities in their budget plans for fiscal year 2026, it has been reported.
Holton’s city commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18 at...
The Jackson County Commission revisited a resolution they recently approved that gives county employees and contractors the authority to inspect the outside of private homes and buildings in certain instances.
At a recent commission meeting, Commissioner Keith Kelly said that, after speaking with...
Sixteen Kansas communities will share more than $8.7 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, it was announced July 29 — that includes the city of Mayetta, which is looking at using $650,000 in CDBG funds to make improvements at the city park.
Kansas Lieutenant Governor and...
