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New opportunities to explore Banner Creek Reservoir will be available this summer after the Jackson County Commissioners approved the purchase of several kayaks and paddleboards for the lake.
During a recent commission meeting, the commissioners agreed to purchase four kayaks, two paddleboards, six...
Thursday will be the last day on the job for Jackson Farmers operations manager Gary Amon, who is retiring after 42 years with the co-op.
“Actually, it’ll be 42 years, four months and 12 days to be exact, but nobody’s counting over here,” Amon joked.
But those 42 years have been good, he said, and...
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The key to a safe and successful controlled burn is thinking ahead, according to Holton Fire Chief Kevin Ingels.
“Look into the future a little bit when you burn. See what the weather is going to be like the next day and two days down the road,” Ingels said. “If it’s going to be super windy, you...
A spring election will be held on Tuesday, April 5, to fill two positions on the Holton City Commission.
Dan Brenner is seeking re-election to position four on the commission and is running unopposed. Brenner is currently serving his first three-year term on the board.
After a primary election...
An Ozawkie resident charged with attempted second-degree murder in an October shooting incident in Holton will stand trial this September in Jackson County District Court.
During a pre-trial status hearing on Friday afternoon, Topeka attorney Thomas G. Lemon, as defense counsel for Joshua J....
Craig Beyer (left) of Topeka-based Sowards Glass fastened a window frame to a lower floor classroom window at the new Holton Elementary School, while Beyer's co-worker, Justin Dolsky, inspected a nearby window frame on Tuesday afternoon. Sowards representative John Stein said the first of 68...
A fund-raising drive for the construction of a new monument in Holton’s Linscott Park to honor Jackson County’s Purple Heart Medal recipients is now three-fourths of the way to its goal.
But more donations are being sought as soon as possible so that construction of the monument can begin in time...
An Atchison-based member of the Kansas House of Representatives says he’s ready to throw his hat into the ring to try and unseat Kansas Sen. Dennis Pyle, it was reported.
Jerry Henry, a Democrat who has served in the Kansas House since 1993 and who currently represents the 63rd District, recently...
Republican Bob McNicholas of Netawaka filed Monday for the Jackson County Sheriff position.
McNicholas also ran for sheriff in the 2012 general election.
Current Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, who is a Democrat, has also filed for the election.
This year’s general election will be held on Nov. 8...
