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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) addressed veterans’ access to health care, shared his view on the federal government’s role in education and expressed his frustration with the lack of cooperation among members of Congress during a town hall meeting here Monday morning.
Sen. Moran spoke with 25...
The body of the deceased person found near Nebo State Fishing Lake on Sunday afternoon has been identified as Jon Paul Sumpter, a 32-year-old Silver Lake man, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse reports.
The cause of death is still unknown, Morse said is a press release Monday evening.
The deceased...
Local and regional performers will again be featured in Holton High School’s eighth-annual USO Tribute Show to honor America’s military personnel past and present, set for 7 p.m. Saturday in the HHS auditorium.
The “evening of inspiration, music and comedy” will feature a slide show memorial...
Holton’s summer street brick crew will focus their efforts on a “high-volume” block as part of this year’s street maintenance program, which was approved on Monday by the Holton City Commission.
Street Superintendent Rex Cameron said this year, his department would restore the brick street located...
A Horton resident charged with sex-related crimes in Jackson County involving a 9-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years, it was reported.
On Monday in Jackson County District Court, Dallas Bond, 21, was given the life sentence on a felony...
A primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 1, since four people have filed for position two on the Holton City Commission, it was reported.
Holton residents Christina Cobler, Mike Meerpohl, Christina Murphy and Rodney Miller have all filed for position two on the commission.
All four names...
In December, Sam Fletcher of Pullman, Wash., and Mark Lisowski of Chicago, Ill., were working for Habitat for Humanity in Conway, an Arkansas community just north of Little Rock. Brittney Donovan of Kingston, N.Y., also was working for Habitat for Humanity, but in Oklahoma City.
Meanwhile, Angelina...
The Royal Valley USD 337 Board of Education has entered into a contract with Providence Working Canines to conduct random searches next year at both the high school and middle school.
During the board’s meeting Monday, the board agreed to contract with the company, which has offices in Overland...
Royal Valley Superintendent John Rundle has announced he will retire at the end of the current school year. Rundle has worked for the district in various capacities for 40 years.
During the USD 337 Board of Education meeting Monday, board members approved Rundle’s retirement effective July 31. He...
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse filed by petition for re-election Monday. The sheriff’s position is one of many that will be included in the Nov. 8 election.
Morse was chosen by the county’s Democratic Central Committee in 2011 to fill the unexpired term of former Sheriff Charles Cornell. Morse...
