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Rural leaders from throughout Kansas are set to visit Holton on Wednesday as part of retreat hosted by the Kansas Sampler Foundation of Inman, it has been reported.
Marci Penner, director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, and area business owners and community members have been preparing for the...
After experiencing a modest increase in court cases from 2013 to 2014, Jackson County District Court saw its caseload for 2015 dropping significantly, led by a reduction in the number of traffic tickets processed over the year.
According to annual court figures provided by District Court Clerk...
Jackson County residents are being invited to jump into the cold waters at Banner Creek Reservoir in February to become a “Below Zero Hero” by raising funds for Special Olympics Kansas.
A Polar Plunge is being organized for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, on the north swim beach at Banner Creek...
While state assessment test scores cannot be compared with previous years’ tests due to a new set of academic standards that Kansas State Department of Education officials said are “more rigorous” than those on previous tests, scored for Jackson County’s schools on the 2015 tests tend to be...
While a group of local military veterans is seeking funds to build a new monument in Holton’s Linscott Park to honor Jackson County’s recipients of the Purple Heart medal, The Holton Recorder is seeking the stories of how those veterans received their Purple Hearts for publication.
More than 70...
Kayden Blaise Evans wasn’t due to arrive until about mid-January, according to his mother, Jessica Evans.
But at 4:47 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, Kayden, son of Harley and Jessica Evans of Holton, arrived at Holton Community Hospital as the first baby to be born in Jackson County this year.
“He...
Holton’s Countryside Park is about to grow by nine acres, thanks to action on Monday night by the Holton City Commission.
During the commission’s first meeting of 2016, commissioners approved the $75,000 installment purchase of an approximately nine-acre farmground tract that lies between the...
Jackson County has taken possession of the Forrester Truck Parts & Repair building north of Holton to serve as the new shop for the road and bridge department.
On Monday afternoon, the Jackson County Commissioners signed paperwork to take ownership of the building, seven acres of land and...
The 2016 Kansas Legislature is set to begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, when both the House of Representatives and Senate reconvene, it has been reported.
Lawmakers will have their hands full as they attempt to close a projected $190 million state budget deficit, as well as discuss state aid to...
It’s been a year since a Topeka man’s arrest for allegedly shooting at motorists along U.S. Highway 75 in southern Jackson County, and it will be almost another half a year before he stands trial on the shooting charges in Jackson County District Court.
A four-day jury trial for Cory D. Huff had...
