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Five local homeowners are opening up their homes to the public next Saturday, Dec. 12, during a special Holton Christmas Homes Tour.
Held as a fund-raiser for the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the homes tour has been set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that Saturday.
The tour will include...
Four years ago, Kansas state legislators passed a law requiring individuals and businesses that deal in scrap metal to be registered, and Holton and Jackson County government officials followed suit by approving resolutions requiring such individuals and businesses to register with their local...
Wildcat defenders (shown above, from left to right) Kaden Brandt, Dylan Aeschliman and Austin Frakes combine for a tackle in Saturday’s 4A-DII state championship game against Holcomb. The defense held its own, but the offense had a hard time gaining any traction given the icy field conditions and...
Burn permit holders in Jackson County – which currently includes more than 3,200 residents – will be required to apply for a new permit in person by Jan. 1.
Pat Korte, director of emergency management for the county, said the new burn permits will be available at all fire department offices in the...
The number of dinners served at Thursday’s annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner was closer to the average than previous Thanksgiving dinners, although a bigger chunk of those dinners were served by delivery drivers, according to dinner organizer Freda Galer.
“It must have been the weather,” Galer...
The start of December may mean that things are about to get chilly, but students at schools in the Jackson County area are warming up their voices and musical instruments for a month of Christmas concerts, it was reported.
Several holiday-themed concerts have been scheduled at Holton, Jackson...
Northeast Kansas residents received their first taste of winter alongside their pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, as rain turned into ice that evening and continued on and off throughout the weekend.
To help Kansans prepare for more winter weather in the proceeding months, Tuesday of this week has been...
To help Santa with his Christmas checklist, The Holton Recorder will publish letters to Santa on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Due to the large amount of letters we receive each year, please limit letters to no more than 150 words.
Letters may be sent to The Holton Recorder, P.O. Box 311, Holton, KS, 66436...
April Lemon is introducing northeast Kansans to the fine art of glassblowing, as well as artwork by a variety of local artists, in her new shop in downtown Holton.
Lemon recently opened More Than Lemons, a studio and gallery on the east side of the Holton Square at 424 Pennsylvania Ave. She...
Royal Valley High School agriculture teacher Kim Mitchell has been busy.
In just two years, Mitchell has revived the school’s FFA program and expanded the agriculture education classes offered in the district. Through grant funds obtained by Mitchell, a greenhouse has been built at the school and...
