News
Jackson County voters will be asked this fall whether they support a .25 percent increase in the county retailers’ sales tax to help fund Holton Community Hospital.
Gov. Laura Kelly recently signed House Bill 2275 into law, which allows Jackson, Finney, Seward and Pawnee counties to let voters...
This year, the Jackson County 4-H Fair celebrates its 100th year of making memories — and those involved with the fair are looking for some of the memories of past years to share with those in attendance.
Preparations are under way for the 100th-annual fair, the bulk of which will be held Monday,...
Next weekend, Holton High School alumni will return to their hometown and alma mater to relive their “Glory Days” in the annual event that also draws classic car enthusiasts and arts and crafts fans to Holton’s Town Square.
The big events remain the HHS Alumni Banquet and the Holton/Jackson County...
Dania Wahwasuck, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, was crowned Miss Indian World during the recent Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, N.M., it has been reported.
Wahwasuck, 24, is the daughter of Adriana Tobey and the granddaughter of Karen Wahwasuck and the late Badger...
Twenty-five years ago this month, MedCare Services, which provided ambulance services to Holton and Jackson County, changed hands after a pair of Holton High School graduates with a passion for emergency medical care decided to purchase the service.
MedCare was then rebranded Jackson County EMS,...
County residents interested in serving on local school boards, city councils or the Meadowlark Extension District board have less than one month to file for the Nov. 4 general election, it has been reported.
Candidates have until noon Monday, June 2, to file at the Jackson County Clerk’s Office,...
The federal lawsuit filed by a Holton man against a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detective should be dismissed due to the detective having “qualified immunity” in the investigation of the disappearance of one of the man’s wives in 2001 and the death of another in 2006, according to a motion...
Members of the Holton community and school district are mourning the death of a local student, Lane Pruett.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of an unattended death at a rural Holton address last Wednesday afternoon, April 30, it was reported. Jackson County Sheriff Tim...
Holton Middle School’s Kansas Association for Youth (KAY) club has been able to accomplish at least three of its goals utilizing “Be The Spark” grants funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) — the concrete walking trail at Holton’s Countryside Park with fitness stations, sand...
Can the Jackson Heights school district utilize some of its land to produce food for its students and staff?
Virginia-based farmer and author Joel Salatin will visit the district on Thursday, May 8 to give students and staff insights on how to answer that question.
Salatin’s visit is not just a...
