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Halloween is this weekend, and there are a variety of opportunities for area children to dress up and receive candy from local businesses and residents.
Halloween activities will kick off in Holton at 2 p.m. Friday with the annual Halloween parade by Central and Colorado Elementary School children...
It’s a scene that many in northeastern Kansas look forward to one weekend every fall on Holton’s Town Square — arts, crafts and food vendors putting down stakes for an open-air market on all four sides of the Jackson County Courtyard.
That scene was a vision that Holton residents Harold and Jan...
After the Civil War, the state of Kansas was a welcoming place for numerous military veterans due the vast farmland available. Many made their homes in Jackson County, raised families and pursued their passions after the conclusion of the four-year war.
The service and life of several of these...
An Ozawkie resident has reportedly been charged with attempted first-degree murder after an alleged Friday afternoon shooting incident in Holton, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.
Joshua Joseph Myers, 23, was identified as the alleged shooter in the incident, which reportedly oc...
A Horton man convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer in a high-speed motorcycle chase through Holton in September is expected to return to Florida to face “rather serious” charges there, it was reported.
During a sentencing hearing on Friday in Jackson County...
The Jackson County Commissioners are considering whether to invest in the construction of a new shop to better maintain county vehicles and equipment.
While the current shop is primarily used to work on road and bridge department equipment and vehicles, the commissioners have expressed a desire...
Jackson County Attorney Shawna R. Miller, Onaga-based attorney Christopher T. Etzel and Wabaunsee County Attorney Norbert C. Marek Jr. were selected Thursday by the Kansas Second Judicial District Nominating Commission as the three finalists for the Second District Judge position previously...
The Jackson County Commissioners are considering a new county shop where road and bridge department vehicles and equipment could be maintained better.
For the past several weeks, the commissioners have been evaluating the current shop, located at 525 Lowell Ave. in Holton, just north of the Holton...
A special ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on the southwest corner of the Jackson County Courtyard Monday to mark the completed construction of the new Holton sign. The new sign was built as a special project between Holton Main Street, which disbanded last year, and Jackson County. The Holton Main...
For just the third time in four decades, Social Security recipients will not be receiving an annual cost –of-living adjustment. The impact may not be huge but retirees may have to cut back on spending a little in 2016.
With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and...
