News
Archbishop Charles Chaput, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, hosted Pope Francis on Saturday and Sunday during the pope’s visit to Philadelphia, it was reported.
Chaput, who was named to lead the Archdiocese of Philadelphia four years ago, served as the pope’s host as he traveled to...
Six individuals or teams have signed up so far to compete in next weekend’s chili and soup cook-off here, and more cooks are sought for the friendly competition.
The cook-off, which will raise funds for the Holton Fire Department, has been set from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, on the...
A musical comedy that started as a greeting card phenomenon and grew into the second-longest-running Off-Broadway show in history is coming to Holton as part of the upcoming Second Saturday Fall Fest.
“Nunsense,” the 1985 musical comedy that spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs, will be...
Two long-time employees of Holton’s Lasting Impressions custom embroidery and screen printing business are now the new owners of the business, it has been reported.
Michelle Callison and Stephanie Riley took over the business from long-time owner Carole Danner effective Aug. 21, just as the...
More than half of the planned 32 units at the Prairie View Senior Residences complex at the south end of Holton have been leased, according to Tom Bishop, president and CEO of Homestead Affordable Housing, which is developing the complex.
The first set of interviews with lease applicants occurred...
Two years after its opening as a family fitness facility in northern Jackson County, the Netawaka Fitness Center is reaffirming its commitment to Netawaka and the surrounding area with a fall open house this Saturday, Oct. 3.
Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., the facility, located at 233 White Way in...
Power outages on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning in an area near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Kansas Highway 16 in Holton have been attributed to blown fuses on the city’s “central circuit,” according to Holton Electrical Production Superintendent Ira Harrison.
What caused the...
St. Francis Xavier parishioners in Mayetta will note the church’s centennial this Sunday, Oct. 4, with a special mass and dinner presided by Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City.
The church and its members have been an established part of the community for 100 years, and 120 families...
King and queen candidates for Holton High School’s homecoming are pictured above. Queen candidates are, front row, from left, Maddie Foster, Holly Karn, Mackenzie Moore and Maggie Pruitt; king candidates are, back row, from left, Mason Barta, Kaden Brandt, Justin Pool and Brandt Rose. The...
On each of Jackson Heights High School’s five Honor Flights, stepping off the plane at Baltimore-Washington International Airport and being greeted by national Honor Flight and USO volunteers before heading into Washington, D.C., has been a joyful moment for participating veterans.
But for Vietnam...
