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Note: This article is the 20th story in a series about doctors in our community.
Dr. Steven Bear of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center had some definite inspirations in making a career choice in the medical field.
“As the child of a nurse and a firefighter, I grew up around people who took...
A memorial service for a Jackson County native killed in a World War II air battle over Austria will be held this Saturday in Netawaka Cemetery, it was reported.
Sgt. Frederick H. Eulert of the Army Air Forces, 347th Bomber Squadron, 99th Bomber Group, was shot down in an air battle on April 2,...
This year’s Jazz on the Square event featuring Holton native and jazz trumpeter Jim Seeley will include a new element – blues.
Hailed as Jazz & Blues On The Square, the fourth annual event has been set for Saturday, Sept. 12, on Holton's Town Square.
In edition to Seeley, Kelley Hunt of...
More than 40 individuals and organizations have been inducted into the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, and nominations are now being sought for the 11th round of inductees.
Inspiring leadership, longtime business excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, community impact...
Four Head Start Centers in northeast Kansas are set to close, representatives from NEK-CAP, Inc. announced Thursday. A total of 59 students will be affected by the closings.
The Head Start Program at the NEK-CAP facility in Holton will continue to operate, it was reported.
Centers in Sabetha,...
A Holton man died as the result of a late Saturday accident east of Circleville, according to a report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Tim Morse said Gary M. Swindale, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred at about 11:50 p.m. on 254th Road about...
Members of the Jackson County Fair Association were recognized for their hard work during the dedication of the new fairgrounds. Members include (front row, from left) Deb Dillner, Jerry Nelson, Mickie Schultz, Ben Ehrhart, Brent Nelson, Noel Montgomery, Cara Robinson (4-H program manager), (back...
Contract talks between the county and Jackson County EMS for ambulance services continue.
Brent Teter, co-owner of Jackson County EMS, recently met with the commissioners to discuss the company’s request for additional funds in order to fully staff a second ambulance to serve the county.
In May,...
The need for expansion at Beck-Bookman Library in Holton, both for additional meeting space and more room for its children’s area, has prompted the library’s board of trustees to purchase the house and lot located immediately north of the library, it was reported.
Librarian Candee Jacobs said the...
Next month, the Symetra Tour (the Ladies Professional Golf Association feeder tour) will return to Firekeeper Golf Course just outside of Mayetta for the 2015 Prairie Band Casino and Resort Charity Classic.
Like any event, growth is expected in the second year and that is something tournament...
