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A Topeka firm’s bid for the extension of Banner Road at the southern edge of Holton into property where a new Walmart is being built was approved on Monday by the Holton City Commission, but not before commissioners questioned why the firm’s bid was the only one received — and whether the Kansas...
More than 60 local, regional and national artists and musicians will be featured here during the Jackson County Art Walk on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Sponsored by Jackson County Arts, the art walk will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at more than 30 designated businesses and locations around the Holton...
The Jackson County Ministerial Alliance Christmas Bureau, which served 762 needy individuals last December, is without leadership and may not be held this year, it has been reported.
For the past several years, Evangel United Methodist Church’s serving team has coordinated the Christmas Bureau,...
When Holton’s residences and businesses crank up their air conditioners in the heat of the summer, the amount of energy used to run hundreds of air conditioners tends to mount up.
Ira Harrison is there to make sure that the City of Holton can handle the power load.
“Typically, when the tempera...
As Holton’s Homestead Affordable Housing watches over the construction of new senior housing complex in its home city, the company has also set its sights on the construction of a new complex in the south central Kansas community of Derby.
If the Derby City Council gives its approval to...
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a 25-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant from Wyandotte County, it has been reported.
Danny Ross Adams was last seen near 142nd and T Road in Jackson County after he fled on foot from a Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy,...
A crop-duster pilot walked away from a crash around noon on Friday just two miles east of Emmett.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Curt Robert Strathman, 28, Axtell, was flying a 1986 Grumman G-164A west near 142nd and A Roads when the plane lost altitude, struck the ground and then...
The Royal Valley Board of Education is proposing a 5.322 mill increase for its 2016-2017 school budget to help offset a reduction in state aid due to the block grant budget formula.
At a special board meeting Monday evening, board members agreed to propose a budget that includes 47.877 mills,...
At a special meeting here on Monday evening, the Holton school board took the time to focus solely on the proposed new budget for the upcoming school year and to hear input from Superintendent Dennis Stones and Assistant Superintendent Joe Kelly.
While the future of school funding is still up in...
