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An unattended death discovered near Mayetta on Wednesday has been identified as Roger Dale Eubanks, 51, of Mayetta, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse. The cause of the death remains under investigation.
Shortly before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, the sheriff’s office conducted a...
Jason Claycamp has been appointed as the new appraiser of Jackson County, following the retirement of part-time appraiser Larry Reynolds.
Claycamp, 34, began serving as the county’s full-time appraiser on Tuesday but has worked in the appraiser’s office since February 2011.
When he was initially...
Following the Kansas Department of Transportation’s rejection of a Topeka firm’s bid for the Banner Road extension project, the City of Holton is back to square one on taking proposals for the project.
The Holton City Commission noted during its Aug. 3 meeting that only one construction company...
Wednesday, Aug. 26
*Holton Alateen, a fellowship of young people whose lives have been affected by alcoholism, meets at 7 p.m. each Wednesday in the library room (room 104) at Evangel United Methodist Church, 227 Pennsylvania Ave. in Holton.
*Wednesday night Bible Study, 6:30 p.m., at Whiting...
Which government entity is holding Holton Rural Fire Board #4 accountable?
That’s the question Jackson County Commissioners have been trying to clear up since the fire district receives tax funding from both the county and the city of Holton.
The county commissioners met with Kevin Ingels, Holton...
Four lots remain up for grabs at the Holton Industrial Park north of the city, but finding buyers for those lots has been no easy task for the city despite a recently-created incentive policy that encourages new business and industry to come to Holton, bringing property and sales tax revenue and...
Twenty-nine military veterans from three different wars — including nine from Jackson County — will be participating in the upcoming sixth Jackson Heights Honor Flight, according to information provided by USD 335 Superintendent Adrianne Walsh.
During the planned Sept. 17 trip, military veterans...
A new standards-based report card has been approved for Royal Valley Elementary School in order to help parents understand their child’s academic progress more clearly.
“The main difference is that it’s not going to show points; it will just show a grade scale using the new standards score,” RVES...
With the purchase of a house at 410 Kansas Ave. finalized earlier this month by the Beck-Bookman Library Board of Directors, the library’s leaders are looking to get the house demolished before considering any plans for the library’s expansion.
And when it’s time to make those plans, Librarian...
A total of 163 championship photos from the Jackson County 4-H Fair, held during the last week of July, are available to view and download for free on The Holton Recorder’s website, www.holtonrecorder.net
Photos of 4-H members and their championship animals or exhibits can be viewed online in the...
