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Sentencing for a Mayetta teen charged with three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child has been set for January after the teen entered no contest pleas on two of the three counts Thursday in Jackson County District Court.
Weston Hasty, 17, saw one of the three indecent liberties...
Familiar Christmas melodies can be heard in abundance this December as Jackson County schools present their annual Christmas programs.
The first program is set for Dec. 1 and that will kick off three weeks of music programs and band and choir concerts.
The schedule includes:
n 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec...
Judges within the 2nd Judicial District have clarified their stance on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in northeast Kansas.
Judge Mike Ireland, who serves Jackson County, said that all the judges within the district held a meeting with Chief District Judge Gary Nafziger on Thursday to...
An early Saturday fire may have destroyed the home of a rural Holton family, but family and friends have helped them to begin recovery efforts in earnest, it was reported.
The home of Andrew and Breann (Young) Hinman and their two children — Brooklyn, 2, and Kellan, 5 months — was declared a total...
Donations of food and volunteer help for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner are slow coming in, dinner organizer Freda Galer said, and with a week to go before the dinner, it’s a concern.
“So far, we’ve only got four pies, five gallons of green beans and 15 packs of stuffing,” Galer said. “...
Christmas may be more than a month away, but the Wilkerson family of Holton is already ready.
“I always try to get everything done early for Christmas,” said Rosemary Wilkerson. “I’ll have the cards mailed, and I’ll buy all the presents before mid-December that way we can enjoy the season and the...
Since the City of Holton will no longer be chipping in funds for the operation of Holton Main Street, which will no longer be active at the end of the year, the Holton City Commission on Monday discussed the possibility of increasing its annual allocation to the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of...
Holton residents are responsible for the maintenance of sidewalks in front of their homes, and as the Holton City Commission noted this week, that includes restoring sidewalks that have been removed due to construction or demolition.
During the commission’s Monday meeting, Commissioner Tim Morris...
Local schools will be closed for a few days next week for Thanksgiving break. Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 27.
Jackson Heights, Holton, Royal Valley and Prairie Hills school districts will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 26, Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, next week for the holiday. Classes...
Same-sex couples can now apply for a marriage license in Jackson County.
Applying for a same-sex marriage license and having that license approved are two different things, however.
“Just because they can apply for a license, doesn’t mean they’d be issued one,” clarified Jackson County Clerk of the...
