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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...
Jackson County residents looking for ways to give back to their community this holiday season have a variety of opportunities.
Jackson County Ministerial Alliance Christmas Bureau
The JCMA Christmas Bureau is accepting a variety of donations for its Christmas “store,” which has been set from 9 a.m...
Several local homeowners are decking their halls this Christmas and are inviting northeast Kansans to stop by and come inside Dec. 6.
Sponsored by the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and in part by the Jackson County Tourism Council, the “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” homes tour has been...
Erin and Dr. Vance Lassey of Holton have transformed the former J.C. Penney building on the west side of the Holton Square into a coffee shop with a large event space available for receptions, parties and other special occasions.
Penny’s, which is a nod to the department store that occupied the...
The National Weather Service of Topeka has posted a winter weather advisory for Jackson and surrounding counties this weekend.
The weather advisory has been posted for all north central, northeast and east central Kansas from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Moderate to heavy snowfall is expected to form...
