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This coming weekend, Jackson Heights will be “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,” as well as the place to see the musical that celebrates the “Sooner State” and served as the first collaboration between composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.
“Oklahoma!” will be...
Every Thanksgiving, people in the Holton and Jackson County area are invited to the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, and this year will be no exception.
The only difference this year is the location. Dinner organizer Freda Galer said that this year’s dinner, set from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
Lifelong gymnast Victoria Lamberson is bringing her passion for the sport to the east side of Holton’s Town Square with the opening of her gym, Lamberson Elite Athletics.
Opened last Monday, the 2,100-square foot gym is located at 410 ½ Pennsylvania Ave., above NAPA Auto Parts, which is owned by...
2014 has been quite a year for Bradford Stauffer in terms of honors received for his service to his fellow military veterans and his community.
Earlier this year, Stauffer, who graduated from Holton High School in 1964, was named the HHS Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. More recently, he was...
Joyce Burnett is the new facility director for the Hornets Nest Sports Club in Netawaka.
Burnett grew up in rural Wilsey, a small town outside of Council Grove, and competed in basketball and track and field at the college and national levels.
“I love the idea of rural kids getting big city access...
By Elizabeth Hutfles
Wetmore High School
Area veterans will be honored at a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Wetmore school gym. The KAY club of Wetmore is sponsoring this annual event.
Chief Petty Officer and Wetmore graduate Shannon McQueen will be the featured speaker.
There will...
Preparations for the annual Veterans Day Parade, set for 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, are “going well,” according to parade organizer Carolyn Koger, but there is still plenty of room for anyone wishing to honor America’s military veterans to enter a float or other parade entry.
Holton’s two veterans...
Republicans held or took ground in Tuesday’s midterm election, with Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback coming from behind in early polling to take a second term, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts and Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins reelected to new terms, Becky Hutchins returning to the Kansas House of Representatives, a...
Holton High School’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter scored well at this year’s national FFA convention, with its horse judging team taking national champion honors and its parliamentary procedure teams also ranking among the nation’s best.
At the 87th annual National FFA Convention, held...
On Friday, Holton Parks and Recreation director Mike Reichle helped officials from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stock 1,000 trout in Elkhorn Lake at Rafters Park for anglers to come and catch starting on Saturday.
This marks the fifth year that the City of Holton has worked...
