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The ballot for the Aug. 4 primary election has been finalized following Monday’s filing deadline.
Locally, Democrat incumbent Mark A. Pruett and Republican Doug Fisher have both filed for the first district seat on the Jackson County Commission.
The first district includes Netawaka, Whiting,...
At this time of year, visitors to the Prairie Lake grounds northeast of Holton are likely to find a few more campers and trailers than normal — and with the 32nd-annual Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party coming up next week, this year will be no exception.
“It’s a beautiful place,” said Joleen Thorpe, one...
From Glory Days to backyard birthday parties, R&R Entertainment has quickly become a familiar part of family fun in Jackson County, bringing inflatable slides, obstacle courses and bounce houses to events across the region.
Now in its third year of business, the Holton-based company offers...
With the 2025-26 school year in their rearview mirrors, many Jackson County youths now turn their attention to one of the most important events of the year — the Jackson County Fair.
The 101st-annual Jackson County Fair has been scheduled for Monday, July 13 through Thursday, July 16 at the...
An incident involving a Holton resident and a representative of a telecommunications company attempting to sell services to the resident was the focus of discussion at a recent Holton City Commisssion meeting.
During the commission’s Tuesday, May 19 meeting — held a day later than usual due to...
The Royal Valley High School Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) program has been helping district students finish high school and identify a career path for several years.
At the USD 337 Board of Education meeting on May 13, board members learned more about the program from Anna Lein, the...
For 35 years, Kelli Thompson has helped shape the lives of elementary students in Holton classrooms.
Last week, Thompson retired from Holton USD 336 after a 37-year career in education that took her from third grade classrooms to preschool programs and left a lasting impact on generations of...
Raising cattle has been a job for Aaron Allen’s family going back more than 100 years.
“Our operation is based around my mom’s family, but I guess my dad’s family was involved, too,” said Allen, referencing his parents, David and Evelyn (Beightel) Allen. “We’ve been in beef production since they...
Ever since discovering jazz music as a preteen growing up in Holton, trumpeter Jim Seeley has gone to great lengths to share his love of the genre with people across the country and around the world, playing with a critically-acclaimed and Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz group in New York and...
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Jackson County on Monday evening as part of the storms that caused varying degrees of damage all over north-central and northeastern Kansas, causing significant damage to a farm west of Holton, while other damage from the storm in the county was most likely caused by...
