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Seven Jackson County residents were inducted as new members of the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame on Saturday, but the message they shared with those present at the 21st-annual Hall of Fame Banquet was the same — they owe their success, and their Hall of Fame honor, to the...
A head-on crash claimed the lives of two people in northern Jackson County early Monday morning, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
At about 12:15 a.m., a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Nadine Aylesworth, 62, Whiting, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 75 just...
Shannon and Robyn Wright of Holton are the new owners of Rhino Fitness in Holton, it has been reported.
The Wrights took over ownership of the facility, which has been open for a decade, from founder Julie Blair in mid-December, according to Shannon Wright, who said he and his wife have “a big...
A Holton family is receiving an outpouring of support from the Holton community after the family lost its home in a Thursday, Jan. 29 fire, it has been reported.
The home of Sam and Emmy Tanking and their family was declared a total loss by Holton Fire Chief Scott Baum, who said the fire at the...
A proposal from a Georgia firm to restore deteriorating city utility poles around Holton’s Town Square has been put on hold by the Holton City Commission to see if the city could “piggyback” off any other cities in the area that need pole work done, in order to mitigate a charge related to the pole...
As zoning demands continue to rise in Jackson County, commissioners have agreed to hire a separate zoning administrator to keep up with the workload.
The decision came after county appraiser and zoning officer Kate Immenschuh previously told commissioners that an increase in zoning duties has...
Summer projects at two Royal Valley schools are moving forward after the board of education approved the low bid of $453,049 from Shirley Construction of Topeka during its Jan. 28 meeting.
Superintendent Aaric Davis said the project includes renovations to two middle school science classrooms, five...
For the past few years, Jackson Hewitt has offered income tax preparation services at a kiosk in the Walmart store in Holton.
But recently, the company has opened an office in Holton just off the Square, and a pair of Holton natives have returned to Holton to help keep things going smoothly at the...
Hiring good workers for the City of Holton and paying them enough to keep them on staff remains a priority for the Holton City Commission, which recently approved a five-percent across-the-board pay increase for city employees.
During the commission’s Tuesday, Jan. 20 meeting — held a day later...
New England and Seattle will face off in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8, and the big game will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX from 2015, when the Patriots held off the Seahawks 28-24 in Phoenix.
Local football fans are encouraged to make their predictions for the final score in The Holton...
