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Lawmakers representing Jackson County in the Kansas Legislature will visit Holton this Saturday to update constituents on current events in the State Capitol, it has been reported. The Holton Recorder will host a “Legislative Forum” from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, in the first-floor...
The Jackson County Commissioners are seeking a $25 million federal grant to improve road surfaces in the county, it was reported. During a recent commission meeting, Brett Waggoner of Governmental Assistance Services of Lawrence discussed the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program. The...
The formation of a Royal Valley Alumni Association to connect alumni and support the district is under way. During the Royal Valley Board of Education meeting on Monday evening, the board unanimously voted to approve the formation of a board sub-committee to discuss the implementation and formation...
Bicycle enthusiasts from across Kansas and the region will hit the road on their bikes for the 50th-annual Biking Across Kansas (BAK) event this June, and Holton will once again be the site of an overnight stop in this year’s event. BAK officials announced Saturday, Jan. 20 that this year’s event,...
More than two years after the Holton City Commission approved the purchase of a new fire engine with a 109-foot aerial ladder for the Holton Fire Department, that fire engine arrived in Holton on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 11, and Greg Moody of Hays Fire and Rescue Sales and Service is shown backing the fire engine into a rear bay at Holton’s Public Safety Building that morning. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
It’s been almost 25 years since Holton’s volunteer fire department welcomed a new fire engine with a high aerial ladder for fighting fires from above. But shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, a brand-new fire engine with a 109-foot aerial ladder — 44 feet longer than the aerial ladder on the fire...
For Julee Ware, reuniting with Jim Lovvorn and Clara Ann Lovvorn of Holton, who helped her more than 50 years ago, is a “dream come true.” Ware of Austin, Texas, put a call out in a recent edition of The Holton Recorder looking for “Jed and Clara,” who allowed her and her then-boyfriend to spend...
Jackson Heights High School teacher Sarah Cormier is one of 32 educators in the state who is being honored with a Kansas Horizon Award from the Kansas State Department of Education. (Photo courtesy of Jackson Heights)
Jackson Heights High School teacher Sarah Cormier is the recipient of a Kansas Horizon Award from the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), it has been reported.  Cormier teaches English language arts at the high school, as well as drama and forensics. She is one of 32 educators in the state...
Before the snow from last week’s winter storm could really get started melting, Old Man Winter caught a second wind — literally — and made northeastern Kansas unbearably cold over the past weekend with wind chills of up to 35 degrees below zero. But just as Jackson County is emerging from a five-...
Winter weather moved into the Jackson County area early this week, bringing a snowstorm that dropped five to seven inches of snow, caused school and service cancellations, postponed events and made travel treacherous for motorists in the area. But it looks like the winter weather’s not over yet, as...
The 76th annual meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the First United Methodist Church in Holton, 1401 W. Fourth St., it has been reported. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with the program set to begin at 7 p.m. Musical entertainment will...

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Holton, KS 66436
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