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A data breach in the student information system that serves thousands of schools across the country is affecting families in all three Jackson County school districts to varying degrees, superintendents from the schools reported.
The Dec. 28 data breach at PowerSchool, which many school districts...
The Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education on Monday approved new boundaries for the school district’s five individual board member districts, including a district that represents the Wetmore community.
At the board’s Monday meeting, board members unanimously approved the new board member...
Family members of a Whiting woman told the Texas man convicted of killing her in an April 2023 traffic accident that if their wife and mother could come back and forgive him for her death, she would do so.
“Our mom was the queen of forgiveness,” said Julie Porter, daughter of the late Melinda...
The public is invited to attend an open house for the new event center at Banner Creek Reservoir from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, it has been reported.
A special ribbon-cutting ceremony is being planned for 8 a.m. that morning followed by an open house appreciation breakfast at...
The 77th annual meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 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...
Jackson County District Court’s caseload in 2024 was up by almost 1,000 cases from 2023, according to statistics for the court provided District Court Clerk Amy Entrikin.
Annual court figures provided by Entrikin showed that county court personnel handled a total of 3,201 court cases during the...
The 2025 session of the Kansas Legislature will reconvene on Jan. 13 with two new lawmakers representing Jackson County.
During the recent general election, Republican Craig Bowser of Holton was elected to the Kansas Senate District One seat and Republican Sean Willcott of Holton was elected to the...
Krista Eylar of Atchison has been named the new CEO of Kanza Mental Health & Guidance Center, and she shared updates about the organization with the Jackson County Commissioners last week.
Eylar has served as a nurse at different hospitals throughout northeast Kansas, including Holton Community...
Another successful Community Christmas Dinner is in the books, according to event organizer Tammy Elliott.
“The event went off without a hitch, thanks to an amazing pool of volunteers,” Elliott said. “We had more volunteers than ever, which made it go so smoothly.”
About 275 Christmas meals were...
For the better part of four decades, Ginger Lloyd has been known to Holton-area residents as the owner of Ginger Snips Salon of Beauty, one of the area’s premier hair care destinations.
But Lloyd’s service to the Holton community goes well beyond just trimming hair, a practice that dates back to...
