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The 24th annual Christmas Parade of Lights and the Christmas Homes Tour will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, to bring some holiday spirit to Jackson County.
The evening’s activities will kick off at 5 p.m. when Studio 1 Dance Center students are set to perform to Christmas songs outside on the...
Holton attorney J. Richard “Dick” Lake isn’t taking on any new cases, stating that he wants to let his current caseload wind down — which he expects to happen in mid-December — rather than handing them off to another lawyer.
“I don’t think it’s fair to shove off my caseload on somebody else who...
Whether it’s building new houses in the Banner Oaks subdivision at Holton’s southern edge or developing a three-lot residential subdivision on land in the city that’s been vacant for at least a quarter of a century, Mark Aeschliman wants to do his part to increase the inventory of affordable,...
A total of 6,629 of the county’s 9,034 registered voters, 73.3 percent, participated in the election, which is one of the largest voter turnouts noted in recent years, according to Jackson County Clerk Kristie Richter.
“I thought it was a great turnout,” Richter said. “I ordered enough paper...
Letters to Santa Claus from area children are now being accepted for publication in The Holton Recorder.
The letters will be printed in our special Christmas greetings section that will be published prior to Christmas.
The letters are due at The Holton Recorder office by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6....
Holton’s municipal swimming pool will open for business in 2025, following the Holton City Commission’s purchase of a pair of items deemed necessary to keep the pool up and running.
During Monday’s commission meeting, Holton City Manager Teresa Riley reminded commissioners of a work session held...
It’s time to start putting together one of Holton’s annual traditions — the Community Thanksgiving Dinner — and dinner organizer Janice Schweigen is already off to a good start.
“The turkeys and the ham are taken care of,” said Schweigen of this year’s dinner. “And I’ve already had a bunch of...
The Thursday, Oct. 24 storm that brought high winds to Jackson County, tearing limbs from trees and knocking out power to parts of northeastern Kansas, knocked down a barn west of Holton that had belonged to a Jackson County family for six generations.
A two-and-a-half-story red barn on property...
The Jackson County Commissioners have allocated $1,500 in special county alcohol tax funds to the Jackson County Ministerial Alliance Christmas Bureau as organizers of the event prepare for this weekend’s “Thoughtful Giving Day.”
Joyce Immenschuh, secretary for the JCMA, requested county funds to...
As a student in Holton High School, self-described “nerdy kid” Zach Elliott said he had a hard time finding a place where he could “fit in.” Mike Ford and his science classes — particularly his space science class — gave Elliott what he was looking for.
“When I was in Mr. Ford’s class, I definitely...
