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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...
Glory Days are here again!
The annual alumni event is set for next Saturday, May 23, and will feature a classic car show, alumni parade, class reunions, food and product vendors and the Holton High School alumni banquet.
Alumni from Holton and the surrounding communities are invited to take part in...
Eight years ago, Holton community members put together a five-kilometer run and two-mile walk to honor three members of the Holton community who shared a passion for running and to raise funds for a new community building at Banner Creek Reservoir.
This year, the eighth-annual Ron and Scott Strader...
Voters in Jackson County will go to the polls Aug. 4 to decide whether to renew the county’s 0.4 percent special retailers’ sales tax.
The sales tax expires at the end of this year, and Jackson County commissioners originally proposed asking voters to approve a 0.5 percent retailers’ sales tax...
Bobbi Horr has been keeping a big secret.
The Holton native, who graduates from The University of Kansas this weekend, recently unveiled on social media that she’s been one of several students suiting up as Baby Jay, the Jayhawk’s pint-sized mascot, for the past three years.
During her time as Baby...
A total of 75 area students submitted essays for The Holton Recorder’s 19th annual Mother’s Day youth essay contest. This year’s theme was “Why My Mother Is The Best.”
Students at Jackson Heights, Holton and Royal Valley schools submitted essays, and one essay from each school district was selected...
Construction on the new building additions at Jackson Heights’ two school buildings is projected to begin on June 1, according to Jackson Heights USD 335 Superintendent Jim Howard.
The USD 335 Board of Education noted the projected start date during a special board meeting held April 21 with...
