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Property tax cuts, artificial intelligence and a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected were just some of the topics covered by state lawmakers during a legislative forum held Saturday morning at the Jackson County Courthouse.
About 50...
Last April, the Kansas State High School Activities Association voted to set up a winter sports platform and sanction a state championship for esports — organized, competitive, multi-player video gaming — if 24 schools would sign up for the activity.
Three of those schools were in Jackson County,...
It’s been about 17 years since the City of Holton has increased its municipal electric rates, and now a Kansas Municipal Energy Agency study is recommending that the city raise those rates in order to ensure it has enough money to keep the utility financially viable for the rest of the decade....
Jackson County Attorney Bethany Lee is seeking funding for an additional attorney for her office in 2027 to help manage the office’s growing caseload.
At a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, Lee reported that she needs a third full-time attorney in her office to keep up with the number of...
The Royal Valley Board of Education approved $40,551 in new student technology purchases and received updates on district technology improvements during its Feb. 11 meeting.
Trevor Krogman, district technology director, reported that the district can now provide 10-gigabyte capabilities across its...
Royal Valley sixth-grader Eli Tecumseh will represent Jackson County at the Sunflower State Spelling Bee next month.
The Jackson County Spelling Bee was held Wednesday morning at Royal Valley Middle School and only included the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth-grade class winners from Royal Valley...
In the summer of 2024, Holton resident Terry Weldin announced the formation of a new Lions Club that would serve Jackson County, six years after the Holton Lions Club disbanded, the new club getting some assistance from Lions in Sabetha.
On Saturday, Feb. 21, the new Jackson County Lions Club will...
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...
