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Holton Middle School’s Kansas Association for Youth (KAY) club has been able to accomplish at least three of its goals utilizing “Be The Spark” grants funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) — the concrete walking trail at Holton’s Countryside Park with fitness stations, sand...
Can the Jackson Heights school district utilize some of its land to produce food for its students and staff?
Virginia-based farmer and author Joel Salatin will visit the district on Thursday, May 8 to give students and staff insights on how to answer that question.
Salatin’s visit is not just a...
Holton Dental is adding a new dentist to the business this summer.
Dr. Trent Roth will join the staff of Holton Dental this June. Dr. Roth will graduate from The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Lincoln next week.
The business is owned by Dr. Alex Gilliland and his wife, Taige. Dr....
As a youth growing up in Holton, Kolby Roush found himself intrigued by watching people build houses and other structures.
“I knew I wanted to be somewhere in the construction field as I got older,” said Roush, who has opened Roush Construction and Contracting, LLC, for business in Holton after...
Royal Valley High School students and their dates attended the school’s annual prom, held this past Saturday at the Kay McFarland Japanese Garden and Venue at the Topeka Zoo. Shown from left to right in the photo above are Bowen Bryan, Ainsley Morrison, Carson Beam, Averie Stithem, Nolan Bausch,...
Starting May 7, all Americans 18 years and older must have a Real ID to fly domestically, access federal facilities or enter a nuclear power plant, according to the Real ID Act.
Not sure if you have a Real ID? A Real ID looks the same as a regular Kansas driver’s license except for the addition of...
The future of federal grants to help expand broadband access to rural areas was one of several topics discussed by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall during his visit to Giant Communications here last Friday morning.
Sen. Marshall met with Austin Taylor, general manager of Giant Communications and JBN...
Holton Elementary School will switch to a “Partner Teaching Model’’ for fourth and fifth grades next year, it was announced at the school board meeting here Monday night.
“Next year, we will transition from four self-contained classrooms to a Partner Teaching Model for fourth and fifth grades,’’...
How many pets should Holton residents be allowed to keep at their homes?
That’s the question that members of the Holton City Commission are looking into now after a member of the commission reviewed ordinances from other cities in Kansas limiting the number of dogs and/or cats that may be kept...
The City of Holton has “a pretty good supply of bricks” on hand to facilitate rebuilding a block of one of Holton’s brick streets, as Holton Street Superintendent Greg Tanking told members of the Holton City Commission on Monday.
This year, however, the city’s annual street improvement program...
