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Six months after Holton’s volunteer fire department welcomed its new “first-out” fire engine, Holton Fire Chief Scott Baum says the city’s firefighting crew has been fully trained on it and it is ready for service.
“We’ve spent a lot of time training on it,” Baum said after the new fire engine,...
The proposed 2025 budget for the City of Holton will only generate about $26 in additional city taxes over last year on a mill levy that city officials were able to keep at the revenue neutral rate for the budget year due to a $2.3-million increase in the city’s valuation, it has been reported....
Concerns about recommended amendments to county zoning regulations were expressed by several members of the public during the Jackson County Commission meeting on Monday.
Twelve county residents met with the commissioners to address proposed amendments that were discussed, but not approved, by...
Holton’s Craig Bowser and Sean Willcott were declared unofficial winners last evening in their respective Republican primary election races for State Legislature positions.
Bowser received 5,002 votes in his Kansas Senate District 1 race while Atchison’s Dr. John Eplee received 4,495 votes in the...
Fund-raising efforts to expand Beck Bookman Library received a boost on Monday after the Jackson County Commissioners presented a $30,000 check on behalf of the county to Amy Austin, library director.
The donated funds were from the county’s tax on alcohol sales.
“We think this is a great way to...
Recent oppressive heat drove several young people in Holton to the city’s municipal swimming pool, where kids of all ages took advantage of a pair of water slides in their quest to keep cool that day.
One of them was nine-year-old Jaxon Miller of Holton, who took turns going down each of the slides...
The replacement of a bridge near 254th and K2 Roads has been stalled by Kansas Historical Society officials who said they believe the bridge has historic value, it has been reported.
During a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, Scott Kieffaber, public works director, reported that the road...
Holton Community Theatre recently presented “Annie Get Your Gun” at the theatre. In the photo above, cast members (from left) Kole McAlexander, Brian Penrod, Chris Heineken, Casey Patterson and Aaron Cook are shown performing “My Defenses Are Down.”
For Holton City Commissioner Marilyn Watkins, an ongoing concern voiced at previous commission meetings is a lack of available daycare spaces in Holton for parents seeking care for their young children while they’re at work.
At the commission’s Monday, July 15 meeting, Watkins said she “got two...
