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Teachers in the Jackson Heights school district will receive a 3.2-percent increase in their base salary for the 2026-27 school year, while tenured activity coaches and sponsors, as well as teachers announcing their retirement early enough in the school year, will get a little extra, according to...
The base salary for a new teacher in Holton USD 336 was increased by $750 on a 7-0 vote taken by the Holton school board here Monday evening at the district office. With the estimated 1.5 percent increase, the new base salary for a starting teacher in the district will be $48,000, it was reported....
For 100 years, Evangel Church's brick sanctuary at 227 Pennsylvania Ave. has been a fixture in Holton, serving generations of worshippers while adapting to meet the changing needs of its congregation and community.
Church members will celebrate the centennial of the building on Aug. 30 with a...
Jackson County voters in the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary election opted to discontinue a countywide sales tax and voted with the majority of Kansas voters in rejecting a constitutional amendment that would change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are chosen, according to unofficial election results...
A change in Holton’s zoning regulations allowing single-story business owners on Holton’s Town Square to split their buildings between commercial and residential use received the Holton City Commission’s approval on Aug. 3, albeit on a split vote after concerns were raised over the cost of...
For the third year in a row, Holton’s proposed city budget for the next fiscal year will put the city’s property tax levy at the state-mandated “revenue neutral rate,” it has been reported.
The city’s proposed 2027 budget — a public hearing on which will be held at the start of the next Holton City...
The Royal Valley Board of Education is proposing a slight mill rate decrease to fund the district’s budget for the 2026-27 school year.
The board is proposing a budget funded by 44.999 mills, which is a decrease of .245 mills from last year’s rate of 45.244 mills.
“The leadership team at Royal...
What started out in the summer of 2022 as an HVAC upgrade and a leaky roof patch at the Veterans Club in Holton has turned into a complete overhaul of the building, according to Dave Powelson.
“It’s been a long journey,” said Powelson, quartermaster of Holton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1367. “...
The Jackson County Register of Deeds Office has announced the implementation of AVID, a new land records management system from Fidlar Technologies of Davenport, Iowa, into the office, according to Jackson County Register of Deeds Jerica Holt.
Jackson County worked with Fidlar Technologies to...
The Holton Recorder is excited to announce the newspaper has been selected to participate in a prestigious national initiative focused on the future of community journalism in rural America.
Over the coming weeks, Holton Recorder staff, readers, advertisers and community members will work together...
