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Students in area school districts are preparing for several Christmas and winter music concerts that will be held in the next three weeks prior to the holiday break.
Local concerts include:
* Tuesday, Dec. 2: Holton Elementary School kindergarten students will perform their Christmas concert at 6 p...
Even the busiest of people will find some benefit from volunteering, a piece of wisdom that Beth Nelson of Holton is willing to impart to those who are looking to get involved in their community.
“Everybody is busy,” Nelson said. “But just taking a little time for somebody else is good. It’ll make...
The Jackson County Community Foundation’s fifth-annual Thoughtful Giving Day raised more than $100,000 more than last year, according to JCCF Executive Director Meghan Stockman.
As of Monday, a total of $256,862.21 — the highest fund-raising total in the history of the event, it was noted — had...
Letters to Santa Claus from area children are now being accepted for publication in The Holton Recorder.
The letters will be printed in our special Christmas greetings section that will be published prior to Christmas.
The letters are due at The Holton Recorder office by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5....
The 25th annual Christmas Parade of Lights and several other holiday celebrations, including the Christmas Homes Tour, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, to help usher some holiday cheer into Jackson County.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day, a Christmas Homes Tour will be held at the homes of Brooke...
Fifteen tracts of land in Jackson County will be put up for public auction during a special delinquent tax sale set for 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, in the first-floor meeting room of the Jackson County Courthouse, it has been reported.
The owners of the lots for sale have been delinquent on paying...
Real estate and personal property tax statements were mailed to Jackson County property owners last Thursday, it was reported.
The first half of taxes are due on Monday, Dec. 22, and the second half are due May 11, 2026. Tax payments will be honored if postmarked on or before the due date.
If no...
More than 900 Jackson County residents were written in as candidates for city, school board and Meadowlark Extension Board positions during the general election last week.
A total of 20 provisional ballots were cast and will be reviewed when the Jackson County Commissioners canvas the results of...
Rod and Shannon Wittmer of Holton have their backgrounds in education, and it’s important to them to use and share the lessons they’ve learned along the way, particularly when it comes to getting involved in the community and passing that passion for involvement to the next generation.
“In my...
The Jackson County Commissioners want to let TerraPower, LLC and Evergy leaders know that, as they seek a location for a new nuclear power plant in the state, Jackson County is open for business.
At Monday’s Jackson County Commission meeting, the commissioners signed a resolution supporting the...
