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Voters in Jackson County will go to the polls on Aug. 4 to decide whether to renew the county’s .4 percent special retailers’ sales tax that was first approved 22 years ago in 2004.
The county’s current special sales tax expires on March 31, 2027, and if the tax is renewed for another seven years...
The 2026-27 school year will soon begin, and Jackson County’s three school districts are preparing to welcome students back after summer vacation.
All three school districts — Jackson Heights USD 335, Holton USD 336 and Royal Valley USD 337 — have placed advertisements in the July 22 print edition...
Visitors to Holton’s Countryside Park have the option to stop at “exercise stations” along the park’s concrete fitness path, making use of outdoor gym equipment to enhance their walk.
At Monday evening’s Holton City Commission meetingat Holton City Hall, Holton City Manager Teresa Riley brought up...
It’s still a few weeks before children in Jackson County return to school, but many families are dreading the cost of supplies needed to help make their children’s upcoming school year successful.
That’s where Tools 4 School comes in.
The Tools 4 School non-profit program, now in its 17th year,...
No serious injuries were reported after a cropdusting plane crashed last Monday afternoon in a field in northeast Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse and the Kansas Highway Patrol.
David Brocklehurst, 49, of Vernon, Texas, was listed by KHP as the pilot of the 1973 model plane that was...
In a one-hour special meeting to discuss facilities planning with two representatives from the HTK Architects firm of Topeka, prior to their regular July meeting, Holton school board members last Wednesday evening discussed whether it would be better for the district to renovate the existing middle...
Holton Community Theatre opened its production of the musical comedy horror classic “Little Shop Of Horrors” last weekend, which features a live band, elaborate puppetry and a mix of veteran and first-time performers.
Dinner theatre performances are scheduled for 6 p.m. July 17, July 18, July 24...
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is expanding its services throughout Jackson County and the Second Judicial District, and volunteers are being sought to represent the best interests of children in the court system, according to Kayla Smith, CASA community outreach specialist and advocate...
For more than half a century, Mary and David Schock of rural Holton have been involved in the Jackson County Fair — at least since their daughter, Rosemary, was old enough to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a 4-H kid.
“I was a member of the Beattie Musketeers in Marshall County,” Mary Schock...
Holton Community Hospital officials are welcoming news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Kansas’ application to allow Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Emergency Hospitals to receive enhanced Medicaid support through the state’s provider assessment program....
