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Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick has announced that she will retire at the end of March after serving as clerk for 30 years.
Mick was first elected to the position of county clerk in 1992 and took office in January 1993.
She has worked in the county clerk’s office for a total of 44 years, starting...
Full-time City of Holton employees have been granted a six-percent pay raise for 2023, but members of the Holton City Commission voiced concern that allowing annual pay raises to keep up with the cost of living may pose problems for city officials in the future.
During the city commission’s meeting...
The Jackson County road and bridge department crew members have had a busy year and they took a moment to celebrate their accomplishments at a department lunch last Thursday.
During the lunch, Scott Kieffaber, public works director, reported that the department received 515 phone calls regarding...
The 75th annual meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Holton, 1401 W. Fourth St., it has been reported.
Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with the program set to begin at 7 p.m. Musical entertainment will...
Republican Craig Bowser of Holton recently launched a campaign for the District One seat in the Kansas Senate, it has been reported.
Dennis Pyle of Hiawatha, who recently ran as an Independent for governor, has served as the state senator for District One since 2005.
The district includes Atchison...
Starting Sunday, Jan. 1, Kansans will be paying a little less for groceries as the state tax rate on food drops from 6.5 percent to four percent.
During the 2022 Legislative session, Kansas lawmakers passed House Bill 2106, which amends current law related to sales tax on food.
The “Axe The Food...
Even though most Holton-area residents have been concerned with how to stay warm in recent days, Holton Parks and Recreation Director Mike Reichle and the Jackson County Community Foundation are hoping some will give Holton’s municipal swimming pool some thought this winter.
The recently-...
Passing down the family business from one generation to another sometimes makes for an uneasy transition.
Just ask Jacob Yingst (pictured at right), who, about six years ago, joined the tax preparation business near Whiting that his grandfather, Gary Schlaegel, had built over half a century,...
On a 4-3 vote, members of the USD 113 Board of Education agreed during their Dec. 12 meeting to hold a public hearing in February to consider closing the Wetmore Academic Center.
The board passed a resolution to hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Wetmore Academic Center...
Two Holton High School students who want to challenge themselves academically are taking part in the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) early college program at Fort Hays State University.
Tuley Gilliland and Griffin Davies are both finishing up their high school course requirements...
