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The end of the year is usually a busy time for Gary and Marian Schlaegel of rural Whiting, as they and members of their family are usually fielding orders for popcorn, raised, flavored and packaged at their farm northwest of Whiting.
In the past, it’s also served as a reminder that tax season is...
An Auburn man has been formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with the May 2021 traffic accident that left a Topeka woman dead and four others injured, according to Jackson County District Court records.
Robert E. Love Jr. also faces three felony charges of aggravated battery while...
Holton Elementary School is launching a new reading program, and volunteers are needed to help listen to or read to students, as well as build healthy relationships with the children, according to HES Principal Randy Fox.
Fox and Karla Tanking, district reading specialist, were the featured...
With fund-raising completed for the construction of a pickle ball court and ice skating rink at Holton’s Rafters Park, the Holton City Commission on Monday approved a plan as submitted by representatives of Holton Middle School’s Kansas Association for Youth (KAY) chapter to get construction...
The Jackson County Commissioners have agreed not to sign an 18-month moratorium that would temporarily ban applications or permit requests for commercial solar and wind energy projects in the county.
In lieu of a moratorium, the commissioners, on a 3-0 vote Monday, approved a motion to accept a...
The 22nd annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, around the Holton Town Square, it has been reported.
After the parade, Santa Claus will be available to meet with children at his workshop set up on the south side of the Jackson County courtyard next to the...
Six new flagpoles and flags – representing each branch of the United States military – were dedicated during a special ceremony last Friday (Veterans Day) at the Purple Heart monument at Linscott Park.
While the cold temperatures cancelled the Veterans Day parade that afternoon, the morning...
Giant Communications has been awarded nearly $900,000 in grant funds from the state to expand internet services to residents living in Denison and the surrounding area, Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Monday.
“This grant will allow Giant to build fiber-to-the-home to the town of Denison and close...
The Beck Bookman Library Board of Trustees is seeking bids for a general contractor to construct a new front entrance at the library in Holton.
The new interior entrance, or vestibule, is phase one of a large renovation at the library at 420 W. Fourth St. that will involve at least three phases,...
The 37th annual Community Thanksgiving Meal is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 24) at the Family Life Center at Evangel Church, 227 Pennsylvania Ave. Everyone is invited to dine in as a community that day. Free will offerings will be accepted for the meal. The meal was...
