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Plans for summer chip-and-seal projects are moving forward on several county roads after the Jackson County Commissioners approved a bid for the work at a recent meeting.
On a 3-0 vote, the commissioners approved a bid of $288,640 from Harbour Construction of Kansas City to chip-and-seal several...
Ask Preston Luttrell of Holton and he’ll tell you how hot peppers saved his life.
The Virginia native and U.S. Army veteran picked up a love of peppers about five years ago after a co-worker shared some “super hot” peppers with him — ghost peppers, Carolina Reapers and the like.
“This was the...
A Kiwanis club has recently formed here with the goal of helping children in Jackson County.
Dan Brenner, who serves as the president of the newly formed club, said the mission of Kiwanis is to “improve the world one child and one community at a time.”
The club started in January and meets at 4:30...
The three members of the Kansas House of Representatives that represent Jackson County were split in the recent vote on a wide-ranging educational bill that would use state taxpayer funds for private school and home school students, it was reported.
Representatives Francis Awerkamp (R-St. Marys)...
Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet service is coming to Denison after Giant Communications was awarded an $895,295 grant from the state.
Representatives from Giant Communications met with Denison residents at Finer Than A Frog Hair Bar & Grill last Thursday to share more information about the...
Arkansas City High School principal Jeremy Truelove will lead Holton High School starting next school year, it has been reported.
The Holton school district announced this week that Truelove, who has worked all 15 years of his educational career at Arkansas City, has been appointed to the high...
The Jackson County Commissioners have signed a one-year contract with Hartwell Capital Consulting LLC of Lake Ridge, Va. to help the county recoup funds from the federal government when property in the county is successfully reclaimed by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, put into USA trust and...
Plans for a new community building at Banner Creek Reservoir were sent back to the drawing board last summer after bids for the project were over budget.
Now after reassessing and scaling back the project, new bids are being sought for the building’s construction at a more prominent location at the...
The generosity of a Jackson County farming couple is being felt by Future Farmers of America organizations at two Jackson County high schools and by the Heart of Jackson Humane Society — causes near and dear to the couple, according to the administrator of the couple’s estate.
It was recently...
During the first week of June, both Holton and Jackson Heights high schools will take groups of military veterans and their student guardians to Washington, D.C. as part of the national Honor Flight program, and representatives from both schools say they are open to cooperating on a future trip to...
