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Mayetta Pioneer Day is Oct. 1

Mayetta Pioneer Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 1, and the event will include a variety of family fun activities on Main Street. New to this year’s event is a car, bike and truck show on Main Street starting at 9 a.m. sponsored by 1886 Café and Daniel’s Automotive. There is a $10 registration fee...

FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK 5

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Sept. 30: 1. Aeschliman Construction: Indiana at Nebraska 2. Denison State Bank: Centralia at Jackson Heights 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Pleasant Ridge at Atchison County 4. Champion Pest and...

FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK 4

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Sept. 23: 1. Aeschliman Construction: Perry-Lecompton at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Riley County at Royal Valley 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Atchison County at Rossville 4. Champion Pest and...

Holton High School student Darcee Ashcraft (shown above at left) gave a $1 bill to fellow student Jadynn Doyle, who was caught wearing a seat belt on Friday morning, Sept. 2, on her way to school. Ashcraft and other HHS stu- dents, as members of the Safe Kids chapter at the school, were participating in the State Farm Insurance Bucks For Buckles campaign, in which motorists wearing seat belts were rewarded with a $1 bill. The HHS group partnered with State Farm Insurance in the campaign, it was reported.

Bucks For Buckles

School security a top priority for districts

Keeping students safe in Jackson County’s three school districts remains a priority for the districts’ superintendents, particularly with a new school year just getting started and the effects of one of the deadliest school shootings in the nation’s history still reverberating with educators across...

Fall Fest is coming

This year’s Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest is a month away, but Chamber leaders are asking local businesses, chili cooks and art fans to start putting some thought into this year’s event — especially the “Shut The Back Door” promotion. The 15th-annual event, scheduled for...

FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK 3

Here are The Holton Recorder Football Pick’Em Contest entries for the week ending Friday, Sept. 9: 1. Aeschliman Construction: Holton at Hiawatha 2. Denison State Bank: Riverside at Royal Valley 3. Beverley Brown Boutique: Oskaloosa at Atchison County 4. Champion Pest and Lawn:...

Holton Community Hospital details progress in annual report

Holton Community Hospital recently released its 2021 annual report, which highlights the efforts of hospital administrators and staff to continue to provide quality and excellence in healthcare, it was reported. “It was a year of staying true to our mission of excelling in providing compassionate...

Holton city employee P.J. Oldehoeft attempted to loosen the operating stem of a fire hydrant at the intersection of Second Street and Wisconsin Avenue on Thursday morning, Aug. 25, as part of repairs to the hydrant. Repairs to other hydrants are likely in the coming weeks, it was reported. (Photo by Brian Sanders)

Fire hydrant maintenance essential to Holton water quality

Keeping Holton’s water supply and distribution system in excellent shape involves making sure that the city’s 142 fire hydrants are also in good shape, according to Holton Water and Wastewater Superintendent Dennis Ashcraft. Flushing the distribution system also allows Ashcraft’s crew to identify...

Glass orb scavenger hunt draws regional interest

A scavenger hunt for glass orbs has proven to be a popular activity here this summer, as it’s drawn people from outside the area to Jackson County, according to members of the Jackson County Tourism Council. At the end of May, June and July, a total of 100 glass orbs created and donated by April...