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Two interviews were conducted on Monday morning for a new zoning administrator for Jackson County.
The Jackson County commissioners met in executive twice for 30 minutes each to conduct interviews with Steven Duryea and Justen Selley for the position.
No action was taken back in open session...
An Effingham man died as the result of a Sunday, March 8 accident involving two UTVs in Jefferson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.
Nicholas Brull, 20, a 2024 graduate of Atchison County Community High School, was identified yesterday (Tuesday) by the KHP as the victim of the accident,...
For the first time in 17 years, Holton’s basic electricity rates are going to go up.
During the Holton City Commission’s regular meeting on Monday, commissioners voted unanimously to raise the city’s electricity rates over the next two years in accordance with a recent Kansas Municipal Energy...
For 125 years, Denison State Bank has remained a constant in an ever-changing banking industry – rooted in the community and committed to its customers.
Denison State Bank was chartered on Feb. 18, 1901, in Denison with $7,000 in capital stock and $37,000 in total assets.
The bank was robbed...
After 27 years with GNBank, including the last 24 as community bank president, Ken Glennon has retired, closing out a 41-year career in banking focused on customer relationships and community involvement.
A public open house and reception was held in his honor last Friday to celebrate the new...
In her more than 37 years of experience in banking, including the last 12 1/2 years as president and chief executive officer of The Farmers State Bank in Holton, Tonya Barta has done her part to give her bank customers confidence that their money is being handled wisely at the local level.
With her...
The City of Holton’s annual street plan for 2026 includes curb and brick restoration on part of the 500 block of Kansas Avenue, according to Holton Street Superintendent Greg Tanking, who presented the plan to the Holton City Commission on Monday.
Commissioners voiced their approval for the street...
With a payment of $206,319.25 to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding the City of Holton’s sewer plant, the city is now officially out of debt.
During the Holton City Commission’s Tuesday, Feb. 17 regular meeting, Holton City Manager Teresa Riley noted the payment to KDHE...
Property tax cuts, artificial intelligence and a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected were just some of the topics covered by state lawmakers during a legislative forum held Saturday morning at the Jackson County Courthouse.
About 50...
Last April, the Kansas State High School Activities Association voted to set up a winter sports platform and sanction a state championship for esports — organized, competitive, multi-player video gaming — if 24 schools would sign up for the activity.
Three of those schools were in Jackson County,...
