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The campaign to get a $5 million bond issue passed to build additions at each of Jackson Heights’ two school buildings moved forward with the setting of five community meetings on the proposed bond, as noted during the USD 335 Board of Education meeting on Monday night.
During the meeting, District...
A federal lawsuit filed by a Holton man against a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detective will go forward after a federal judge overruled the detective’s motion to dismiss the case on grounds of “qualified immunity” in the investigation of the disappearance of one of the man’s former wives in...
After 45 years in optometry, Sharon Bowser still isn’t slowing down.
For nearly half a century, Bowser has been a steady presence at some of Holton’s busiest eye care clinics.
From her first days helping Dr. Wesley R. Clark establish a small clinic on the south side of the Square to navigating the...
WEEK 3 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2025
Sept. 19-21
1. Aeschliman Construction: Royal Valley at Holton
2. Denison State Bank: Horton at Jackson Heights
3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Valley Falls at ACCHS
4. Bergsten Insurance: North Texas at Army
5. Bumper To Bumper: West...
HOLTON/JACKSON COUNTY-WIDE GARAGE SALES
Friday-Saturday, September 19-20, 2025
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At the recent Pride of Hoyt Days event in Hoyt City Park, different food trucks were set up, offering a variety of foods and beverages for those who took part in the annual celebration in this southern Jackson County community.
But the longest line for food could be found at Audria’s Indian Tacos,...
Next Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14, residents of Delia in southwestern Jackson County invite everyone in the area to join in the celebration of their community at the annual Delia Days event, to be held on the former Delia Grade School grounds.
This year’s event will include a community...
This Thursday, Sept. 11, marks 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on American soil — a date now recognized as “Patriot Day.”
Holton’s two veterans organizations — Mary L. Bair American Legion Post 44 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1367 — are planning activities to recognize the...
WEEK 2 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2025
Sept. 12-14
1. Aeschliman Construction: Riley County at Holton
2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at Maur Hill/Mt. Academy
3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Jeff West at Royal Valley
4. Bergsten Insurance: ACCHS at Riverside
5. Bumper To...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in partnership with The Kansas Office of Veterans Services (KOVS), will recognize and honor Kansas Gold Star Families at a ceremony set for 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 on the Kansas Statehouse grounds in Topeka, it has been reported.
The ceremony will take place on the...
