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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...
Mayetta artist John Holcomb, 38, has a new series of paintings on exhibition this month at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery in London.
Holcomb’s new series, “Echo Echo,” is inspired by the groundbreaking “Echoes” series created during the 1920s by British artist Walter Sickert. Sickert took vintage...
Holton High School students will stage the musical “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein at the school auditorium at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10, 12 and 13, it has been reported. Ticket prices at the door are $3 per K-12 student and $5 for adults.
Alyssa Wendel, vocal music director in the district, is...
Local business owner Mark Aeschliman understands the important role of economic development in order for communities to grow.
In 2018, Aeschliman organized an economic development group in the county to learn and explore ideas that resulted in the formation of the Jackson County Community...
The fall harvest is wrapping up in Jackson County, and yields for both corn and soybeans have been a mixture of average to below average, according to David Hallauer, Meadowlark Extension District crops, soils and horticulture agent.
“A lot came down to how much rain we had in July and into August...
In addition to candidates for local, state and federal offices, Jackson County voters will be asked whether to retain Second Judicial District court judges Jeffrey Elder, Norbert C. Marek Jr. and Chris Etzel during the Nov. 8 general election.
The Second Judicial District includes Jackson,...
Advance voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general election is now under way at the first floor meeting room at the Jackson County Courthouse.
Advance voting is available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each weekday at the meeting room through noon on Monday, Nov. 7.
Any registered voter can vote in advance...
Two individuals and two couples will be inducted into the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, it has been reported.
The Chamber announced the Hall of Class of 2023 inductees yesterday morning, it was reported.
This will be the 18th year of the recognition, and those to be...
