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For more than 30 years, Jody Holthaus and Nancy Nelson served the people of Jackson County as Kansas State University Extension agents, providing advice on agricultural and home science topics and working with 4-H kids to build a better Jackson County Fair.
This year, Holthaus and Nelson, both of...
Leaders of Holton’s various departments met with the Holton City Commission yesterday to present their budget requests for 2023, with most department heads saying that proposed budget increases are symptomatic of fuel and other prices going up.
During the meeting — held a day later than usual due...
Royal Valley Elementary School is getting new playground equipment and an outdoor classroom area this fall after action taken during the recent board of education meeting.
The board is also moving forward with replacing the roof on two portions of RVES.
Superintendent Aaric Davis reported that...
Two local businesses have offered to cover the first 50 admission fees on Wednesdays and Thursdays through the end of July at Holton’s municipal swimming pool in Rafters Park — and that means the first 50 people who come to the pool any day of the week will be admitted free.
GNB Holton has offered...
In just a few weeks, the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex will be abuzz with the sights and sounds of Jackson County’s 4-H youth bringing out their livestock, food and other projects for all to see at the 97th-annual Jackson County Fair.
“We are pretty much back to ‘normal,’ whatever normal is,”...
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series about young professionals in the Jackson County community who returned to their hometowns after college to build successful careers.
By Brian Sanders
After earning his master’s degree in business administration from Benedictine College in 2017,...
Teachers will receive a 2.65 percent salary increase as part of new salary negotiations approved Monday night during the Royal Valley Board of Education meeting.
As part of the new contract, the board also agreed to increase the district’s contribution to all employees’ health insurance premiums...
Mid-States Materials plans to expand its rock quarry near Denison, but the Jackson County Commissioners want a few concerns with the quarry addressed before a special use permit is issued to the company for the expansion.
Rich Eckert, Cole Anderson and Chad Gerhardt of Mid-State Materials recently...
Assessed valuations on real estate and personal property in Jackson County increased by 5.4 percent this past year.
Each school district in the county, as well as all the cities in the county, also noted increases in their assessed valuations.
The increase in assessed valuation will help local...
Jackson County area residents will have two options for public fireworks displays this Independence Day weekend.
The Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s annual July Jubilee at Banner Creek Reservoir will be held this Saturday, July 2, featuring a fireworks display at dark provided by Jesse...
