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Holton Community Theatre will present “Shrek The Musical” this month, as well as host two special events this weekend.
Director Shannon Wittmer said the musical features both adults and children, and the cast features more than 30 people.
The musical, based on the movie of the same name, follows...
The Holton school board, acting for the sponsoring school district of the Holton Special Education Cooperative, voted 7-0 here Monday evening to approve the HSEC purchase of the property and building located at 118 E. Fifth St. in Holton for $350,000 plus closing and title costs.
“This has been a...
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse is requesting an additional $108,835 in county tax funds to fund the new budgets for the jail and the sheriff’s office.
During the Jackson County Commission meeting yesterday, the commissioners met with Sheriff Morse, Undersheriff Darrel Chapman, Jackson County...
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...
