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A rumor that the recent Holton High School alumni banquet might be the last one spurred Jackie Sommers of Topeka and her four siblings — all of whom graduated from HHS — to return to their alma mater and former hometown to relive their “glory days” over Memorial Day weekend.
“I just thought the...
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse has visited the southern border in Texas several times, but his recent trip with U.S. Senator Dr. Ron Marshall and four other Kansas sheriffs shed new light on the growing immigration crisis.
“It was very eye-opening. Things have gotten from bad to worse,” Sheriff...
For the past year, recent Royal Valley High School graduate Karlie Albright has served as the president of her school’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter and as vice president of the state FFA organization’s Northeast district.
On Friday, June 3, Albright was elected to serve as president of...
The legacy of the late Carl Bruce was education, as evidenced by his years as a teacher and administrator for Kansas City USD 500 and the honor paid him by the district in naming the school where he’d served as a principal for 18 years after him.
But before he became known as an educator, Carl...
Republican Jeff Morrow, 38, of Topeka was appointed the new Jackson County Attorney during a special convention of the local Republican committee on May 26.
Morrow has served as the assistant Jackson County Attorney, while Shawna Miller was county attorney, for the past two and a half years and...
Plans for a new community building at Banner Creek Reservoir are headed back to the drawing board after officials reviewed the submitted bids for the construction of the building yesterday (Tuesday).
Four bids for the construction of a community building at the reservoir were opened during...
A payroll increase for Jackson County Sheriff’s Office personnel has been requested as the county commissioners continue to discuss the new 2023 county budget.
During a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse and Undersheriff Darrel Chapman requested $133,845 for...
Former Shawnee County Assistant District Attorney Jacqie Spradling, who was hired by Jackson County in 2017 as a “special prosecutor” in the trials against Holton resident Jacob Ewing and was later charged with “prosecutorial misconduct” in the Ewing trials and in another high-profile Shawnee...
Clare Hanson had never given thought to participating in the sport of lacrosse until after graduating from Royal Valley High School in 2014.
Now, Hanson has the distinction of leading the women’s lacrosse team at Benedictine College in Atchison to a national championship in her first year as the...
A nationwide baby formula shortage has been affecting families in the past few weeks, but U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials recently reported that Americans “should begin to see improvement” on store shelves soon.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reported that manufacturers in the United...
