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FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK #5

WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2025 Oct. 3-5 1. Aeschliman Construction: Jeff West at Holton 2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at Pleasant Ridge 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Perry-Lecompton at Royal Valley 4. Bergsten Insurance: ACCHS at Sabetha 5. Bumper To Bumper:...

Members of the Royal Valley Alumni Association board are shown above and include (front row, from left) Tracey Koch, Courtney Carreno, Tanner Holte, (back row, from left) Ann Kelly, Denise Murray, Macie Smith and Joe Mitchell. Not pictured is Jerry Cadue.

Royal Valley Alumni Association reflects on busy first year

Members of the Royal Valley Alumni Association (RVAA) marked a successful first year raising funds, building connections and laying the foundation for future alumni engagement, said board president Macie Smith (Class of 2002). “The alumni are excited and supportive. We’ve had folks quickly and...

Solar hearings set

Jackson County residents will have two opportunities to share their thoughts on proposed regulations for commercial solar projects during upcoming public hearings hosted by the Jackson County Planning Commission. The hearings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, and Thursday...

Sue (shown above at right) and Jason Roberts have opened Ozzie Bakes, a new bakery in Holton, at 119 W. Fourth St. on the south side of Holton’s Town Square. The bakery had been in Coldwater for the past seven years.

Ozzie Bakes opens on Square

For the last seven years, Sue Roberts has parlayed her love of crafting sweet pastries into a successful south-central Kansas business known as Ozzie Bakes, the name reflecting her Australian heritage. This summer, however, Roberts and her husband, Jason, moved the business to Holton, and after a...

FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK 4

WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PICKEM 2025 Sept. 26-28 1. Aeschliman Construction: Holton at Perry-Lecompton 2. Denison State Bank: Jackson Heights at McLouth 3. Beverley Brown & Co.: Sabetha at Royal Valley 4. Bergsten Insurance: Oskaloosa at ACCHS 5. Bumper To Bumper:...

Sales tax to support Holton hospital going to voters

Holton Community Hospital (HCH) officials are asking Jackson County residents for their support during the Nov. 4 general election. Registered voters in Jackson County will be asked on the ballot whether they support a special .25 percent retailers’ sales tax specifically for hospital services. To...

Jackson Heights sets public meeting schedule on bond issue

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...

Judge denies qualified immunity claim in Larrison lawsuit

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...

Sharon Bowser (shown above) is celebrating 45 years in optometry in Holton. Bowser began working with Dr. Wesley Clark in 1980 on the northeast corner on the Holton Square and has worked for Lifetime Eye Care on the south side of the Square since the business opened in 2009. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)

Sharon Bowser notes 45 years in local optometry

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...

FOOTBALL PICK'EM CONTEST: WEEK #3

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...