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A 25-year veteran of Holton’s volunteer fire department has been selected to serve as the city’s new fire chief, it has been reported.
Scott Baum (pictured), who has served in several capacities with the Holton Fire Department in his quarter-century of service, was recently selected by his fellow...
General contractor bids are now being sought for the construction of the community center building at Banner Creek Reservoir.
Kurt Zibell, Banner Creek Reservoir director, recently presented the final plans for the community building on the north side of the reservoir at a recent Jackson County...
After taking two years off due to COVID-19 concerns, the Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party will return for three days of old-time country, bluegrass and gospel music this June — and Ron Meier’s ready to see the annual festival make a grand return.
“We’re really happy to be back,” Meier said of the 27th-...
Keith Glotzbach, 42, the assistant principal and athletic director at Emporia Middle School, will serve as the new principal at Royal Valley Middle School in Mayetta next school year.
The Royal Valley Board of Education approved the employment contact with Glotzbach during its meeting Monday...
Derek Smith, recently hired as the new middle and high school principal in the Jackson Heights district starting in the next school term, says his background in the U.S. Air Force is key to his successes in the field of education.
Smith, currently a science teacher at Royal Valley High School,...
An administrative contract for a Royal Valley High School science teacher was approved by the Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education during a special meeting on Monday, it was reported.
Derek Smith was hired as an administrator at Jackson Heights Middle and High School, starting with the 2022-...
Every Memorial Day weekend, Holton High School alumni converge on Holton to celebrate their “Glory Days” in the annual festival that heralds the unofficial beginning of summer in the area.
This year, on Saturday, May 28, they’ll also be gathering for the annual HHS alumni banquet, which is...
The Holton Recorder is hosting its 15th annual Mother’s Day Youth Essay Contest. The theme of the essay contest is “Why My Mother Is The Best.” Essays are due Friday, April 29.
The top winning essay in each of the three age divisions will be published in the Wednesday, May 4, edition of The Holton...
Think of the tasks you need to do each day: brush your teeth, make breakfast, pay bills, do laundry. Life becomes difficult if injury, illness or other limitations make those tasks difficult or impossible.
Occupational therapists can help people of all ages who struggle with activities of daily...
