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Jackson County’s representatives in the Kansas Legislature are scheduled to visit Holton on Saturday morning, April 2, to give a recap of this year’s legislative happenings at the annual Legislative Breakfast, set for 9 a.m. that day at the Jackson County Courthouse’s first-floor meeting room.
The...
The state treasurer’s office may be holding unclaimed property for you or someone you know.
During Monday’s Jackson County Commission meeting, the commissioners acknowledged receipt of a letter from Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers listing 20 people from Jackson County with unclaimed property of...
An update on the progress of the new community building to be constructed on the north side of Banner Creek Reservoir was shared during Monday’s Jackson County Commission meeting.
Commissioners asked members of the Friends of Banner Creek Reservoir (FOBCR) board to meet with them to discuss the...
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation leaders voiced their concerns with Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson’s negative comments regarding Native Americans at a recent Kansas State Board of Education meeting in Topeka.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Chairman Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, via...
The Holton City Commission recently discussed two bids for the purchase of two lawnmowers for the city’s parks and recreation department, but opted on a split vote to go with a total bid that was about $2,000 more than the low bid.
The vote to do so came after one of the commissioners said that...
If a property owner neglects their property, they could face potential prosecution in local court.
During a recent Jackson County Commission meeting, commissioners, Jackson County Appraiser Kate Immenschuh and County Counselor Lee Hendricks discussed the protocol when a property becomes neglected...
Child nutrition waivers that have allowed schools across the country to serve free meals to all K-12 students during the COVID-19 pandemic — also known as the Universal School Meals Program — will expire at the end of June, it has been reported.
The bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill signed...
After a snowstorm late last Wednesday and early Thursday dumped about six inches of snow on the Holton area, some youngsters who got the day off from school were put to work removing snow from sidewalks and driveways. Luke Gallagher, a freshman at Holton High School, was no exception, sweeping snow...
Market values for homes in Jackson County have increased by an average of eight percent this past year, according to Jackson County Appraiser Kate Immenschuh.
Property valuation notices were mailed to Jackson County property owners last week and increases were noted among values for residential...
One Jackson Heights district administrator remains on administrative leave and two others had their duties modified for the rest of the 2021-22 school year following Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education action on Monday.
Following a 15-minute executive session for discussion of personnel,...
