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The 74th annual meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Holton, 1401 W. Fourth St., it has been reported.
Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with entertainment by the Legacy Bluegrass Band and a business...
A pair of “good Samaritans” were involved in rescuing two Jackson County residents from a burning pickup after it crashed and caught fire Thursday morning near Denison, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said Friday.
“We have not released the names of those who were involved in the initial rescue. We...
With two new members on the USD 335 Board of Education, Jackson Heights District Superintendent Jim Howard noted on Monday that it is a good time for the board to start considering short-term and long-term goals.
During Monday’s regular board meeting — the first of 2022 for the board, and the first...
Recent repairs on Banner Road at Holton’s southern edge may have felt like “speed bumps” to drivers, but Holton City Manager Kerwin McKee told the Holton City Commission on Monday that he is looking at funding options for necessary — albeit expensive — asphalt overlay work to smooth things over.
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It’s time for a new calendar and a new burn permit as the New Year begins in Jackson County.
Jackson County residents are required to apply for a new burn permit for 2022 as the county’s previous permits expired on Dec. 31.
Since 2015, county burn permits expire every two years on Dec. 31 of every...
The Holton City Commission kicked off 2022 by approving a health insurance contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas for city employees while tabling action on a life insurance policy for the year, pending further investigation.
Holton City Manager Kerwin McKee told commissioners that the...
Both full and part-time county employees have received a “one-time, premium pay bonus” for their efforts as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been reported.
The Jackson County Commissioners recently approved a motion to utilize American Rescue Plan Act funds for the bonuses.
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Holton Community Hospital providers and staff members continue to feel the strain of COVID-19 here, says Carrie Saia, HCH CEO. And the strain is exhausting.
“Our frontline workers who are trying to provide care, whether that’s in the clinic or hospital or lab, are seeing that people are less...
The Jackson County Christmas Bureau served 137 families, including more than 400 children, and 70 senior citizens or disabled adults during its recent Christmas campaign, it was reported.
The annual event was held on Friday, Dec. 10, at the First Baptist Church in Holton, and each family or...
The storm system that moved through northeastern Kansas during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, Dec. 15, bringing historically gusty winds to the region for this time of year, had Holton Electrical Distribution Superintendent Scott Fredrickson and his crew finding it hard to stand up to make...
