Brandy Stephenson of Holton (shown above) will be featured as a contestant on an episode of “Wheel Of Fortune” airing next Friday, April 19. Stephenson, a 2004 graduate of Holton High School, filmed the episode in February after she was selected for the show after multiple rounds of interviews. (Photo by Carol Kaelson/Wheel of Fortune®/©2024 Califon Productions, Inc. ARR.)
Stephenson recounts "Wheel Of Fortune" experience
Brandy Stephenson of Holton recently fulfilled a lifelong dream when she appeared as a contestant on “Wheel Of Fortune.” 
Six-year-old Charlie Robertson (at right) of Holton checked out her haul of Easter eggs, with some help from her mother, Regina Robertson, during the recent hunt hosted by the Jackson County 4-H Ambassadors at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex.
Easter Egg Hunt
Six-year-old Charlie Robertson (at right) of Holton checked out her haul of Easter eggs, with some help from her mother, Regina Robertson, during the recent hunt hosted by the Jackson County 4-H Ambassadors at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex
Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society members hosted fourth-grade students from Holton recently at the Jackson County Museum and the Jackson County Courthouse. While at the museum, students had the opportunity to type on several vintage typewriters. Those shown here include (from front to back) students Luis Ramos Pol, Braden Hards, Tate Johnson and Elizabeth Dement and historical society member Anna Wilhelm. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
HES students get lessons in local history
Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society members hosted fourth-grade students from Holton recently at the Jackson County Museum and the Jackson County Courthouse.
First, second and fourth-grade students at Royal Valley Elementary School had the opportunity to play arcade games created by third-graders at school to earn tickets for a chance to win several prizes. Here, third-grader Gannon Herbers (left) is shown explaining his arcade game, “Lighty Brighty,” to first-grader Korianna Ribelin. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
RVES "arcade" raises funds for a good cause
Royal Valley third-grade students developed and built their own cardboard arcade games this semester to raise funds for a good cause.
Students and teachers at Holton Elementary School got out of class for a while on Monday afternoon to watch the total solar eclipse with special eclipse-viewing glasses, as many in the area did that afternoon. Jackson County experienced 85-percent totality during the eclipse — meaning that while the sun wasn’t totally darkened over the county, a slight dimming of the sun was noticeable to those who didn’t don the special glasses to witness the eclipse. (Photo by Brian Sanders)
Brandy Stephenson of Holton (shown above) will be featured as a contestant on an episode of “Wheel Of Fortune” airing next Friday, April 19. Stephenson, a 2004 graduate of Holton High School, filmed the episode in February after she was selected for the show after multiple rounds of interviews. (Photo by Carol Kaelson/Wheel of Fortune®/©2024 Califon Productions, Inc. ARR.)
Six-year-old Charlie Robertson (at right) of Holton checked out her haul of Easter eggs, with some help from her mother, Regina Robertson, during the recent hunt hosted by the Jackson County 4-H Ambassadors at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex.
Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society members hosted fourth-grade students from Holton recently at the Jackson County Museum and the Jackson County Courthouse. While at the museum, students had the opportunity to type on several vintage typewriters. Those shown here include (from front to back) students Luis Ramos Pol, Braden Hards, Tate Johnson and Elizabeth Dement and historical society member Anna Wilhelm. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
First, second and fourth-grade students at Royal Valley Elementary School had the opportunity to play arcade games created by third-graders at school to earn tickets for a chance to win several prizes. Here, third-grader Gannon Herbers (left) is shown explaining his arcade game, “Lighty Brighty,” to first-grader Korianna Ribelin. (Photo by Ali Holcomb)
Joe Pruett of Holton (shown above at top right) recently opened Easy Choice Plumbing and Pipe, a “veteran-owned, family-run business.” Shown with Pruett are wife Cheyenne (top center), son Wyatt (top left) and daughters Tillie (front center) and Nova (front right).

Veterans groups cut back Memorial Day cemetery tour schedule

A Memorial Day tradition in Jackson County — a joint tour of Jackson County’s cemeteries by two veterans’ organizations in Holton — is being cut back this year due to declining membership in both groups, according to Pat Fontaine, commanding officer of Mary L. Bair American Legion Post 44 in Holton...

Low water prompts extension of Banner boat ramps

The boat ramps at Banner Creek Reservoir are being extended 20 feet due to low water levels, it has been reported. During the Jackson County Commission meeting on Monday, Kurt Zibell, Banner Creek Reservoir director, presented a bid of $16,500 from Aller’s LLC of Hiawatha to complete the work and a...
Brandy Stephenson of Holton (shown above) will be featured as a contestant on an episode of “Wheel Of Fortune” airing next Friday, April 19. Stephenson, a 2004 graduate of Holton High School, filmed the episode in February after she was selected for the show after multiple rounds of interviews. (Photo by Carol Kaelson/Wheel of Fortune®/©2024 Califon Productions, Inc. ARR.)

Stephenson recounts "Wheel Of Fortune" experience

Brandy Stephenson of Holton recently fulfilled a lifelong dream when she appeared as a contestant on “Wheel Of Fortune.”  Stephenson, 38, was a contestant on the show in February, and the episode that includes her will air at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19 on WIBW-TV, channel 13 in Topeka.  A 2004...

Expansion talk on table for Jackson Heights board

Concerns over a growing number of kindergarten students expected in the Jackson Heights school district for the 2024-25 school year, as well as a State of Kansas-mandated policy for accepting out-of-district students, had members of the Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education briefly talking...

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Veterans groups cut back Memorial Day cemetery tour schedule

A Memorial Day tradition in Jackson County — a joint tour of Jackson County’s cemeteries by two veterans’ organizations in Holton — is being cut back this year due to declining membership in both g

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Bobbleheads commemorate Olympic hockey team
To celebrate the anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice” game, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled three officially licensed bobbleheads. The first bobbleheads feature...

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