For the sixth consecutive year, the Jackson County Community Foundation is encouraging area residents to make tax-deductible donations to benefit 48 non-profit Jackson County organizations that benefit from JCCF — and see those donations matched by more than $100,000 — through its annual “...
Megan Lehman of Topeka is searching for a piece of her family history — a jewelry box given to female graduates of Holton High School in the 1950s.
Lehman is the great-granddaughter of the late Gordon and Elva Bower, who owned and operated Bower Furniture Store in Holton from 1947 to 1963.
While...
The Jackson County Commission voted 3-0 on Monday to hire attorney Trish Voth of Foulston Siefkin LLP of Wichita to review the county’s draft commercial solar regulations and advise the county on solar land-use issues.
The commissioners spent about 30 minutes discussing Voth’s services. County...
Ask Chad Bontrager about how important it was to grow up in 4-H, and he’ll tell you that his experiences with the organization gave him the training he needed to become a success in agribusiness.
“I grew up on a farm, where there was always livestock to take care of,” said Bontrager, who grew up in...
Sports
Holton High School head football coach Brooks Barta is getting ready for his 31st season of Wildcat football, looking to improve on a 2025 season that saw the Wildcats reach the sectional round of...
