Jack Lee Decker, 78, of Westcliffe, Colo., passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, surrounded by members of his loving family, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Jack was kindhearted ...

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Seven Washburn University School of Law graduates who went on to successful careers in law all got their start as interns for Holton attorney J. Richard “Dick” Lake, and all of them are listed on a ...

Holton USD 336’s new athletic director will be doing some work remotely during his first year with the district, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be managing all high school sports and other activities ...

When Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick steps down from her post at the end of March, longtime assistant clerk Kristie Richter will step in to take her place. “I’m a little nervous, but I’m excited,” ...

Pearl De-Vee (McDonald) Jacobsen left us here on earth on July 17, 2025, peacefully after 97 years to enter Heaven’s eternity. She was tired and her work here was done. She told me I’d be OK and to ...

From Thursday through Saturday, June 12 through 14, musicians of the “old-time country, bluegrass and gospel” persuasion will visit Prairie Lake for the 31st-annual Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party, the ...

The Holton Community Theatre’s upcoming production will transport audiences back to the 1980s with its performance of the musical comedy “The Wedding Singer.” Based on the 1998 film starring Adam ...

A new website for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has been completed recently to bridge the gap between the sheriff’s office and members of the public, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim ...

Scenes from the Royal Valley High School Prom, held Saturday, April 12 at the Topeka Zoo.

Spring has sprung at Holton Greenhouse. Leanna Snavely-Childers is shown above watering some of the flowers at the greenhouse. Several updates have been made to the business recently and a grand ...

Full-service gas stations are few and far between these days but community support has kept Stithem’s Hoyt Services & Tire in business for 25 years. “I opened it up because the town needed it,” said ...