Holton News

In the past two weeks, the Big 7 League just got a lot smaller. After a series of June meetings and subsequent school board rulings, three Big 7 schools - ' Holton, Jefferson County West and Royal Valley - ' ...

One teenager is in critical conditon..and another injured after being shot at a home in Holton early this morning.

The YWCA of Topeka has opened satellite offices in Alma and Holton to serve victims of domestic violence, a YWCA official said Friday.

Bluegrass under the northeast Kansas skies gets started today when the Kansas Prairie Pickers Association stages its 15th annual Prairie Lake Pickin' Party.

The choice of music this weekend in northeast Kansas is as varied as it is plentiful.

Pickin' that will keep audiences grinnin' continues today and Saturday at the Kansas Prairie Pickers Association's 15th annual Prairie Lake Pickin' Party.

The owners of Auburn Apple Market have agreed to purchase Falley's Market at 1945 S.W. Gage and convert it to an Apple Market.

“At least Kansas does not have a place called 'Boring.' Check it out. Google Boring, Oregon.”

There is nothing like criticism from outside the family to bring the squabbling brothers and sisters together. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

The Midwest Mudboggers will have a "mud run" Saturday in Hiawatha. The group will have eight runs this year in northern Kansas and northwest Missouri, including another one in Hiawatha in August. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“Geocachers tend to be environmentally friendly green people”

Locals will cache in and trash out Saturday during a geocaching event at Holton's Banner Creek Reservoir. via Topeka Capital-Journal

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office arrested three men in connection with a string of burglaries at the Holton Country Club. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“We circled around them while they danced”

Ashley Schirmer excited talked about the Special Olympics events she'd be competing in - from the softball throw to the 100-meter dash. via KAKE-TV Wichita

An area high school is helping build a better community -- literally. Holton High School students are building a house to be sold through the city's Affordable Housing Program. via KAKE-TV Wichita

“It's really wonderful that there are people like that.”

A heroic, life-saving act earns a Jackson County deputy and a citizen a special honor. via KAKE-TV Wichita

Gov. Steve Beshear has filled two vacancies in the Jefferson County court system. via Kentucky Law Blog

HAYDEN 14-8, HIGHLAND PARK 0-1 Wilson and Williams; Riner and Montgomery. W - Riner. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

A deputy who pulled over what appeared to be an erratic driver ended up becoming a life-saver for a Topeka man. via KAKE

“This is an opportunity for producers and their families to discover the resources available to them”

'Farm Fair' slated April 7 in Holton, Kan., as part of KAMS' 20th anniversary series Kansas In celebration of its 20 years of working with rural Kansans, the Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services is hosting a ... via High Plains Journal

The Jr. Viking Wrestling Club, the Topeka Thunderbirds and the Jackson County Wrestling Club is hosting a series of wrestling events at Landon Arena today and Saturday. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“British officers training in Kansas to build skills, relationships”

Catchword : tooting Part of Speech : n. Quotation : As they put it, they were just out "tooting" around. via Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary